Northern
Virginia Community College 2007-2008 Catalog
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Associate of Science Degree AL,
AN, LO, MA, WO, ELI*
Purpose: The Associate of
Science degree curriculum in Information Technology is designed for persons who
plan
to transfer to a
four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program in
Information
Technology.
Transfer
Information: Since
four-year colleges can vary in their course and GPA requirements, please
consult a
counselor or faculty
advisor regarding specific requirements and course selection.
Recommended
Preparation: Satisfactory
completion of the following high school units or equivalent: 4 units of
English; 4 units of mathematics
(algebra I-II, geometry and precalculus); 1 unit of
laboratory science; and 1 unit of
social studies.
*Graduation requirements are
certified by a faculty advisor at a campus offering this major.
Two Years
Credits
1st Semester
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
1HIS Elective 3
ITE 115 Intro. to Computer Applications & Concepts 3
ITN 100 Introduction
to Telecommunications 3
MTH 163 Precalculus
I or higher-level math course 3
SDV Elective 1
Total 16
2nd Semester
2ENG 112 College Composition II 3
ITE 170
Multimedia Software 3
ITP 100 Software Design 3
3MTH 271 Applied Calculus I 3
4PED 116 Lifetime Fitness &
Wellness 1
5___ Social Science Elective 3
Total 16
3rd Semester
6ITP 120 Java Programming I or
ITP 132 C++ Programming I 4
7___ Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
3
4PED/RPK Elective 1
8___ Natural Science/Lab Elective
4
SPD 110 Introduction
to Speech Communication 3
Total 15
4th Semester
7___ Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
3
ITD 256 Advanced
Database Management 3
ITE 221 PC
Hardware and OS Architecture 3
8___ Natural Science/Lab Elective
4
5___ Social Science Elective 3
Total 16
Total credits
for the A.S. Degree in Information Technology = 63.
IT courses used
for this program may not be more than 10 years old, unless approved by division
dean.
1 HIS 101, 102, 121, 122 is
recommended.
2 ENG 125 may be substituted with
the advice of a counselor or faculty advisor according to requirements of
transfer
institutions.
3 Students starting with a high
placement test score may wish to take MTH 173 rather than MTH 271.
4The PED requirement may be met by
one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED
activities course, 1 cr.;
or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK activities course. PED 116 is offered as both a
1-credit and a 2-
credit course.
5 The social science elective may
be selected from the economics, geography, history, political science,
psychology,
or sociology
(includes anthropology) courses listed on page 54. Students planning to
transfer to GMU should take
HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, or 122, and either PSY or SOC.
6 Students planning to transfer to
GMU should take ITP 120.
7The humanities/fine arts elective
MUST be selected from the list on page 54. Elective should be selected with
advice of a counselor
or faculty advisor to meet requirements of transfer institution.
8 The science elective may be
selected from biology, chemistry, physics, geology, or the natural science 100
series
courses with a lab
component, excluding NAS 161-162, listed on pages 54-55. Some four-year
colleges, including
GMU, require a two-semester sequence.
p. 2, A.S. Degree in Information
Technology