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Computer and Information Technology Degrees

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The Computer and Information Technology Program offers an Associate in Science Degree and Certificates in Computer Programming, UNIX System Administration, Internet Programming, Oracle Database Administration and Oracle Enterprise Applications Developer. This curriculum is supported by a solid foundation of core courses that focus on problem solving and communication skills for Information Technology professionals involved in computer network environments.

The degree program and certificates were developed in partnership with the National Science Foundation, Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, workforce Silicon Valley and an advisory board of members drawn from business and industry, academia and government.

The A.S. degree will be awarded to students who complete the core course requirements in the major, 12 additional units (excluding core courses) selected from the one of the options below, 6 (six) units of approved electives selected from CIT and CIS, and 24 units of General Education. Additional units (if required to complete 60 units) may be chosen from any associate degree applicable courses. Certificates will be awarded to those who complete all the units listed under a Certificate of Specialization with a “C” or better.

CIT Core Courses

Units
CIT 010 Introduction to Computing and Information Technology 3.0
CIT 020 Program Design and Development 3.0
CIT 030 Telecommunications and Computer Networks 3.0
CIT 040 Internet Publishing 3.0
CIT 090 Communication Skills for IT 3.0
Total Core Requirements 15.0

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE

Major Requirements 15.0
CIT Option 12.0-15.0
Approved Electives 6.0
Other electives (if needed) 3.0
General Education 24.0
Total Degree Requirements 60.0-63.0

CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION, LEVEL I

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING OPTION

CIT 020 Program Design and Development 3.0
CIT 024 Visual Basic Programming 3.0
CIT 042 Perl Programming 3.0
CIT 044 Java Programming 3.0
CIT 045 Advanced Java Programming 3.0
Total 15.0

INTERNET PROGRAMMING OPTION

CIT 040 Internet Publishing 3.0
CIT 042 Perl Programming 3.0
CIT 044 Java Programming 3.0
CIT 046 Object-oriented Analysis & Design for Java Technology 3.0
CIT 048 GUI Programming with Java Foundation Classes 3.0
Total 15.0

UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION OPTION

CIT 030 Telecommunications & Computer Networks 3.0
CIT 050 UNIX Operating System 3.0
CIT 052 UNIX Shell Programming 3.0
CIT 054 UNIX System Administration 3.0
CIT 055 Advanced UNIX System Administration 3.0
Total 15.0

ORACLE DATABASE ADMINISTRATION OPTION

CIT 60 Introduction to Database Systems 3.0
CIT 61 Introduction to Oracle 3.0
CIT 64A Oracle Database Administration 3.0
CIT 64B Advanced Oracle Database Administration 3.0
CIT 65 Performance Tuning 3.0
Total 15.0

ORACLE ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER OPTION

CIT 061 Introduction to Oracle 3.0
CIT 061B PL/SQL Programming 3.0
CIT 044 Java Programming 3.0
CIT 071 Develop Database Applications with Java 3.0
CIT 072 Develop Enterprise Applications with Business Component 3.0
Total 15.0