Information Technology (BAS) - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

School of Information Technology/School of Administrative Studies
Contact: I. Splettstoesser-Hogeterp and Y. Benslimane

Note: students should refer to the Courses of Instruction section of information technology course prerequisites. Students prior to entering the BAS ITEC are required to have completed one 12U high school mathematics course or the equivalent within the last five years.

General prerequisites for all 3000 level (except for AP/ITEC 3010 3.00) or above courses: students must have successfully completed all 1000 and 2000 level required courses in information technology and mathematics required for their program option and AP/ITEC 3010 3.00 before taking courses in information technology at the 3000 or 4000 level including earning a minimum grade of C in either AP/ITEC 2610 3.00 or AP/ITEC 3010 3.00.

Specialized Honours BAS: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00 and a major grade point average of at least 5.50.

General education: 18 credits of general education from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science. Minimum six credits in each of three areas: humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science. Modes of reasoning is recommended. Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies general education rules apply.

Major credits: 75 credits including:

(i) Core: 60 credits including:

45 credits as follows:

• AP/ADMS 1000 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2500 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2510 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2511 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 1000 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 1010 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 1620 3.00 or SC/CSE 1020 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 2610 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3010 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3210 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3220 3.00 or SC/CSE 3421 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4010 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4030 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4040 3.00;
• SC/MATH 1190 3.00.

Six credits as follows:

• AP/ADMS 2320 3.00 and AP/ADMS 3330 3.00; or SC/MATH 2320 3.00 and SC/MATH 2565 3.00; or AP/ECON 2510 3.00 and AP/ECON 3480 3.00;

Nine additional credits in ITEC or ADMS from:

• AP/ADMS 2200 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2400 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2600 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 2620 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3020 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3230 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3500 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3505 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4000 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4100 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4101 3.00.

Notes:

1. ITEC 3500 is a mandatory course in the information technology auditing and assurance stream, ITEC 3020 and ITEC 3230 are mandatory courses in the e-commerce development stream and ITEC 4101 is a mandatory course in the business systems analysis stream.
2. At least 18 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

(ii) Stream: an additional 15 credits from one of the following streams:

Information Technology Auditing and Assurance Stream

• AP/ADMS 3521 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 4515 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 4517 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 4518 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3500 3.00.

E-Commerce Development Stream

• AP/ITEC 3020 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3230 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4020 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4220 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4305 3.00.

Business Systems Analysis Stream

• AP/ADMS 3502 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 3521 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 4511 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 4900 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 4101 3.00.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major (ADMS and ITEC): at least 18 credits including AP/ECON 1000 3.00 and AP/ECON 1010 3.00 and AP/WRIT 3988 3.00.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting BAS program requirements.

Program notes for BAS ITEC courses: the following chart refers only to courses completed prior to entry to the BAS program.

Program notes for BAS: the following chart refers only to courses completed prior to entry to the BAS program.

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