» Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the overall business and economics GPA must be 2.5 or higher. » Credit Hours Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 60-61 of these are School requirements, 33 are required within the major, and the balance should be taken outside of the major. The required 40 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above) are included in the School and major requirements. Advisement See John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics section of the catalog. All Information Systems & Technologies students are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. If this requirement is not met, the student may not be allowed to register for classes within his/her major. See an advisor by appointment in WSU Davis 137 or call 801-395-3520. Admissions Requirements An application is necessary for all degree programs and certificates in the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. Completion of Business Foundation courses with course grades of "C-" or higher is required for admission and access by majors to upper division Business and Economics courses. General Education Refer to pages 36-41 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Information Systems & Technologies major will also satisfy general education requirements: ENGL ENIOIO and ENGL EN2010 (Composition); MATH QL1050 (Quantitative Literacy); BTNY LSI403 (Life Science); ECON SS2010 and ECON SS2020 (Social Science); ECON All 740 is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. 1ST SSI 100, The Wired Society, is recommended to fulfill a general education requirement in Social Science. MATH QL1050 is, in addition to being a specific requtement in the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics, a prerequisite for ECONSS2010, QUANSS2400, and QUANSI2600. Students seeking a major within the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics should plan to take the necessaiy mathematics courses as early as possible in thet program of study. MATH QL1050 must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher and may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. Degree Jolm B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) Business Foundations (13) Business Cross-Functional Core (19) Business Functional Core (15) Major Courses Required (27 credit hours) 1ST 2010 Introduction to Information Systems & Technologies (1) 1ST SI2110 Software Development I (3) 1ST 2410 Information Systems Architecture (3) 1ST 2720 Data Structures & Algorithms (3) 1ST 3210 Database Design & Implementation (4) 1ST 3610 Networks and Data Communications I (4) 1ST 3700 E-business Technologies & Web Development (3) 1ST 4730 Senior Practicum (3) TBE 3250 Business Communications (3) Concentration Courses Required (9 12 credit hours) Complete one of the following concentrations. » System Development Concentration (9 credit hours) 1ST 3720 Software Development II (3) 1ST 3730 Systems Analysis and Design (3) 1ST 4710 Enterprise Software Development (3) • Information Security Concentration (12 credit hours) CJ 3130 Investigation of Computer Crime (3) 1ST 3620 Networks and Data Communications II (3) 1ST 4600 Information Security I (3) 1ST 4700 Information Security II (3) For a suggested course sequence, go to: http://de vartmen ts. weber. edu/ist and click on Advisement in the left menu. INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENTAL HONORS » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 9 hours of General Honors courses (see Honors Program on page 43). » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for an Information Systems & Technologies Department major. In fulfilling these requirements, students must take at least 12 hours of Information Systems & Technologies courses on an Honors basis, 3 hours of which must be completed as a Senior Practicum (1ST 4730). The student may receive Information Systems & Technologies Honors credit in any upper-division or graduate- level IS&T course.* * Permission from the depaitment chat must be obtained before registering in a coinse for Honors credit. A written agreement must also be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE (A.S. OR A.A.) » Program Prerequisite: Generally, all Business and Economics courses with numbers above 3000 require prior completion of ACTG 2010, ECON SS2010, ECON SS2020,1ST 2000 and QUAN SI2600 (unless noted). These prerequisites are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." All 1ST courses numbered above 3000 require Business Foundations except 1ST 3110. (Refer to John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements on pages 156-159.) » Grade Requirements: Even though a minimum grade of "C-" will be accepted in courses used to satisfy the associate's degree requirements (an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher is required). Finally, a course grade of "C-" or higher is required for all business and economics prerequisite courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 60 credit hours is required - a minimum of 30 of these is required within the A.S. program. Advisement See John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics section of the catalog. All Information Systems & Technologies students are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. If this requirement is not met, the Weber State University 2005 - 2006 Catalog