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2024-2025 Catalog

Associate in Applied Science - Information Technology (AASIT)

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

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

The Associate in Applied Science - Information Technology (AASIT) offers students a highly-flexible degree comprised of two career certificates plus additional IT core classes and General Education courses. Career certificates may be combined together based on an IT concentration area that best matches student interests, educational goals, and career aspirations.

Students pursing this degree will select one of the following areas of concentration:

  • Administrative Technologies
  • Computer Programming
  • Database and Data Science
  • Information Systems and Technologies
  • Web Development

It is strongly recommended that AASIT students work closely with an advisor as soon as possible to design a pathway to success.

Note: The Level I and Level II concentration career certificates selected must be a minimum of 58.5 credit hours and a maximum of 63.0 credit hours when combined.

 
Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 90.0-96.5

 

Recommended Curriculum Plans for the Associate in Applied Science - Information Technology (AASIT) degree       

 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Major Requirements - 9.0 credits

Level I Concentration Requirements - 27.0 - 33.5 credits

Complete one of the following Level I Concentration Career Certificates. 

Administrative Technology Concentration:

Computer Programming Concentration:

Database and Data Science Concentration:

Information Systems and Technologies Concentration:

Web Development Concentration:

Level II Concentration Requirements - 27.0 - 31.5 credits

Based on Level I Concentration, complete one corresponding Level II concentration career certificate.
Note: Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Administrative Technology Concentration - Select one of the following:

Computer Programming Concentration - Select one of the following:

Database and Data Science Concentration - Select one of the following:

Information Systems and Technology Concentration - Select one of the following:

Web Development Concentration - Select one of the following:

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits

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

Communication

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education Courses.  

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses . 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course     4.5

Select 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

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.

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