斯波坎社区大学

The baccalaureate in IST builds on technical skills that entering students bring from their associate degrees (90 credits), adding theoretical knowledge, general education, and advanced technical skills. Successful graduates of the Information Systems and Technology degree will be able to:

Apply a broad understanding of information systems and technology, creative problem solving techniques and systems thinking to developing organizational solutions;

Apply core competencies learned to function as a successful professional in the field of Information Systems and Technology;

Work independently and cooperatively to deliver reports, programs, projects, and other deliverables that document a business organization's information technology requirements;

Demonstrate proficiency in selecting, implementing, and operating information technology solutions to meet organizational requirements;

Demonstrate the ability to search, analyze, and synthesize current information and solutions in the rapidly changing information technology profession;

Base decisions and actions on the legal, ethical, and professional guidelines and practices of the information technology field;

Engage in continuing professional development through lifelong learning;

Analyze and apply sustainable business practices;

Demonstrate the breadth and depth of the educational preparation through the completion of a capstone project.

Within the four years of an applied baccalaureate degree, general education credits must include a minimum of:

Ten (10) credits of communication skills, including one English composition course, e.g. ENGL& 101;

Five (5) credits of quantitative/symbolic reasoning skills;

Ten (10) credits of humanities;

Ten (10) credits of social sciences;

Ten (10) credits of natural science, including at least five (5) credits in physical, biological and/or earth sciences, including at least one course with a lab.

15 credits of remaining general education courses to achieve the required 60 credits.

Typically, at least 15 general education credits are satisfied at the associate degree level as confirmed by entrance pre-requisites, and the remaining 45 credits are satisfied with courses in quantitative skills, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. All graduates of the IST baccalaureate program are expected to have core technical knowledge across the information systems and technology space. These following subject areas are required (Associate or higher degree): UNIX / Linux, Programming, Ethics & Law in Information Technology, Database Theory and Development, Networking and Security. This knowledge has to be acquired before entering the BAS IST program. General education requirements and courses recommendation are outlined in the following table.