Information Technology Minor

The minor is designed primarily for students who desire to augment the knowledge gained through their major-related courses with a foundation of information technology (IT) topics and their application within organizations to achieve organizational objectives. Completing this minor provides students with the necessary skills to improve their attractiveness to employers in our technology-driven society.

Admissions

Declaration of Minor

Mason students interested in declaring the Information Technology Minor must earn a C or higher in (IT 106 or IT 196 or IT 109 or CS 112) and earn an average of 2.50 across any courses attempted from (IT 102 or MATH 125), IT 104, IT 105, (IT 106 or IT 196 or IT 109 or CS 112), and any technical focus courses being applied to the IT minor. Grades in approved course substitutions taken at Mason will be included. Students who have been terminated from a CEC major may not declare the IT Minor unless all requirements have already been completed. Minimum C required in any course applying to the IT minor.

Note: IT courses at the 300 and 400 level are restricted to students who have declared an Information Technology major, minor, or undergraduate certificate, and to students in the BAS or BIS program. IT 293 Applied IT: Junior Transition and IT 343 IT Project Management (Mason Core) are restricted to students who have declared an Information Technology major. Students who have declared an Information Technology Minor will not be permitted to take IT 293 or IT 343.

Policies

Grades

Students must have a C or better in any course that satisfies a prerequisite for an IT course. To graduate with the Information Technology Minor, students must have a GPA of 2.00 or better across all courses applied to the Information Technology minor. Additionally, if a technical focus course requires a minimum B in a specified course, students will be held to meeting this prerequisite. Eight credits of coursework must be unique to the minor.

Corequisites must be completed successfully prior to or at the same time as the course for which it is a corequisite.

• (MATH 108 or MATH 113 or MATH 124 or HNRT 225) is a corequisite for IT 102. If a student drops or withdraws from MATH 108 or MATH 113 or MATH 124 or HNRT 225, they will also be dropped/withdrawn from IT 102, if the prerequisites are not otherwise met. 
• (IT 102 or MATH 125) is a corequisite for (IT 106 or IT 109). If a student drops or withdraws from IT 102 or MATH 125, they will also be dropped/withdrawn from IT 106 or IT 109, if the prerequisites are not otherwise met.
• IT 300 is a corequisite for IT 341. If a student drops or withdraws from IT 300, they will also be dropped/withdrawn from IT 341, if the prerequisites are not otherwise met. 
• IT 207 is a corequisite for IT 369. If a student drops or withdraws from IT 207, they will also be dropped/withdrawn from IT 369, if the prerequisites are not otherwise met.
• IT 369 is a corequisite for IT 462. If a student drops or withdraws from IT 369, they will also be dropped/withdrawn from IT 462, if the prerequisites are not otherwise met.

For policies governing all minors, see the Undergraduate Policies section of this catalog.

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Minor Requirements

Total credits: 18

Core Courses

Technical Focus Courses

Students must satisfy all prerequisites and other requirements in order to take any of the courses listed below. Courses chosen for the technical focus must be chosen with a coordinator in the Information Sciences and Technology department. Not all courses are offered each semester.