University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College

Associate Degree

                    Information Technology Programs

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Information Technology is an interdisciplinary academic program offered by the Schools of Business, Sciences, and Technology. Core curriculum degree offerings from the schools provide students with basic knowledge and skills required in Information Technology (IT) careers. Specialized courses from each school serve as an IT Technical Major that is focused on one aspect of Information Technology. The Technical Majors were developed as seamless pathways for High School - College Tech Prep graduates.

The School of Sciences offers a Technical Major in Programming and Software Development. Students training in this area will learn to design, develop, test, document, implement, and maintain computer systems and software. Essential skill areas include:  

Computer System Architecture    Programming Analysis Programming
Software Design   GUI/Interface   GUI/Interface  
 Computer Application Development   Application/Operating System Web Design Utilization 

                                                                                                                      

Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology with a Major in Programming and Software Development

First Year

Fall Semester                                                        Spring Semester  

CS 10103          PC Applications       CS 20204         Computer Programming II    
CS 20104         Computer Programming I       CS 23303         Visual Basic     
IT 20403         Web Development ECO 11404        Intro. to Microeconomics 
 LA 10101          Freshman Success                     or ECO 12404   Intro. to Macroeconomics 
MTH 21404      Intro Probab. & Statistics*  ELE 10303        Microcomputer Hardware  
                     or MTH 14505  Precalculus** ENG 11103        Composition I *  

                                                                                                                                                                      

Second Year

Fall Semester                                                        Spring Semester  

CS 21503         Intro. to Data Base Systems   COM 11103       Fund. of Speech  
ELE 11303        Intro. to Networking   CS 24303         Soft. Design & Development  
ELE 12303        Local Area Networks ELE 13303        Wide Area Networks  
ENG 11203       Composition II  ENG 21403       Business & Technical Writing
               6       General Education credit hours                 3       Gen. Education credit hours  

*Placement determined by testing