Program: Systems Analysis and Design, BS - Purdue University

May 03, 2025

2015-2016 University Catalog

About the Program

Study how organizations use computer systems and procedures and then design information systems solutions to help them operate more efficiently and effectively. You will combine business practices with programming, applications and databases. In the workforce, systems professionals work in a variety of industries and with people from a variety of professions. You will be encouraged to further specialize with a minor in a specific field, such as healthcare, finance, agriculture or manufacturing.

Systems Analysis and Design Website

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for System Analysis and Design is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

TCIT-BS SAAD
120 CREDITS FOR GRADUATION
“C-” or better in all CNIT courses that are a prerequisite to CNIT course

Departmental/Program Major Courses (120 credits)

Computer and Information Technology Required Major Courses (46 credits)

Programming Selective

Information Systems Selectives

Any CNIT or CGT 30000 level or higher courses, EPCS (3 credits) approved by CIT faculty

SAAD Selectives (6 credits from the following selectives options)

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (68 credits)

ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication for core) or
ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication for core) or
ENGL 10100 - English Composition I (satisfies Written Communication for core)
COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
PHIL 15000 - Principles Of Logic
TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology (satisfies Information Literacy Selective for core)
MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning Selective for core)
MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning Selective for core)
TLI 11200 - Foundations Of Organizational Leadership or
OLS 25200 - Human Relations In Organizations
Science Selective (satisfies Science Selective for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Science Lab Selective (satisfies Science Selective for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective (see supplemental information) - Credit Hours: 14.00

Communications Selective (3 credits)

Economics Selective (3 credits)

Accounting Selective (3 credits)

MGMT 20000 - Introductory Accounting (Required for MGMT Minor)
MGMT 20010 - Business Accounting

Statistics Selective (3 credits)

Professional Speaking Selective (3 credits)

Professional Writing Selective (3 credits)

General Business Selective (3 credits)

Humanities Selective (3 credits)

(satisfies Human Cultures Humanities for core). See approved list at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html

Behavioral/Social Science Foundational Selective

(satisfies Human Culture Behavioral/Social Science for core). See approval list at: http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html

University Core Requirements

Human Cultures Humanities - UCC Selective
Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science - UCC Selective
Information Literacy - TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology
Science #1 - UCC Selective
Science #2 - UCC Selective
Science, Technology & Society Selective - TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology
Written Communication - ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition or
Written Communication - ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition or
Written Communication - ENGL 10100 - English Composition I
Oral Communication - COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication
Quantitative Reasoning - MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I
Quantitative Reasoning - MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II

Program Requirements

Fall 1st Year

First Semester

15 Credits

Spring 1st Year

Second Semester

CNIT 15501 - Introduction To Software Development Concepts **
CNIT 17600 - Information Technology Architectures **
COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication *
MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II *
Business Selective ¹ - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Fall 2nd Year

Third Semester

CNIT 25501 - Object-Oriented Programming Introduction **
CNIT 27200 - Database Fundamentals **
Economics Selective ³ - Credit Hours: 3.00
PHIL 15000 - Principles Of Logic
Science Selective ⁴ - Credit Hours: 3.00 *

15 Credits

Spring 2nd Year

Fourth Semester

CNIT 24200 - System Administration
CNIT 28000 - Systems Analysis And Design Methods **
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

CNIT 38000 - Advanced Analysis and Design
CNIT 32100 - Enterprise Collaboration
Programming Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Professional Speaking Selective ⁹ - Credit Hours: 3.00
Accounting Selective ⁵ - Credit Hours: 3.00

16 Credits

Spring 3rd Year

Sixth Semester

SAAD Selective ⁸ - Credit Hours: 3.00
CNIT 39200 - Enterprise Data Management
Professional Writing Selective ¹² - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective ¹⁰ - Credit Hours: 3.00
CGT 25600 - Principles Of User Experience Design

15 Credits

Fall 4th Year

Seventh Semester

Interdisciplinary Selective ¹⁰ - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective ¹⁰ - Credit Hours: 3.00
SAAD Selective ⁸ - Credit Hours: 3.00
Information Systems Selective ¹¹ - Credit Hours: 3.00
Humanities Foundational Selective ¹³ - Credit Hours: 3.00 *

15 Credits

Spring 4th Year

Eighth Semester

CNIT 48000 - Managing Information Technology Projects
Information Systems Selective ¹¹ - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective ¹⁰ - Credit Hours: 3.00
Interdisciplinary Selective ¹⁰ - Credit Hours: 2.00
Behavioral/Social Sciences Foundational Selective ¹⁴ - Credit Hours: 3.00 *

14 Credits

120 Total 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 with a SA&D concentration.
2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
2.0 Graduation GPA in all CNIT courses required for Bachelor of Science degree.
CNIT COURSES MAY BE TAKEN NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, OR WN, AND I GRADES): STUDENTS NOT FULFILLING THIS POLICY MUST WITHDRAW FROM THE PROGRAM.
ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, WN, I, AND IF).
Courses with ** are essential for the CIT degree critical path to graduation.

Degree Requirements

The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all 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.