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Applied Technology Concentration Electives
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Students may upon request substitute concentration electives for the following four required courses in the APT program
· ACC 200
· APT 363
· HCD 440
· HCD 465
Substitute courses must be chosen from only one of the five available concentrations. If students have started a concentration and wish to change to a different one, they must take all 12 required credit hours from their new concentration regardless of how many concentration hours they have already completed.
Accounting Concentration
Course Name and Number |
Prerequisites |
ACC 200 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3) | None |
ACC 220 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3) | ACC 200 |
ACC 311 Introduction to Professional Accountancy (1) | ACC 220 (B or better) |
ACC 323 Introduction to Intermediate Accounting (2) | ACC 200 (B or better) |
ACC 325 Intermediate Accounting I (3) | ACC 220 (B or better), ACC 323 (C or better) |
ACC 327 Intermediate Accounting II (3) | ACC 325 (C or better), ACC 323 (C or better) |
ACC 401 Advanced Accounting I (3) | ACC 327 (C or better) |
ACC 330 Federal Income Tax Accounting (3) |
ACC 200, ACC 220 (C or better in both) |
Courses must be taken in sequence because of the prerequisites.
If students have already taken ACC 200 and ACC 220 or their equivalents, they can start with ACC 311 if the grade requirement has been met (see sample sequences below).
ACC 311 and ACC 323 should be taken in the same semester since they are only 1- and 2-credit-hour classes respectively.
Considering ACC 311 and ACC 323, students would take 5 courses for the 12-hour concentration elective requirement.
Sample sequences:
o ACC 200, ACC 220, ACC 311 & ACC 323, ACC 325
o ACC 220, ACC 311 & ACC 323, ACC 325, ACC 327
o ACC 311 & ACC 323, ACC 325, ACC 327, ACC 401
Marketing Concentration
Course Name and Number |
Prerequisites |
MKT 300 Principles of Marketing (3) | None |
MKT 322 Creative Marketing (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 330 Professional Selling (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 365 Consumer Behavior (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 355 Integrated Marketing Communications (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 370 Supply Chain Management (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 380 Business-to-Business Marketing (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 430 Sales Management (3) | MKT 300 |
MKT 444 Retail Management and Strategy (3) | MKT 300 |
All online marketing courses have priority enrollment for majors.
Since students already take MKT 300 as one of their required classes, they must choose four of the other courses (in no particular order).
Management Concentration
Course Name and Number |
Prerequisites |
MGT 300 Management for Organizations (3) | None |
MGT 325 Operations Management (3) | MGT 300 |
MGT 364 Human Resource Management (3) | MGT 300 |
MGT 454 Organizational Behavior (3) | MGT 300 |
MGT 455 Organization Theory (3) | MGT 300 |
MGT 375 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3) | Junior Standing |
MGT 495 International Management (3) | MGT 300 |
All management online courses have priority enrollment for majors.
Since students already take MGT 300 as one of their required classes, they must choose four of the other courses (in no particular order).
Cyber Security Concentration
Course Name and Number |
Prerequisites |
ITC 242 Cybersecurity Principles (3) | None |
ITC 341 Information Assurance and Security (3) | Instr. Permission |
ITC 382 Cybersecurity Risk Management (3) | Junior Standing |
ITC 441 Firewalls and Virtual Private Networks (3) | Instr. Permission |
ITC 442 Intrusion Detection Systems (3) | Instr. Permission |
ITC 481 Malware Reverse Engineering (3) | ITC 382 |
ITC 489 Internet Information Server (3) | ITC 131, ITC 488 or Instr. Permission |
Students must take ITC 242, 341, and 382 plus one of the other classes.
Students are responsible for obtaining instructor permissions.
Industrial Engineering Technology Concentration
Course Name and Number |
Prerequisites |
IET 370 Logistics & Operations Concepts (3) | None |
IET 405 Production & Inventory Control (3) | None |
IET 409 Plant Layout and Material Handling (3) | None |
IET 472 Global Supply Chain Management (3) | None |
Students must take these four classes (in no particular order).