Business Careers III – Program Map (Updated: 11/4/2018)

First Semester (Fall) / Credits / Second Semester (Spring) / Credits
BUS120 / 3
ICS 101 or BUSN 150 / 3 / ECON 131 / 3
IS 106 / 2 / PSY 100 or SOC 100 / 3
BUS/COM 130 or COM 145 or COM 210 / 3 / HWST 107 or HWST 231 or HIST 284 / 3
ENG 100 / 3 / MATH 135 / 3
BLAW 200 / 3 / Elective – Business or Technology*** / 3
17 / 15
Third Semester (Fall) / Fourth Semester (Spring)
ACC 201 or (ACC 124 and ACC 125) / 3 / ACC 202 / 3
ECON 130 / 3 / ICS 111 – Intro to Computer Science (replacement for BUSN151) / 4
ICS 110 – Intro to Computer Programming (replacement for BUSN110) / 3 / ICS 200 –Web Technology (replacement for ICS 214) / 3
ENG 209 or ENG 210 / 3 / MATH 115 / 3
Natural Science Elective with Lab / 4 / SP 151 or 251 / 3
16 / 16
Total Credits / 64

Summary of Updates

  • A grade of C or better is required in all ICS courses prior to the ABIT program – ICS 110, 111, 200
  • ENG 209 or ENG 210 are options for students in the third semester
  • All proposed ICS courses are designated as 3 hour lectures
  • Elective – Business or Technology *** - Students are requested to ask their counselor or the program coordinator for an acceptable list of course to satisfy this requirement
  • ICS 200 is a new course to provide a 200 level introduction to web design and development. ICS 110 and 111 are existing STEM courses taught at UHMC. ICS 200 is a new STEM course
  • These new ICS courses provide alignment with new IS industry standards proposed by ACM

ICS Course Sequence in Business Careers III

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Summary of Change Requests –ICS Courses in Business Careers III

ICS Course / Action / Reasons, with supporting standards and UH courses
ICS 110 – Intro to Computer Programming / New, mandatory course for Business Careers III and ABIT prerequisite.
Existing course regularly taught at UHMC. Replacement for BUSN110. / Introduction of basic computer programming concepts to third semester of Business Careers III AAS degree.
This mandatory course provides rigor and relavance to IT profession and IT industry standards. Allows students to prepare for advanced computer programming courses in the ABIT program.
ICS 111 – Introduction to Computer Science / New, mandatory course for Business Careers III and ABIT prerequisite.
Existing course regularly taught at UHMC. Replacement for BUSN151. / Introduction of basic computer science concepts to third semester of Business Careers III AAS degree.
This mandatory course provides rigor and relavance to IT profession and IT industry standards. Allows students to prepare for advanced courses in IT infrastructure in the ABIT program.
ICS 200 –Web Technology / New, mandatory course for Business Careers III and ABIT prerequisite.
Existing course at UH Hilo.
Replacement for ICS214 / Provides introduction to web design and development, a requirement for advanced topics in the ABIT program.
The new course is equivalent to CS 200 course (Web Technology I) taught at UH Hilo.