Apr 10, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Information Technology B.S.I.T. - 4 Year Plan of Study

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NOTES:

SCIV - Civics Literacy needs to be completed prior to graduation. For more information, see https://www.usf.edu/undergrad/students/civics-literacy.aspx or talk with your academic advisor.
Items that are critical are marked with a ✳️ and are included in the plan for a student to stay on track.

Potential Entry Level Job Titles:

Information Technology Specialist
System Administrator
Database Administrator
Network Administrator

Potential Entry Level Salary Range:

$45,000 - $75,000

Year 1

Semester 1 (Fall)

✳️ CGS 1540 - Introduction to Databases Credit(s): 3
COP 2510 - Programming Concepts Credit(s): 3
ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
MAC 1147 - Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry Credit(s): 4
Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 2 (Spring)

✳️ MAD 2104 - Discrete Mathematics Credit(s): 3
COP 2513 - Object Oriented Programming Credit(s): 3
ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
PHY 2020 - Conceptual Physics Credit(s): 3
General Education Humanities Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Year 2

Semester 3 (Fall)

CIS 3213 - Foundations of Cybersecurity Credit(s): 3
ECO 2013 - Economic Principles (Macroeconomics) Credit(s): 3
STA 2023 - Introductory Statistics I Credit(s): 3
General Elective Credit(s): 4

Total Credit Hours: 13

Semester 4 (Spring)

CIS 3433 - System Integration and Architecture for IT Credit(s): 3
COP 3515 - Advanced Program Design Credit(s): 3
LDR 2010 - Leadership Fundamentals Credit(s): 3
PSY 2012 - Introduction to Psychological Science Credit(s): 3
Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 5 (Summer)

POS 2041 - American National Government Credit(s): 3
OR AMH 2010 - American History I Credit(s): 3

OR AMH 2020 - American History II Credit(s): 3
General Elective Credit(s): 3
General Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 9

Year 3

Semester 6 (Fall)

CGS 3853 - Web Systems for IT Credit(s): 3
COP 4538 - Data Structures and Algorithms Credit(s): 3
General Education Humanities Elective Credit(s): 3
General Education Natural Science Elective Credit(s): 3
General Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 7 (Spring)

CNT 4104 - Computer Information Networks Credit(s): 3
CNT 4104L - Computer Information Networks Laboratory Credit(s): 1
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3
General Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 8 (Summer)

Recommended Internship/Co-op Participation

NOTE: See department advisor for CIS 4947 - Industry Internship credit.

Total Credit Hours: 0

Year 4

Semester 9 (Fall)

CIS 4083 - Cloud Computing for IT Credit(s): 3
CNT 4603 - System Administration and Maintenance for Information Technology Credit(s): 3
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3
General Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 10 (Spring)

CIS 4253 - Ethics for Information Technology Credit(s): 3
OR LIS 4414 - Information Policy and Ethics Credit(s): 3
COP 4703 - Advanced Database Systems Credit(s): 3
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3
Approved IT Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 12