Information Technology Major (BS)

Program Declaration

At time of admission to the University or by completing a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form  or Inter-College Transfer Form .

For entry into the College of Management, the following criteria must be met:

• a UMass Boston cumulative GPA of 2.50 on regular coursework (coursework from an international partnership program may not be included in this calculation)
• at least 24 college credits; 12 of which must have been earned at UMass Boston as a full degree seeking student and have a letter grade assigned to them (i.e.: no “P” grades)
• no incomplete grades (“INC”) on their UMass Boston transcript

*Certain courses do not count in the credit totals, including: All Academic Skills courses, ESL courses below ESL 101, P.E. activity courses and Freshman Studies Seminar (OCAS 100)

Degree Requirements

If this is the student’s only or primary major, the degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements  for more information.

Major Requirements

Complete at least 60 credits from 18 or 19 courses divided into three parts:

• Information technology core: eleven courses including one problem solving course, one statistics course, two programming courses, five 200-level information technology courses, one project management course, and one capstone.
• Major track: four to five courses.
• Professional electives: three courses.

Major track: Students must choose from one of four major tracks: system administration, information architecture, business intelligence, or computer forensics. The track should be declared by the start of the junior year after consultation with an advisor.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the information technology core or the major track requirements.
Residency: See major track requirements below.

Course Requirements