Information Technology Sciences, B.S.

Purpose Statement
The purpose of the School of Computer and Information Sciences is to provide instructional programs that focus on 
the computer and information sciences and prepare individuals for various occupations in information technology 
and computer operations fields.
Program Goals:
1. To equip students, through a high quality and highly affordable education, with the knowledge and skills needed to create professional information systems solutions.
2. To create scholars who bear the proper information systems tools and concepts that nurture critical thinkers toward a life-more-abundant.
3. To develop leaders who serve government, industry, and academia by applying their newfound knowledge in an ethically sound manner.
4. To provide higher education services grounded in Christian principles and values while incorporating cutting-edge technologies that prepare students to enter, or grow within, the technology professions.
5. To enhance and promote critical and creative thinking as essential skills within information sciences, and life itself, through problem determination, analysis, and solution implementation.
6. To impart the tools and knowledge of academic research thereby encouraging students to critically evaluate, investigate, and synthesize hypotheses as a means to link scholarly research to practical results.