2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook
Computing and Information Technology: Software-Database, AAS
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CODE: CITSDT-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 61 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible
DESCRIPTION
This degree prepares students for employment in fields related primarily to database design, database application development, and database administration. In addition to technical content, the degree includes skills in communication (oral, written, and listening), project management, databases, teamwork, and problem solving.
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Student Learning Outcomes
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Design database applications. -
Create database applications. -
Facilitate the installation and configuration of database applications. -
Maintain database applications. -
Query information from databases. General Education Requirements
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 22 300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements. Mathematics (3 Credits)
NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits. English Composition (3-5 Credits)
NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits. Communications (3 Credits)
Strongly Recommended: COM 115. Human Relations (3 Credits)
Natural Science (3 Credits)
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)
- any AM prefix course
- or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
- or any ART prefix course
- or any COM prefix course
- or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
- or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
- or any ECON prefix course
- or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature
- or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
- or GLO 101 - Introduction to Global Studies
- or GLO 110 - Globalization: Issues and Approaches
- or GLO 240 - International Development
- or GRC 103 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
- or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
- or HHP 201 - Stress Management
- or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
- or any HIST prefix course
- or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
- or any PHIL prefix course
- or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
- or any PSC prefix course
- or any PSY prefix course
- or any SOC prefix course
- or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
- or VID 110 - Videography and Film I
- or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
- or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)
Major Requirements
TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 39 Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements. Core Requirements (33 Credits)
Digital Literacy Requirement (0-3 Credits)
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