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Entrance-to-Major Requirements

College of Information Sciences and Technology

Requirements to enter the college (general, pre-major status)

2.00 cumulative grade-point average (CGPA)

Requirements to enter the major
Major	CGPA	Credits/Courses/Grades
Information Sciences and Technology (IST)	2.00 prior to and through the end of the semester during which the entrance-to-major procedure is carried out	Approximately 60 credits IST 110 IST 210 IST 220 each with a grade of C or better* These courses must be completed by the end of the semester during which the entrance-to-major procedure is carried out.
Security and Risk Analysis (SRA)	2.00 prior to and through the end of the semester during which the entrance-to-major procedure is carried out	Approximately 60 credits IST 110 SRA 111 SRA 211 each with a grade of C or better* These courses must be completed by the end of the semester during which the entrance-to-major procedure is carried out.

*These course and grade requirements are effective summer 2008. However, the College of IST is willing to review, on a case-by-case basis, students in the spring 2009 entrance-to-major pool who do not meet these required entrance criteria.

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