Associate of Applied Science

Information Technology AAS

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Program
Computer Technology
Available Locations
Bottineau,
Minot

Program Manager:
Trisha Nelson, Instructor
701-858-3313
trisha.nelson@dakotacollege.edu

Program Advisor:
Lynn Bristol
701-228-5469
lynn.bristol@dakotacollege.edu 

This program provides students with a broad array of entry level knowledge and practical, hands-on skills. Courses in this program cover such topics as computer security, computer networks, hardware configuration, maintenance, and operating systems. Students successfully completing the Information Technology degree will be prepared to apply their training to entry level career opportunities in service and support of hardware and software to both personal and networked systems.

First Year Experience

All new freshman students at Dakota College are required to enroll in UNIV 105 First Year Experience. An exception to this requirement will be made for transfer students who have earned 24 college-level credits prior to attending or who have successfully completed a similar freshman orientation course for credit at another higher education institution. The course orients students to college and examines topics that are important for student success and positive student outcomes.

Digital Literacy Requirement

All associate degrees offered by Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) require students to meet the digital literacy standard as identified in SBHE Policy 461. Students may accomplish this requirement through any of the following instructional methods: successful completion of one of the courses outlined in the DCB Digital Literacy policy, or successful completion of a non-credit self-paced module, or successful completion of an approved course through the Dakota Digital Academy, or successful completion of this requirement at another North Dakota University System (NDUS) institution.

Freshman Year

Fall

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
3.0
3.0
Sub-Total Credits
15.0

Spring

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
3.0
3.0
Sub-Total Credits
15.0

Sophomore Year

Fall

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Sub-Total Credits
15.0

Spring

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
Sub-Total Credits
14.0

Consult with program advisors for electives.

Total Credits
59