A.S. Computer Information Technology

62 Credit Hours Beginning Fall 2021, Catalog Year 2022

View curriculum information at Miami University's undergraduate General Bulletin website.

First Year, Semester 1
Course Name Hours
ENG 111 English Composition Or ENG 109 English Composition for Second-Language 3
CIT 167 Info Technology People and Practices 2
CIT 168 Info Technology Tools and Techniques 4
MTH 125 Pre-Calculus* 5
STC 135 Principles of Public Speaking 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

First Year, Semester 2
Course Name Hours
CIT 214 Database Design & Development 3
CIT 268 Intro to Human-Computer Interaction 3
CSE 163 Intro to Computer Concepts and Programming 3
MAJOR Foundation Concentration*** 3
MPF IIA or IV Creative Arts or Natural Science 3-4

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15-16

MPFIIA Creative Arts or MPFIV Natural Science

Recommended course options

  • ART 187 or ART 188 History of Western Art
    Historical survey of Western art, including development of concepts necessary for analysis and appreciation of great works of art.
  • BIO 161 Principles of Human Physiology
    Examines physiological systems of the human body. Lecture provides basic information regarding function of these systems from an integrative perspective. In laboratory, use hands-on approach and work in small groups to conduct experiments and/or carry out projects to illustrate the Not open to Biology, Botany, or Zoology majors.
Second Year, Semester 1
Course Name Hours
CIT 262 Tech, Ethics and Global Society 3
CIT 273 Web Application Development 3
CIT 276 IT Systems Design and Lifecycle Management 3
EGS 215 Workplace Writing or ENG 112 Composition & Literature 3
MAJOR Foundation Concentration*** 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Year, Semester 2
Course Name Hours
MAJOR Foundation Concentration*** 3
STA 261 Statistics or STA 301 Applied Statistics 3-4
MPF III Global Perspectives 3
MAJOR Technical Elective** 3
ELECTIVE Elective 3

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15-16

MPFIII Global Perspective

Recommended course options

  • IDS 159 Strength Through Cultural Diversity
    Serves as an interdisciplinary introduction to diversity. A primary goal of this course is to facilitate students' abilities to build their cultural competencies and their abilities to work toward a socially just and inclusive world by providing the conceptual tools and vocabulary to think about, discuss and experience diversity. Topics covered include multiculturalism, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, privilege, the impacts of social and cultural change, and the engagement of students in the global community.
  • GEO 101 Global Forces, Local Diversity
    Application of human geography concepts to patterns and processes of economic, political, and cultural changes at global, regional and local scales.

Students must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA for all program requirements. Please note this is a guideline only; your degree audit is the official program record.

* Depending on math placement scores.

** See your Faculty Advisor for a list of approved Technical Electives.

*** Choose a Foundation Concentration in Networking or Software Development and Support 

Abbreviation Key

MP-EL = Experiential Learning

MPF I = English Composition

MPF IIC = Social Science

MPF V = Mathematics, Formal Reasoning, Technology

MPT = Thematic Sequence

MP-AW = Advanced Writing

MPF = Global Miami Plan Foundation

MPF IIB = Humanities

MPF IV = Natural Science

MP-IP = Intercultural Perspectives

MPF IIA = Creative Arts

MPF III = Global Perspectives