Candidates for a degree in Information Technology must maintain a 2.5 grade-point average in all coursework in the major field, in addition to the 2.0 overall average required by the university for graduation. Students must earn a C or better for a course to apply to their IT major or minor.
Courses leading to a degree in Information Technology may not be taken on a P/N basis, except where P/N is mandatory.
The department will place a registration hold on any student who earns a D or F in any of its courses. The department will also place such a hold on any student who drops any of its courses after the first two weeks of the semester. A student with a registration hold cannot register for courses until the hold is released, which requires filling out an appeal form and taking it to the student's advisor for discussion. Appeal forms are available from the departmental office. This hold policy does NOT apply to students who are taking 100-level IT courses.
Students can earn at most one undergraduate major from this department.
The department will automatically drop any student enrolled in IT 110 who does not attend the first course meeting. If you cannot attend the first meeting, submit a written request to ad-computer@mnsu.edu BEFORE the first day of the course. For assistance with the process, call the departmental office at 507-389-2968.
The department gives incomplete grades for only two conditions. The first condition is illness, which requires a doctor's written recommendation. The second condition arises when a death in the student's family has caused the student to be away from the campus for an extended period. The student must have a satisfactory grade (C or better) in the course at the time of the onset of the condition.
An internship or the Information Technology Capstone course is required for all IT majors.
IT 100, 201, 296, and 321 do not count toward a major or minor in the department.
Students must earn at least 50 percent of the credits required for a major in Information Technology or for minors in either Computer Information Science or Computer Technology at Minnesota State Mankato.
For all IT courses, an equivalent (cross-listed) ISYS course from the Department of Information Systems & Technology is accepted as a prerequisite in lieu of an IT course and vice versa.
