Information Technology - BS With CYDF Concentration.xlsx

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2	Bachelor of Science - Information Technology (Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Concentration)
3	CSIT
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5	Curriculum Planning Guide - Mount Aloysius College
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7	Semester 1			Semester 2
8	CSIT 101	Computer Science Principles	3	FIN 222	Personal Finance	3
9	CSIT 125P	Programming for Beginners	3	CSIT 223	Introduction to Networking Systems	3
10	ENGL 110	Rhetoric I	3	CSIT 201	Cybersecurity Fundamentals	3
11	MATH 111	The Three C's	3	ENGL 210	Multi-Genre Writing	3
12	LIBA 150	College Success & the Mercy Experience	1	CORE 100	Big Ideas: Effective Reasoning and Communication	2
13	Elective	Any	1	Elective	Any	1
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15		Total Credits:	14		Total Credits:	15
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17	Semester 3			Semester 4
18	CSIT 225	PC Architecture and System Design	3	CSIT	Programming Elective	3
19	CSIT 226	PC Operating Systems	3	CSIT	Cybersecurity Elective	3
20	CSIT 206B	Database Management Systems	3	COMM 313	Professional Communication	3
21	RLST/PHIL	Lower-Level Faith & Reason Course	3	MATH 220	Introduction to Stats	3
22	ART, ENGL, MUSC, THEA	Lower-Level Aesthetics Course	3	CORE 200	Global Understanding: Strategies for Changemakers I	3
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24		Total Credits:	15		Total Credits:	15
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26	Semester 5			Semester 6
27	Elective	Any (CSIT 250 Cyber Crimes)	3	CSIT	Special Interest	3
28	CSIT	Special Interest	3	Elective	BUS, MGMT, MKTG	3
29	CSIT 229	Introduction to GNU/Linux	3	Elective	Any (CSIT 390 Internet Investigations)	3
30	RLST 300/400	Upper-Level Faith & Reason Course	3	COMM	300+ Level	3
31	ENGL 300/400	Upper-Level Aesthetics Course	3	HIST/PLSC	History or Political Science Gen Ed. Course	3
32				Elective	Any (CSIT 355 Digital Forensics I )	3
33		Total Credits:	15		Total Credits:	18
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35	Semester 7			Semester 8
36	CSIT	CSIT elective (200/300/400 level) (CSIT 255 Information Security)	3	CSIT 345	IT Internship	3
37	CORE 400	Global Change: Strategies for Changemakers II	2	CSIT 402	Information Technology Research	3
38	BUS/MGMY/MKTG	Business, Management, or Marketing Elective	3	Elective	Any (CSIT 364 Incident Handling )	3
39	Elective	Any (CSIT 456 Digital Forensics II)	3	Elective	Any	3
40	Elective	Any	3	Elective	Any	3
41		Total Credits:	14		Total Credits:	15
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43	Last Updated: 2/16/26			*NOTE: This planning guide is subject to change.
44	CYDF Concentration
45	FALL	CSIT 250 - Cyber Crime	3
46	FALL	CSIT 255 - Information Assurance	3
47	FALL/SPRING	CSIT 355 - Digital Forensics I	3
48	SPRING	CSIT 364 - Incident Handling	3
49	SPRING	CSIT 390 - Internet Investigations	3
50	FALL/SPRING	CSIT 456 - Digital Forensics II	3
51		Total Credits:	18
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