Associate Degree in Information Sciences and Technology, with Business Option (60 credits)
The associate degree program in information sciences and technology is offered at multiple campuses in the Penn State system. The degree may be completed in a blended format, with some courses through distance education. Distance education courses are available through Penn State World Campus. Speak with your adviser for additional details. Continuing Education at University Park offers only the general business option for this degree.
General Business Option: This option enables students to specialize in the general business areas of accounting, marketing, and management.
For the associate degree in IST, a minimum of 60 credits is required.
General Education (21 credits)
(Of these 21 credits, 9 to 12 are included in the requirements for the major.)
Electives (2 to 6 credits)
Common Requirements for the Major (30 credits)
Prescribed Courses (26 credits)
CAS 100B (GWS) Effective Speech (3 credits)
CMPSC 101 (GQ) Introduction to Algorithmic Processes (3 credits)
ENGL 015 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition (3 credits)
IST 110 (GS) Information, People, and Technology (3 credits)
IST 111S Seminar in Information Sciences and Technology (1 credit)
IST 210 Organization of Data (4 credits)
IST 220 Networking and Telecommunications (3 credits)
IST 250 New Media and the Web (3 credits)
IST 260W Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
Additional Courses (4 credits)
ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing: Technical Writing (3 credits) or
ENGL 202D (GWS) Effective Writing: Business Writing (3 credits)
IST 295A Distributed Team Project or IST 295B IST Internship (1-3 credits)
Additional Course Requirements for the General Business Option (15 to 16 credits)
(Select 15 to 16 credits from the following list, in consultation with an adviser.)
ACCTG 211 Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (4 credits)
B A 250 Problems of Small Business (3 credits)
ECON 002 (GS) Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (3 credits) or
ECON 004 (GS) Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (3 credits)
MATH 017 (GQ) Finite Mathematics (3 credits)
MATH 021 (GQ) College Algebra I (3 credits)
MATH 022 (GQ) College Algebra II and Analytic Geometry (3 credits) or
MATH 026 (GQ) Plane Trigonometry (3 credits)
MGMT 100W Survey of Management (3 credits)
MGMT 321 Leadership and Motivation (3 credits)
MGMT 341 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
MKTG 220 Personal Selling (3 credits)
MKTG 221W Contemporary American Marketing (3 credits)
