Hood College · USA

4PLUS Information Technology Program (B.A., M.S.)

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

4PLUS Information Technology Program (B.A., M.S.) is a program taught at Hood College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (five-year, dual-degree program) options.

The 4PLUS Information Technology Program (B.A., M.S.) at Hood College is a five-year dual-degree program that leads to a bachelor’s degree and an accelerated Master of Science in Information Technology. It is open to all majors, with special relevance to computer science majors, and requires completion of prerequisite foundation courses, quantitative literacy, and graduate coursework.

Students complete 30 graduate credits beyond their undergraduate courses and prerequisite foundation courses, including 18 credits of core requirements and 12 elective credits. The program is designed for full-time study and includes at least two academic semesters (fall and spring) plus two summer semesters distributed before and after the fall-spring semesters or through two summer sessions. Students may take up to three graduate courses during their junior and senior years.

Modules

IT 510 Computing Hardware/Software Systems
IT 512 Elements of Computer Programming
IT 514 Contemporary Issues in Information Technology
ITMG 516 Introduction to Data Analytics & Business Data Mining
IT 518 Systems Engineering and Integration
IT 530 Applied Database Systems
IT 548 Telecommunications and Networking
CSIT 555 Information Systems Security

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in 4PLUS Information Technology Program (B.A., M.S.) at Hood College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Hood College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Hood College as pre-requiste for admission in 4PLUS Information Technology Program (B.A., M.S.).

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All students must complete certain prerequisite courses designed to provide the appropriate background knowledge. Undergraduate courses used to meet the prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C- or better. This program requires the completion of 30 graduate credits beyond the undergraduate courses and the prerequisite foundation courses, including 18 credits of core requirements and 12 elective credits.

Students in the five-year program must possess this background knowledge by the beginning of the fifth year of study.
Students who meet the requirements for taking a graduate course for undergraduate credit may take the foundation courses during their senior year.
Students pursuing the B.S. in computer science or students in other majors who have completed CS 226 and CS 201 meet the requirement, and these courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
Students are expected to have completed at least one 200-level or above course in the Core Curriculum Quantitative Literacy category with a grade of B or better before the beginning of their fifth year in the program.
Students should plan to complete their foundation courses and meet their quantitative literacy requirements during the third or fourth year of their undergraduate degree.