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2024-2025 Catalog

Computer Technology Transfer - Computer Science (CTSAS)

Location(s): Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus, Online

Award: Associate in Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Information Technology

This degree provides students with the dual option of seeking entry-level programming positions and/or continuing their studies at a four-year institution. Currently, the University of Nebraska at Omaha accepts this degree. Areas of emphasis include Logic, Programming Language, Data Structures, and Ethics.

The GPA required for students to enroll in any of the UNO undergrad IT degree programs is 2.5. 

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 90.0 - 93.5

Recommended Curriculum Plan

 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Major Requirements - 52.5 - 56.0 credits

Associate in Science General Education Requirements for CTSAS (37.5 credit hrs. minimum)

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Science degree (AS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

*To optimize credit transfer, please select general education course options for Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness and Scientific Inquiry from the Transfer Course  list and consult with your MCC advisor and an advisor at the institution you are planning to transfer to for more specific requirements. ​​​​​​​

Communication

3 Courses needed     13.5 - 15.0 credit hrs.

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course needed     4.5 - 5.0 credit hours

  • MATH 1425   - Pre-Calculus Algebra or higher

OR

  • MATH 1410  - Statistics or higher

*Based on the Math Course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 course needed     4.5 credit hours

Select 1 Humanities or 1 Social Sciences course from the Transfer Course options in the current course catalog.

  • Humanities Transfer Course options 

OR

  • Social Sciences Transfer Course options 

Scientific Inquiry

2 Courses needed    10.5 credit hours minimum

Select 2 courses from the Natural Sciences Transfer Course Options . At least one course should include a lab.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course     4.5

Select one of the following courses.

  • EXPL 1000  - Exploratory Studies
  • INFO 1001   - Information Systems and Literacy
  • HMRL 1010   - Human Relations Skills 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

Computer Technology Transfer - Computer Science (CTSAS)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall or spring quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Empowered Learner- Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. 
  2. Digital Citizen- Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical. 
  3. Knowledge Constructor- Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others. 
  4. Innovative Designer- Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions. 
  5. Computational Thinker- Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions. 
  6. Creative Communicator- Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. 
  7. Global Collaborator- Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.