Computer Information Technology, Associate of Science - Geographic Information Systems
Career Pathway: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Location(s): Courses for this program are offered at all BC locations. Program specific courses may vary by Campus. Please consult the course schedule semester for locations. This program is also offered fully online.
Program Entrance Requirements: HS Diploma or GED
Program Description: The Computer Information Technology - Information Technology Associate in Science degree exposes students to applications programming, networking, systems administration, database management, information security, project management and web development. It is designed for students seeking the skills set needed to be successful in their careers in the field of information technology.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CGS1060C | COMPUTER AND INTERNET LITERACY | 3.00 |
| GIS1040C | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I | 3.00 |
| CGS1510C | EXCEL DATA ANALYSIS | 3.00 |
| COP1700C | INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE AND MYSQL | 3.00 |
| GIS1030 | REMOTE SENSING AND APPLICATIONS | 3.00 |
| GIS1042C | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II | 3.00 |
| GIS1047C | APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| CIS1513C | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4.00 |
| CTS1133C | A+ COMPREHENSIVE | 4.00 |
| CTS1134C | NETWORK+ | 4.00 |
| ENC1101 | COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Speech | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Mathematics Core 1 | 3.00 |
| AMH2010 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3.00 |
| or POS2041 | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| or AMH2020 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | |
| GE Course | General Education Natural Science Core | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Humanities Core | 3.00 |
| Math or Internship or IT Elective 2,3 | 3.00 | |
| CAP2788C | DATA+ | 3.00 |
| COP1000C | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | 3.00 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
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If a student places into MAC1105C COREQUISITE COLLEGE ALGEBRA instead of MAC1105, please note MAC1105C is a 5-credit course. Students who register for MAC1105C must see an advisor to discuss their academic plan.
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Students may take OST1103C BASIC KEYBOARDING, SLS1501 COLLEGE SUCCESS SKILLS, OST1330 BUSINESS ENGLISH, GEB2430 BUSINESS ETHICS, OST2053 SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH or any course with the following prefix: CTS, COP, CIS, CET, or ISM.
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In addition to the courses marked, students must also complete additional credits, as applicable, to earn the corresponding Technical Certificate(s) as indicated above, to achieve the Total Credits.
Notes:
See General Education course information here.
In accordance with Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, students may need to satisfy the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement. Visit the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement page at broward.edu/civic-literacy.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor to create a personalized educational plan.
Program Highlights
Credit for Prior Learning
Accelerate your path to completion with these options:
- Credit by exam
- Prior Learning Assessment
- Earned industry certifications
- And much more…
Related Industry Certifications
Upon completing this program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the following industry certifications/licenses:
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Project+
- CIW Database Design
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Fund Your Education
This Program is Financial Aid eligible. Scholarships may be available. This program is part of the Career Source Broward ITA List.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from this program will:
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- Students will be able to use the appropriate tools to organize, manipulate, visualize and report data.
- Students will be able to implement the 3 phases of database design; conceptual, logical, and physical to design & query a relational database.
- Students will be able to create partitions and filesystems.
- Graduates will be able to configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing. May include but is not limited to: configuring IP options, subnetting, supernetting, alternative configuration.
- Graduates will be able to read a routing table.
- Managing User, Groups, and identities, with in an enterprise Domain / Network
- Graduates will summarize the properties of a project and classify project roles and responsibilities.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CGS1060C | COMPUTER AND INTERNET LITERACY | 3.00 |
| GIS1040C | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I | 3.00 |
| CGS1510C | EXCEL DATA ANALYSIS | 3.00 |
| COP1700C | INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE AND MYSQL | 3.00 |
| GIS1030 | REMOTE SENSING AND APPLICATIONS | 3.00 |
| GIS1042C | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II | 3.00 |
| GIS1047C | APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| CIS1513C | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4.00 |
| CTS1133C | A+ COMPREHENSIVE | 4.00 |
| CTS1134C | NETWORK+ | 4.00 |
| ENC1101 | COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Speech | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Mathematics Core 1 | 3.00 |
| AMH2010 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3.00 |
| or POS2041 | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| or AMH2020 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | |
| GE Course | General Education Natural Science Core | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Humanities Core | 3.00 |
| Math or Internship or IT Elective 2,3 | 3.00 | |
| CAP2788C | DATA+ | 3.00 |
| COP1000C | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | 3.00 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
- 1
If a student places into MAC1105C COREQUISITE COLLEGE ALGEBRA instead of MAC1105, please note MAC1105C is a 5-credit course. Students who register for MAC1105C must see an advisor to discuss their academic plan.
- 2
Students may take OST1103C BASIC KEYBOARDING, SLS1501 COLLEGE SUCCESS SKILLS, OST1330 BUSINESS ENGLISH, GEB2430 BUSINESS ETHICS, OST2053 SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH or any course with the following prefix: CTS, COP, CIS, CET, or ISM.
- 3
In addition to the courses marked, students must also complete additional credits, as applicable, to earn the corresponding Technical Certificate(s) as indicated above, to achieve the Total Credits.