Electronic data is often used as evidence in court. Forensic specialists learn how to identify, preserve, and extract data from electronic devices, such as computers and smart phones. The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (IT) degree prepares students to install, manage, and maintain the computing infrastructure on which organizational systems run. The Computer Forensics and Security emphasis provides students with a solid foundation for employment by government or corporate sector to work in a computer forensics lab as a forensic analyst or in information security.

Total Program Credits: 122

General Education Requirements:			38 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
	MATH 1050	College Algebra	4
or	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History  (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3) (recommended)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness	2
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life (2)
Distribution Courses:
	Biology Distribution		3
	Physical Science Distribution		3
	PHYS 2010	College Physics I	4
and	PHYS 2015	College Physics I Lab (fulfills Additional Biology or Physical Science Distribution)	1
	Fine Arts Distribution		3
	ENGL 2100	Technical Communication WE (fulfills Humanities Distribution)	3
	CJ 1010	Introduction to Criminal Justice (Social/Behavioral Science Distribution)	3
Discipline Core Requirements:			63 Credits
Math Requirement:
	STAT 2050	Introduction to Statistical Methods (4)
or	MGMT 2340	Business Statistics I	3
IT Core Requirements:
	INFO 1120	Information Systems and Technology Fundamentals	3
	INFO 1200	Computer Programming I for IS/IT	3
	IT 1510	Introduction to System Administration--Linux/UNIX	3
	IT 1600	Computer Architecture and Systems Software	3
	INFO 2410	Database Fundamentals	3
	IT 2530	Introduction to System Administration--Windows Client	3
	IT 2600	Data Communication Fundamentals	3
or	CS 2600	Computer Networks I (3)
	IT 2700	Information Security Fundamentals	3
	INFO 3300	Web Systems Development	3
	INFO 3430	Systems Analysis and Design WE	3
	IT 3510	Advanced System Administration--Linux/UNIX	3
	IT 3530	Advanced System Administration--Windows Server	3
	IT 3600	Internetworking and Router Management	3
	IT 3700	Information Security--Network Defense and Countermeasures	3
	INFO 405G	Global Ethical and Professional Perspectives in IS and IT WE	3
	INFO 4430	Systems Design and Implementation	3
	IT 4600	Enterprise Network Architectures and Administration	3
	IT 4700	Enterprise Cybersecurity Management	3
IT Application Domain Requirement:			6
Two specified courses to provide students with knowledge of an application domain of their choice and interest. (See department advisor for list of approved courses.) For the Computer Forensics and Security emphasis, the following 2 courses are required: CJ 1330 Criminal Law and CJ 1340 Criminal Investigations.
Some possible application domains are:
	Accounting/IT Auditor
	Business
	Communications
	Computer Science
	Construction
	Criminal Justice (Choose this domain for Computer Forensics and Security emphasis)
	Forensics
	Geographic Information Systems
	Health professions
	Hospitality Management
	Manufacturing/Production
	Military Science
	Multimedia/Digital Media
	Physical Sciences
	Social Sciences
Emphasis Requirements:			12 Credits
	IT 2800	Computer Forensic Fundamentals	3
	IT 3350	Intellectual Property and Cyber Law	3
	IT 4800	Advanced Mobile Devices Forensics	3
	IT 4850	Digital Forensics Investigations	3
Emphasis Elective Requirements:			9 Credits
Select 9 credit hours from the following:			9
	INFO 2200	Computer Programming II for IS IT (3.0)
	INFO 3330	Client-Side Web Development (3.0)
	INFO 3360	Server-Side Web Frameworks (3.0)
	INFO 3410	Database Systems and Warehousing (3.0)
	INFO 4135	Data Security Analytics (3.0)
	INFO 4415	Database Security and Auditing (3.0)
	INFO 4425	Web Application Security (3.0)
	IT 1200	Scripting for Administrators (3.0)
	IT 3540	Mac OS and Server Support (3.0)
	IT 459R	Current Topics in Information Technology (3.0)
	IT 4750	Network Security and Operations Capstone (3.0)
	IT 481R	Internship  (1.0)
	CS 3270	Python Software Development (3.0)
	Other approved upper-division Information Technology and Information Systems courses

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of at least 122 semester credits required in the BS degree; at least 40 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
2. Overall grade point average 2.0 or above with a minimum of 2.5 GPA in all discipline core, specialty core, and elective courses with no grade lower than a "C-."
3. Residency hours: Minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements. Students are responsible for completing all prerequisite courses.
5. Completion of GE global intercultural requirement. INFO 405G Global Ethical and Professional Perspectives in IS and IT GI WE satisfies this requirement.
6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.