Information Technology Four-Year Degree Plan: IT Infrastructure Option
The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/24/2026, is based on the 2026-27 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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| Physical Science w/lab or Life Science w/lab - General Education | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
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| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
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| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
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| Cultural Competence (Take ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, OR REL-110 to also count on globalization list) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
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| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
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| IT infrastructure option course | 3 |
| IT Infrastructure option course | 3 |
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| Physical Science or Life Science (not taken above) - General Education | 3 |
| Human Cultures - Humanities - General Education | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
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| Human Cultures - The Arts - General Education | 3 |
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| General Electives to bring total to 120 | 3 |
| IT infrastructure option course | 3 |
| IT specialization course | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
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| IT infrastructure option course | 3 |
| IT specialization course | 3 |
| General Elective to bring total to 120 hours | 3 |
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IT infrastructure option courses
Select four of the following courses. Courses may not be used as both a requirement for the IT infrastructure track and as a specialization course.
- ITC 330 - Introduction to Networking
- ITC 360 - Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
- ITC 430 - Advanced Networking
- ITC 495 - Advanced Data Management and Integration
- ITC 528 - Database-driven Enterprise Solutions with AI
- ITC 583 - Cloud Computing
IT specialization courses
Select two of the following courses.
- ITC 330 - Introduction to Networking
- ITC 360 - Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
- ITC 362 - Mobile App Development
- ITC 366 - AI-Enhanced Application Development
- ITC 370 - Introduction to Web Development
- ITC 394 - Cooperative Education in Information Technology and Cybersecurity
- ITC 397 - Topics in Information Technology and Cybersecurity
- ITC 420 - IT Project Management
- ITC 430 - Advanced Networking
- ITC 466 - Advanced .Net Development with C#
- ITC 475 - Cloud Integration and Deployment
- ITC 494 - Internship in Information Technology and Cybersecurity
- ITC 495 - Advanced Data Management and Integration
- ITC 528 - Database-driven Enterprise Solutions with AI
- ITC 535 - Machine Learning
- ITC 545 - Data Infrastructure for Data Analytics
- ITC 555 - Data Visualization
- ITC 563 - Introduction to Network Security
- ITC 564 - Introduction to Ethical Hacking
- ITC 581 - Data Analytics for Business Decision Making
- ITC 583 - Cloud Computing
Admission, GPA & credit hour requirements
For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.
For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.
For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.