The College of Professional Studies, George Washington University offers Integrated Information, Science, and Technology (IIST) program.

Integrated Information, Science, and Technology (IIST) program

The Integrated Information, Science, and Technology (IIST) program is an innovative and interdisciplinary program designed for community college graduates and working professionals who are seeking to complete their bachelor’s degree.

Graduates can use their knowledge to be successful in a number fields including:

Information System
Technology Management and Consulting
Network Administration and Network Security
Health IT
Data Analytics

Admissions Requirements-

Associate’s degree in science, technology or related fields from a regionally accredited community college or university, or earned at least 60 transferrable credit hours of suitable course work from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, and provide application materials.

Must have a range of courses that satisfies a general education distribution requirement.

This requirement includes a total of 24 credit hours with at least 6 credit hours in each of the following general areas:

Quantitative and logical reasoning (earned at least 6 credit hours)
Natural sciences with one lab course (earned at least 6 credit hours)
Arts and humanities (earned at least 6 credit hours)
Social and behavioral sciences (earned at least 6 credit hours)

Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.70

Proof of high school completion, unless a university degree (Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate) was earned

Course structure-

General Education
6 credits of quantitative and logical reasoning
6 credits of social and behavioral sciences
6 credits of natural sciences, including one laboratory course
6 credits of arts and humanities

Required
PSIS 2101 Writing & Comm & Med Rel - I
PSIS 2102 Writing & Comm & Med Rel - II
PSIS 2103 Found Math & Stat Sci - I
PSIS 2104 Found Math & Stat Sci - II
PSIS 2105 Found Info Tech & Comp - I
PSIS 2106 Found Info Tech & Comp - II
PSIS 3122 Ethics in Sci & Tech Policy
PSIS 4138 Introduction to Health IT
PSIS 4142 Rel Databases & Design
PSIS 4152 Entrprnrshp/Tech Venture Cr
PSIS 4191 Capstone Project and Senior Thesis I
PSIS 4192 Caps Proj & Senior Thesis- II
or PSIS 4190 Capstone Proj & Senior Thesis
PSIS 4190 Capstone Proj & Senior Thesis

Electives

Four courses selected from the following:

PSIS 4132 Phys Principles of Biotech
PSIS 4133 Bioinformatics
PSIS 4137 Alternative Energy Sources
PSIS 4141 Comp & Telecom Networks
PSIS 4144 Info & Network Security
PSIS 4145 Software Sys Dev Processes
PSIS 4195 Undergraduate Research
PSIS 4199 Special Topics

Contact-

The George Washington University
2121 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-1000