SNHU BA Information Technologies Degree Plan
Information Technologies Degree Plan
Here is a BA Information Technologies Degree plan for Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) as of approximately May of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.
The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.
Taking Alt Credit Courses Not on a Equivalency List
If you want to take courses from Study.com for example, it is best to get those courses approved before taking them. Contact the SNHU advisor to get courses approved.
MAT-243 Requirement
The degree requires Stats (MAT-243) however if you take Sophia stats (MAT-240) and take IT-140 intro to programming then SNHU will accept MAT-240 for the MAT-243 requirement.
Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses
Start with Sophia.org, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing other alternative credit courses.
How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?
Full time is 2 courses per 2 month term at SNHU. At that rate, it would take 10 months to do 30 credits worth of courses.
Source of Credit
This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.
CLEP, DSST, AP Exams Equivalents and other Alt credit equivalents
General Education Requirements
| ID | Course | Credits | Course
Provider |
Course Name | SNHU Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENV101 | SNHU 107
(NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective) |
3 | Sophia | Environmental Science or take whatever you want. | 3 |
| GRA101 | IDS 100
(NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective) |
3 | Sophia | Visual Communications or take whatever you want. | 3 |
| ENG122 | English Composition I | 3 | Sophia | English Composition I
** You can submit all the touchstones at once except for touchstone #4 to speed things up |
3 |
| ENG123 | English Composition II | 3 | Sophia | English Composition II
** This class has 7 touchstones. Each paper has to be submitted one at a time & takes up to one week to be graded. Might be better if you can find another course to fit this requirement. |
3 |
| MAT240 | Mathematics | 3 | Sophia | Introduction to Statistics
** This will work for MAT243 if you also bring in IT140 ** 5th milestone is tough, go slow and do the practice milestone |
3 |
| FAS201 | Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH) | 3 | Sophia | Critical Thinking, Introduction to Ethics, Approaches to Studying Religions, Ancient Greek Philosophers | 3 |
| FAS202 | Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH) | 3 | Sophia | Critical Thinking, Introduction to Ethics, Approaches to Studying Religions, Ancient Greek Philosophers | 3 |
| ECO201 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS) | 3 | Sophia | Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology
Note: U.S. Govt isn't listed but might work. check with advising if you want that course |
3 |
| ECO202 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS) | 3 | Sophia | Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology
Note: U.S. Govt isn't listed but might work. check with advising if you want that course |
3 |
| MAT136 | Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM) | 3 | Sophia | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT140 | Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM) | 3 | SL or | Precalculus
** SDC Reported came in as MAT 140 - Precalculus |
3 |
| HIS113 | History 100 (EHIS) | 3 | Sophia or | U.S. History I or
Western Civilization I ** reported this works |
3 |
| HIS114 | Applied History 200 (EHIS) | 3 | Sophia or | U.S. History II or
Western Civilization II ** doesn't need to be 200 level, reported this works |
3 |
| Integration | 3 | ** Must be done SNHU?? | |||
| Totals | 42 | 39 |
Arts and Sciences Courses
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | SNHU Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM126 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 | Salyor | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| IT140 | Introduction to Scripting | 3 | Sophia or | Introduction to Python Programming or
Intro to Programming (Python) or CS 109: Intro to Programming (Java) or Google IT Automation Cert |
3 |
| SCI218 or
SCI220 |
Natural Resources or Energy and Society | 3 | |||
| Total | 9 | 6 |
Major Courses
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | SNHU Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD220 | Introduction to Structured Database Environments | 3 | Study.com or
|
Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals or
Google Data Analytics |
3 |
| IT200 | Fundamentals of Information Technology | 3 | Sophia | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| IT202 | Computer Operating Systems | 3 | Coursera or Study.com | Google IT Support Professional
Certificate or Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems |
3 |
| IT212 | Introduction to Computer Networks | 3 | Coursera or Study.com | Google IT Support Professional
Certificate or Computer Science 108: Intro to Networking |
3 |
| IT226 | Communication in STEM Professions | 3 | Study.com | English 305: Advanced Technical Writing
Note: Confirmed comes in as IT-226 Comm in Stem Professions. |
3 |
| IT253 | Computer Systems Security | 3 | CompTia | CompTIA Security+ Certificate | 3 |
| IT260 | Web-Oriented Services | 3 | |||
| IT272 | Cross-Platform Technologies | 3 | |||
| IT304 | Systems Requirements and Implementation Planning | 3 | |||
| IT313 | Risk Management and Mitigation in System Design | 3 | |||
| IT337 | User-Centered Systems Design and Evaluation | 3 | |||
| IT409 | Impact of Systems on Organizations | 3 | |||
| IT423 | Computing as a Service | 3 | |||
| IT482 | IT Operations and Systems Planning | 3 | |||
| MGT200 | Leadership and Team Building | 3 | |||
| QSO340 | Project Management | 3 | Sophia | Project Management | 3 |
| Totals | 48 | 21 |
Free Electives
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | SNHU Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursera | Google IT Support Professional
Certificate |
6 | |||
| Pick whatever you want | 9 | Whatever | 15 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 21 |
Total Transfer Credit
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | SNHU
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 42 | 39 | |||
| Arts and Sciences | 9 | 6 | |||
| Major Courses | 48 | 21 | |||
| Free Electives | 21 | 21 | |||
| Total | 120 | 87 |
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