About This Program

Join the fast-growing field of IT with Kent State's B.S.I.T. program. This program equips you with the skills needed to succeed in a range of IT roles, from software engineering to data analytics. With hands-on experience and expert faculty, you'll be well-prepared for a successful career.Read more...

Contact Information

• Lead Faculty:Shelley Marshall|skmarsha@kent.edu
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  • Ashtabula Campus
  • East Liverpool Campus
  • Geauga Campus
  • Salem Campus
  • Stark Campus
  • Trumbull Campus
  • Tuscarawas Campus
  • Twinsburg Academic Center
  • Online (any campus above)
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Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • Fully online
  • Mostly online
• Location:
  • Ashtabula Campus
  • East Liverpool Campus
  • Geauga Campus
  • Salem Campus
  • Stark Campus
  • Trumbull Campus
  • Tuscarawas Campus
  • Twinsburg Academic Center

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Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus:First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit theadmissions website for first-year students．

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses:First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact theRegional Campuses admissions offices．

International Students:All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit theadmissions website for international students．

Transfer Students:Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit theadmissions website for transfer students．

Former Students:Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on theUniversity Registrar’s website．

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 11002	VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING	3
orIT 13000	APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS
IT 11004	SURVEY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 11005	INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 11006	INTRODUCTION TO WEB SITE TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 11009	COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION	4
IT 12000	INTERMEDIATE OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS	3
IT 21002	NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION	4
IT 21007	CYBER ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 21009	SEMINAR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 21010	WORKGROUP PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE	3
IT 36308	ERGONOMICS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS	3
IT 36314	SEMINAR IN EMERGING COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	3
IT 36318	SURVEY OF INFORMATION SECURITY, INTERNET FRAUD AND COMPUTER FORENSICS (WIC)1	3
IT 36339	CLOUD AND VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 36340	HELP DESK SUPPORT	3
IT 42000	SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY	3
TAS 37900	TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CORNERSTONE	3
TAS 47999	TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC)1	3
Additional Program Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001	FLASHES 101	1
Kent Core Composition		6
肯特郡核心数学和Critical Reasoning		3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)		9
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)		6
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)		6-7
Kent Core Additional		6
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours)		9
Concentrations
Choose from the following:		18-19
Application Development
Cloud and Virtualization Technologies
Cybersecurity and Forensics
Database Design and Administration
Health Information Technology
Integrated Information Technology
Internet/Multimedia
Networking
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		120

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Minimum C grade required to satisfy the writing-intensive requirement.

Application Development Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 36301	ADVANCED C++ PROGRAMMING	4
orIT 36311	ADVANCED JAVA PROGRAMMING
IT 36302	ADVANCED C# PROGRAMMING	3
IT 36309	PROGRAMMING MOBILE APPLICATIONS	3
IT 36350	PROGRAMMING OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS	3
orIT 46309	ASP.NET WEB PROGRAMMING
IT 46308	ADVANCED VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING	3
IT 46340	DATA DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION	3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		19

Cloud and Virtualization Technologies Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 36330	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS	3
IT 36355	COMMAND LINE UTILITIES	3
IT 41002	CLOUD TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 46311	TECHNOLOGY OF NETWORKING	3
IT 46313	VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION	3
IT 46331	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS	3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Cybersecurity and Forensics Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 21200	ETHICAL HACKING	3
orIT 46313	VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION
IT 36320	COMPUTER FORENSICS	3
IT 36321	NETWORK FORENSICS	3
IT 36330	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS	3
IT 46331	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS	3
Concentration Elective, choose from the following:		3
IT 32002	LINUX NETWORKING
IT 36322	SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE DEVICE FORENSICS
IT 40000	CYBERSECURITY
IT 42002	WIRELESS AND MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY
IT 46300	ADVANCED COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION
IT 46313	VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION
IT 46320	CLOUD FORENSICS
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Database Design and Administration Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 21005	VISUAL BASIC DATABASE PROGRAMMING	4
IT 36350	PROGRAMMING OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS	3
IT 46315	SQL WITH ORACLE	3
IT 46340	DATA DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION	3
IT 46350	DATABASE ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING TOOLS	3
Concentration Elective, choose from the following:		3
IT 36330	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS
IT 41010	MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT 41002	CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
IT 43000	HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		19

Health Information Technology Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 31002	HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT	3
IT 36330	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS	3
IT 41010	MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 43000	HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3
IT 46331	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS	3
Concentration Elective, choose from the following:		3
IT 36315	CERTIFICATION PREPARATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT 36350	PROGRAMMING OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS
IT 41002	CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
IT 46311	TECHNOLOGY OF NETWORKING
IT 46313	VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION
IT 46314	ADVANCED SERVER CONFIGURATION
IT 46340	DATA DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Integrated Information Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 41010	MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
Information Technology (IT) Electives		15
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Internet/Multimedia Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 36303	DIGITAL IMAGE MANIPULATION	3
IT 36309	PROGRAMMING MOBILE APPLICATIONS	3
IT 36310	MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT TOOLS	3
IT 46303	DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING	3
Concentration Electives, choose from the following:		6
IT 36311	ADVANCED JAVA PROGRAMMING
IT 36336	WEB SCRIPTING II
IT 46309	ASP.NET WEB PROGRAMMING
IT 46315	SQL WITH ORACLE
IT 46321	WEB DATABASE INTEGRATION
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Networking Concentration Requirements

课程列表

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
IT 36330	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS	3
IT 36355	COMMAND LINE UTILITIES	3
orIT 46312	SCRIPTING FOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS
IT 41002	CLOUD TECHNOLOGY	3
orIT 46314	ADVANCED SERVER CONFIGURATION
IT 46300	ADVANCED COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION	3
orIT 46313	VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION
IT 46310	TECHNOLOGY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS	3
orIT 46311	TECHNOLOGY OF NETWORKING
Concentration Elective, choose from the following:		3
IT 21100	LOCAL AREA NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING
IT 21110	INTRODUCTION TO ROUTING AND SWITCHING
IT 32002	LINUX NETWORKING
IT 36315	CERTIFICATION PREPARATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT 36331	ADVANCED ROUTING AND SWITCHING
IT 36355	COMMAND LINE UTILITIES
IT 41002	CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
IT 46300	ADVANCED COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION
IT 46310	TECHNOLOGY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
IT 46311	TECHNOLOGY OF NETWORKING
IT 46312	SCRIPTING FOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS
IT 46313	VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION
IT 46314	ADVANCED SERVER CONFIGURATION
IT 46331	LOCAL AREA NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Major GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.000	2.000

• Students may declare more than one concentration in the Information Technology major, provided that they complete minimum 12 credit hours of coursework unique to each concentration.

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid

Semester One		Credits
IT 11002 orIT 13000	VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING or APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS	3
IT 11004	SURVEY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 11005	INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY	3
UC 10001	FLASHES 101	1
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	16
Semester Two
IT 11006	INTRODUCTION TO WEB SITE TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 11009	COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION	4
IT 12000	INTERMEDIATE OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS	3
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	16
Semester Three
IT 21002	NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION	4
IT 21010	WORKGROUP PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE	3
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	16
Semester Four
IT 21007	CYBER ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 21009	SEMINAR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	15
Semester Five
IT 36308	ERGONOMICS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS	3
IT 36318	SURVEY OF INFORMATION SECURITY, INTERNET FRAUD AND COMPUTER FORENSICS (WIC)	3
TAS 37900	TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CORNERSTONE	3
Kent Core Requirement		3
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	15
Semester Six
IT 36339	CLOUD AND VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	3
Concentration Requirements		12-13
	Credit Hours	15
Semester Seven
IT 36340	HELP DESK SUPPORT	3
IT 42000	SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY	3
Concentration Requirement		3
General Electives		6
	Credit Hours	15
Semester Eight
IT 36314	SEMINAR IN EMERGING COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	3
TAS 47999	TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC)	3
Concentration Requirement		3
General Elective		3
	Credit Hours	12
	Minimum Total Credit Hours:	120

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

NOTE:University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.

Bachelor's Requirements

Requirement	Credits/Courses
Flashes 101 (UC 10001)	1 credit hour
Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG)	2 courses
Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)	varies
Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
Kent Core (see table below)	36-37 credit hours
Writing-Intensive Course (WIC)	1 course
Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
Upper-Division Requirement	39 credit hours
Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
Total Credit Hour Requirement	120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

Bachelor's Requirements

Requirement	Credits/Courses
Kent Core Composition (KCMP)	6
肯特郡核心数学和Critical Reasoning (KMCR)	3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each)	9
Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines)	6
Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory)	6-7
Kent Core Additional (KADL)	6
Total Credit Hours:	36-37

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Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Identify and evaluate current technologies and assess their applicability to address individual and organizational needs.
2. Develop a product, process or solution by applying knowledge of programming, scripting, web, digital media, database, human computer interaction, networking, cloud, virtualization and security tools.
3. Perform end-user support, including identifying and implementing solutions to user requests.
4. Explain implementation, integration and maintenance for IT applications to a wide range of audiences.
5. Work in diverse project teams to develop and/or implement IT-based solutions.
6. Apply professional ethics in IT solutions.
7. Engage in continuous learning, as well as research and assess new ideas and information to provide the capabilities for lifelong learning.

Full Description

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree in Information Technology provides students with an applied approach that focuses on supporting end-users in a variety of workplace settings by utilizing a range of computing technologies. The degree program gives students the tools to support computing and network infrastructures and the needs of individuals and organizations; write programs necessary to help them render their tasks more efficiently on their desktop or mobile devices; utilize databases and write the web-based interfaces to pull the data; and code and deploy applications across the cloud.

Graduates are qualified to work in a wide range of computer and network infrastructures in small- to large-sized enterprises in such positions as web or software developer; hardware, network, cloud, virtualization technician or engineer; IT support specialist or consultant; help desk, network or IT project manager; security or forensic analyst; and systems, network or database administrator in all sectors of business, education, manufacturing, healthcare, non-profit and government.

The Information Technology major comprises the following concentrations:

• TheApplication Developmentconcentration provides students with the ability to program in languages typically utilized in contemporary business environments. Students code in applications such as Visual Basic, C++, Java, C# and other industry-standard applications to develop programs employing event-driven and object-oriented techniques.

• TheCloud and Virtualization Technologiesconcentration gives students hands-on practice and competency in virtualization and cloud computing. In addition to gaining core IT skills, students focus on cloud technologies, virtual computer hardware platforms, networking, storage devices, security, scripting, emerging technologies, server administration and storage and infrastructure services. This concentration is for students who want to pursue a professional career in virtualization and cloud computing and prepare for industry-recognized certificates in the IT field.

• TheCybersecurity and Forensicsconcentration places an emphasis on security of computer and network systems, including forensic work to prevent and/or determine and correct security issues utilizing cybersecurity devices, procedures, tools and solutions.
• TheDatabase Design and Administrationconcentration focuses on skills needed to become a database manager. Topics include relational database design; working with database servers, users and permissions; SQL statements used for queries and reports; and incorporating databases into programming used in web-based and desktop forms.
• TheHealth Information Technology浓度为学生提供了工具install, manage, troubleshoot and secure hardware and software systems in healthcare environments. The course of study includes health IT privacy, security, EHR Implementation and support, mobile device management, technology and application life-cycle management, organizational behavior, medical business operations and regulatory requirements.
• TheIntegrated Information Technologyconcentration is ideal for students who want a flexible course of study for positions that require IT staff to perform a wide range of technical duties.
• TheInternet/Multimediaconcentration focuses on scripting, server-side form handling, web database integration, and interactive and dynamic multimedia Internet development.
• TheNetworkingconcentration focuses on configuring and maintaining network information systems and components in various network operating system and cloud computing environments that are prevalent in today's businesses. The emphasis is on network administration (i.e. managing Active Directory and network services), servers, workstations, virtualization, security, troubleshooting, installation and maintenance.