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 and max of 3 courses per term once you done a couple of terms. At that rate, it would take 8 to 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.

Sophia Equivalents

CLEP, DSST, AP Exams Equivalents and other Alt credit equivalents

General Education Requirements (42cr total)

There are a total of 42 credits worth of General Education Requirements.

Please refer to the SNHU GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fulfill this requirement.

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 OD or Study.com or Google	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 Google	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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