Degree Requirements

Students receiving a Bachelor of Science degree must complete a minimum total of 180 credit hours of instruction.

Core Curriculum Offerings

Bachelor of Science Offerings

Total Bachelor of Science Requirements: 180 Quarter Credit Hours

Areas I, II, III

Bachelor’s Core Curriculum (60 Quarter Credit Hours)  

Area IV: Foundation to Major

30 Quarter Credit Hours

• CIT 103 - Laws of Cyberspace
• CIT 104 - Legal & Ethical Issues
• CIT 105 - Information Technology & Organizational Integration
• CIT 106 - Applications of Technical Communication
• CIT 200 - Career Development for the IT Professional
• CIM 201 - Programming I - Visual Basic

Area V: Major Requirements

30 Quarter Credit Hours (Grade of “C” or better required)

• CIM 250 - Operating Systems
• CIT 303 - Networking Fundamentals
• CIT 304 - Business Information Systems
• CIM 305 - Management Information Systems
• CIT 406 - Programming Data Structures
• CIT 407 - IT Risk Management
• CIT 408 - Strategic Management in Information Systems
• CIM 310 - Data Communication and Networking
• CIM 330 - Database Design
• CIM 350 - Multi-Media Business for Individual & Business Communication
• CIM 410 - System Analysis & Design
• CIT 460 - Senior Capstone

Area VI: Minor/Electives

• Choose a Minor of 25 credit hours and 5 elective credit hours OR choose 30 credit hours of elective courses not previously taken, with at least 15 credit hours at 300 level or above. Minimum grade of C or better required for the minor.

Suggested Electives for Minor:  CIM 205  , CIM 301  , CIM 302  , CIT 309  , CIT 315  , CIM 355  , CIM 441-445  

Additional Completion Requirements:

1. Completion of at least four years of prescribed study, with at least 25% of coursework being earned at Life University.
2. Satisfactory completion of all in Areas IV – VI courses with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
3. Satisfactory completion of all courses with a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
4. A recommendation for graduation based on completion of the Exit Exam by the Dept. of Business faculty. Once declared a degree candidate by the Registrar’s Office, students will be invited to sit for the Exit Exam session most proximate to his/her eligible graduation ceremony. Failure to apply for graduation and/or failure to sit for the Exit Exam will preclude the student from graduation until the exam is taken.
5. Completion of SLP requirements documented on co-curricular transcript.
6. File a petition to graduate.
7. Administrative and student reviews of records
   1. Registrar Office – Complete a formal academic records review
   2. Complete Exit Counseling, if applicable, online at www.StudentAid.gov
   3. Student Accounting – rectify any account balance