Progam Preparatory Courses and Departmental Requirements

1. ENG 87, ENG 88, ENG 90, ENG 99, IT 98, MATH 90, and MATH 97 are preparatory courses for the college-level work required of this major. To determine if students must complete these courses, see Course Descriptions. These courses are nonmatriculating and do not count toward credit hours required for graduation.
2. IT 120, Integrated Computer Applications is required the first semester. The competency prerequisite for this course indicates that students should have basic computer literacy including knowledge of the Windows® operating system, email, Internet Browser use, and basic word processing . In addition, it is recommended that students who do not keyboard at a minimum speed of 20 correct words per minute without looking at the keyboard take IT 98, Introduction to Keyboarding, concurrently with IT 120. These students should then take IT 109 the second semester.
3. Because of the need to stay current with technology, computer software courses must be taken within three (3) years of graduation, except IT 120, which must be taken within four (4) years of graduation.
4. Students with a high school grade-point average of 2.5 or less are required to take LE 100, Learning Techniques, during their first semester. LE 100 is also recommended for all students with a high school grade-point average of less than 3.0 or for those students who need improved college-level learning skills. Students placed on academic probation are required to take LE 100 the semester they are placed on probation and must earn a B- grade or higher to continue at the College. Students required to take LE 100 must enroll in LE 100 in order to be able to enroll in other courses.
5. A minimum grade of B- is required in ACC 102 to continue the Accounting - Financial/ Managerial AAS degree into the second year.