Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Program Details

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• Spring: December 15

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Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Admissions criteria

1. Admission to the University of Kansas.

(Apply online)

2. Official transcript from each college you have attended

3. 60 credit hours, including foundational courses in math, science and computing

4. GPA of 2.0 in all coursework

See University admission requirements.

Bachelor of Science Required Courses

KU Core

The KU Core is the university-wide curriculum that all incoming students will fulfill as part of their degree, in addition to degree-specific and major requirements. Completion of an AA degree or AS degree at a Kansas community college satisfies KU Core goals 1-3. For more information, visit: kucore.ku.edu.

Critical Thinking & Quantitative Literacy | 2 Units
GE11: Critical Thinking (Will be met by major requirements)
GE12: Quantitative Literacy (Will be met by major requirements)

Communication | 3 Units
GE21: Written Communication 1
GE21: Written Communication 2
GE22: Oral Communication (e.g. COMS 130)

Breadth of Knowledge | 3 Units
GE3H: Arts and Humanities
GE3N: Natural Sciences with lab (Will be met by major requirements)
GE3S: Social Sciences (Will be met by major requirements)

Culture and Diversity | 2 Units
AE41: Human Diversity 
AE42: Global Culture/Awareness

Social Responsibility and Ethics | 1 Unit
AE51: One course (Will be met by ITEC 450)

Integration and Creativity | 1 Unit
AE61: Analyzing and Combining Ideas (Will be met with Capstone I course, ITEC 490)

Curriculum and requirements

Classes meet online to fit in the busy schedules of working professionals. 

BSIT Required Courses

Mathematics and Science
MATH 101: College Algebra (meets KU Core goal GE1.2)
EECS 210: Discrete Structures I
EECS 210: Discrete Structures II
MATH 365: Statistics
PHSX 114: Physics with Lab (meets KU Core goal GE1.1)

Business and Management
MGMT 305: Survey of Management
ITEC 380: Managing IT Projects
ENGL 362: Technical Writing

General Electives
General Elective 1
General Elective 2

IT Prerequisites
See advisor: Programming Fundamentals
EECS 168: Programming Algorithms
EECS 268: Data Structures C++
See advisor: Database Management
See advisor: Unix Scripting and Utilities

Required IT Major Courses:

Transfer students

• Apply to the University of Kansas as a transfer student.
• Email the program advisor at kuparr@ku.edu or call 913-897-8539 about your interest in becoming a transfer student for the BSIT program.

Former KU students not currently enrolled at KU

Complete an application for readmission to the University.

Transfer Credit

• A maximum of 64 hours from community or junior colleges count within the minimum cumulative credit hour requirement.
• Only transfer grades of C or higher count toward KU degree requirements.
• Courses graded credit/no-credit or pass/fail are not accepted.
• Visit KU’s transfer credit website to ensure your transfer credits will count toward the KU degree.

Graduation Requirements

• 120-credit-hour minimum – In addition to major requirements, students must complete the KU Core, KU’s general education curriculum for undergraduates, as well as electives
• 45 credits must be junior/senior-level, with at least 30 junior/senior-level in residence at KU*
• All curriculum degree requirements must be met (see Degree Progress Report)
• A cumulative overall GPA of 2.00 (KU + transfer GPA)
• A cumulative KU GPA of 2.00

*Note: Students will earn 48 junior/senior level credits with the required ITEC curriculum.

Please see the program advisor for additional details.