Information Technology - Game and Simulation Programming Pathway (A25590GA)

Associate in Applied Science Degree

The Information Technology (IT) curriculum prepares graduates for employment in the technology sector and with organizations that use information technology systems to process information and automate business processes.

Course work is designed to develop a student’s ability to create, store, communicate, exchange, and use information to solve technical issues related to information security, interactive media, network systems, software development, and information technology support and services.

Graduates should qualify for employment in entry-level positions with businesses, educational systems, and governmental agencies that rely on computer systems to design and manage information. The program will incorporate the competencies of industry-recognized certification exams.

This curriculum complies with the standard approved by the State Board of Community Colleges.

Students may be required to take developmental courses in Math and/or English as a result of high school GPA or pre-enrollment placement tests.  Therefore, the student may need more than the minimum number of semester hours listed for graduation. Consult a program advisor for more information.

Fall Semester  (16 Credits)

Spring Semester (12-13 Credits)

*3 Credits must be selected from the list of major course electives at the bottom of the page 

Summer Term (9 Credits)

 Fall Semester  (15 Credits)

*3 Credits must be selected from the list of major course electives at the bottom of the page

**3 Credits must be selected from the list of Humanities Elective at the bottom of the page

***3 Credits must be selected from the list of Social/Behavioral Science Elective at the bottom of the page

Spring Semester (13 Credits)

**Humanities Electives

The following listings for Humanities Electives apply to Associate in Applied Science degree-seeking students. These electives should be carefully selected with the faculty advisor to ensure proper credit. Some programs of study have specific courses that meet the humanities elective requirement. ASL, foreign language, and public speaking courses cannot count as the sole humanities course in an associate in applied science program.

• ART 111 Art Appreciation

• ART 114 Art History Survey I

• ART 115 Art History Survey II

• DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation

• DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre

• DRA 211 Theatre History I

• ENG 231 American Literature I

• ENG 232 American Literature II

• ENG 241 British Literature I

• ENG 242 British Literature II

• ENG 262 World Literature II

• HUM 123 Appalachian Culture

• HUM 160 Introduction to film

• MUS 110 Music Appreciation

• PHI 210 History of Philosophy

• PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics

• REL 110 World Religions

• REL 211 Intro to Old Testament

• REL 212 Intro to New Testament

• REL 221 Religion in America

***Social/Behavioral Science Electives

The following listing for Social/Behavioral Science Electives applies to Associate in Applied Science degree-seeking students. These electives should be carefully selected with the faculty advisor to ensure proper credit. Some programs of study have specific courses that meet the social/behavioral science elective requirement.

• ANT 210 General Anthropology

• ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics

• ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics

• GEO 111 World Regional Geography

• HIS 111 World Civilizations I

• HIS 112 World Civilizations II

• HIS 131 American History I

• HIS 132 American History II

• POL 120 American Government

• POL 130 State and Local Government

• PSY 150 General Psychology

• PSY 237 Social Psychology

• PSY 241 Developmental Psychology

• PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology

• SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology

• SOC 213 Sociology of the Family

• SOC 220 Social Problems

*Major Course Electives are to be selected from the following:

(select courses not already required for your pathway)

Total Semester Credit Hours in Program: 65-66