Computer and Information Technology (CIT), BS
About the Program
As computers find their way into every part of our lives, information technology professionals are needed to keep the systems functioning and the data safe. Your information technology courses and problem-solving skills will prepare you for careers in almost any industry. You’ll learn how to increase efficiencies as you work with computer applications, management information systems, databases, and computer networks. Computer and information technology courses provide students with strong technical skills, a thorough understanding of business needs, and the ability to communicate effectively with customers, peers, and industry leaders.
Computer and Information Technology Website
Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information
The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Computer and Information Technology include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.
Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.
PICIT-BS CNIT
120 CREDITS FOR GRADUATION
“C-” or better required in all CNIT courses that are a prerequisite to CNIT course
Departmental/Program Major Courses (120 credits)
Computer and Information Technology Required Major Courses (51 credits)
Programming Selective (3 credits)
Information Technology Selectives (15 credits)
- any other CNIT or
- CGT 30000 level or higher courses, EPCS (3 credits) approved by CIT faculty
Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (66 credits)
Science Selective (satisfies Science Selective for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Lab Science Selective (satisfies Science Selective for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective (see supplemental information) - Credit Hours: 15.00
Humanitites Selective (satisfies Human Cultures Humanities for core). See approved list at:http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html - Credit Hours: 3.00
Behavioral/Social Science Foundational Selective (satisfies Human Culture Behavioral/Social Science for core). See approved list at:http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html - Credit Hours: 3.00
IT Professional Experience Requirement - Credit Hours: 0.00
Globalization Requirement - Credit Hours: 0.00
Communications Selective (3 credits)
Economics Selective (3 credits)
Accounting Selective (3 credits)
Statistics Selective (3 credits)
Professional Speaking Selective (3 credits)
Professional Writing Selective (3 credits)
General Business Selective (3 credits)
Free Elective (3 credits)
(Any non-remedial course - Credit Hours: 3.00: see supplemental information.)
See https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/files/NoCreditCourses-2016.pdf
University Core Requirements
Human Cultures Humanities - UCC Selective
Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science - UCC Selective
Science #1 - UCC Selective
Science #2 - UCC Selective
Science, Technology & Society Selective - TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology
Program Requirements
Fall 1st Year
First Semester
15 Credits
Spring 1st Year
Second Semester
Business Selective1 - Credit Hours: 3.00
15 Credits
Fall 2nd Year
Third Semester
Economics Selective 3 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Science Selective 4 - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
15 Credits
Spring 2nd Year
Fourth Semester
Communications Selective 2 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Statistics Selective 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Lab Science Selective 7 - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
15 Credits
Fall 3rd Year
Fifth Semester
Accounting Selective5 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Professional Speaking Selective 8 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective 9 - Credit Hours: 3.00
15 Credits
Spring 3rd Year
Sixth Semester
- Information Technology Selective 10 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Information Technology Selective 10 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Professional Writing Selective 11 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Interdisciplinary Selective 9 - Credit Hours: 3.00
15 Credits
Fall 4th Year
Seventh Semester
- Free Elective 12 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Interdisciplinary Selective 9 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Information Technology Selective 10 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Information Technology Selective 10 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Humanities Foundational Selective 13 - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
15 Credits
Spring 4th Year
Eighth Semester
Information Systems Selective 10 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective 9 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective 9 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Behavioral/Social Sciences Foundational Selective 14 - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
15 Credits
Note
*Fulfills University Core
- Students must earn a C- or better in all CNIT courses that are a prerequisite to CNIT courses.
- 120 semester credits listed above are required for the CIT Bachelor of Science degree.
- 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
- 2.0 Graduation GPA in all CNIT courses required for Bachelor of Science degree.
- ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, WN, I and IF).
Degree Requirements
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Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.