Information Technology – Data Center Management (ITDCO)

Graduation Requirements

Requirement	Credit Hrs.
General Education	27 – 27.5
Major Requirements	41.0
Option Requirements	36.0
Total Credit Hours Required	104 – 104.5

General Education Requirements 27- 27.5 Credit Hrs.*

Communications
Courses	Credit Hrs.
English-Level I	4.5
English-Level II	4.5

Humanities/Social Sciences
Courses	Credit Hrs.
Humanities/Social Sciences	4.5

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills
Courses	Credit Hrs.
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics OR MATH 1420 College Algebra ¹ *(Students transferring to a four-year institution must take MATH 1420.)	4.5 – 5.0

Other
Courses	Credit Hrs.
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills	4.5
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy	4.5

Major Requirements for Information Technology - 41 Credit Hrs.


Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1002 Introduction to Information Technology	4.5
INFO 1003 Introduction to Computer Programming	5.0
INFO 1011 Project Management	4.5
INFO 1023 Networking Essentials	4.5
INFO 1110 Operating Systems I	4.5
INFO 1311 Web Page Creation	4.5
INFO 1315 Interface Design	4.5
INFO 1620 Introduction to Database Design	4.5
INFO 2351 Introduction to XML	4.5

Option Requirements for Information Technology – Data Center Management - 36.0 Credit Hrs.

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1400 Hardware, Disaster Recovery, and Troubleshooting	4.5
INFO 1401 Introduction to Data Center Management	4.5
INFO 1421 Virtualization, Remote Access, and Monitoring	4.5
INFO 1431 Data Center Physical Design	4.5
INFO 2362 Building Secure Environments	4.5
INFO 2401 Applied Data Center Management	4.5
INFO 2801 Networking Security ¹	4.5
INFO 2990 Data Center Management Internship	4.5

1. Additional prerequisite(s) may be required

The degree option is a specialization within a program. Although students may complete multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.

Below is a suggested guide for students planning a career in data center management after two years of full-time study.

First Year/First Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
ENGL - Level I	4.5
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy	4.5
INFO 1003 Introduction to Computer Programming	5.0
	14.0

First Year/Second Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1002 Introduction to Information Technology	4.5
INFO 1110 Operating Systems I	4.5
INFO 1620 Introduction to Database Design	4.5
	13.5

First Year/Third Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
ENGL - Level II	4.5
INFO 1023 Networking Essentials	4.5
INFO 1311 Web Page Creation	4.5
	13.5

First Year/Fourth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills	4.5
INFO 1011 Project Management	4.5
INFO 1315 Interface Design	4.5
	13.5

Second Year/Fifth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1400 Hardware, Disaster Recovery, and Troubleshooting	4.5
INFO 1401 Introduction to Data Center Management	4.5
INFO 2351 Introduction to XML	4.5
	13.5

Second Year/Sixth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1421 Virtualization, Remote Access, and Monitoring	4.5
INFO 2362 Building Secure Environments	4.5
MATH	4.5 – 5.0
	13.5-14.0

Second Year/Seventh Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1431 Data Center Physical Design	4.5
INFO 2401 Applied Data Center Management	4.5
INFO 2801 Networking Security	4.5
	13.5

Second Year/Eighth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 2900 Special Topics in Information Technology	4.5
Humanities/Social Science elective	4.5
	9.0