Information Technology Four-Year Degree Plan: IT Infrastructure option

The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/09/2024, is based on the 2024-25 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

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Life Sciences (lab) or Physical Sciences (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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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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Life Sciences (no lab) or Physical Sciences (no lab) - General Education 3
Humanities - General Education 3
Total hours 15

Seventh semester (fall)

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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)

Courses Hours
IT infrastructure option course 3
IT specialization course 3
General Elective to bring total to 120 hours 3
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Total hours 15

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 Application Development with Oracle 
  • 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 - Introduction to .Net Development with C#
  • 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 - Advanced Web Development
  • ITC 494 - Internship in Information Technology and Cybersecurity
  • ITC 495 - Advanced Data Management and Integration
  • ITC 528 - Database Application Development with Oracle 
  • 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

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.