Pace University's School of Computer Science and Information Systems is pleased to offer you the following online learning opportunities:

Within the context of the University's mission and the missions of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, School of Computer Science and Information Systems and Lubin School of Business, the goal of the Accelerated Bachelors Degree Program is to prepare students for successful professional careers in a global economy in the midst of rapid technological change.
The students in the program will be adults who do not wish to or cannot attend traditionally scheduled classes, who have experience in the workplace, who have an associate's degree or the equivalent, who have very full professional and personal lives, and who are motivated to learn in an online electronic environment.

Most of the students in the Telecommunications Concentration will be working in corporations that are in the telecommunications business. They want to complete their bachelor's degree program and have the credential and knowledge that will enable them to be promoted within their company or to move to another employer. Specifically, the concentration strives to:

• provide a strong foundation in the technical and non-technical aspects of emerging telecommunications technologies.
• establish an understanding of technology management.
• develop skills to work effectively with the Internet and to create multimedia Web pages.
• refine an ability to work on teams to solve problems.
• use innovative technology to manage projects and establish cost projections.
• prepare graduates for development of effective interpersonal relationships in organizations including: superior-subordinate relationships, formal and informal group interactions; interpersonal and intergroup conflict, motivation and job satisfaction.
• develop an understanding of the theory and practice of effective communication between individuals from diverse domestic and international cultures.

To be accepted into this degree program:

• A student must have at least 3 years of full-time experience or the equivalent.
• A student must have successfully earned at least 64 college credits with a minimum QPA of 2.5 from a regionally accredited institution or a combination of 64 credits obtained through Pace Experiential Learning credits, CLEP, and college credits. There will be a review of the student's transcript to ensure no duplication of credit.
• A student who has earned the A.A. or A.S. will be eligible to apply all credits toward the prerequisite 64 credits. All others will have transcripts reviewed to ensure successful completion of a minimum of 32 Liberal Arts and Sciences credits. To be eligible to apply credits earned in an AAS degree, a student must complete the minimum Liberal Arts requirement. For example, to complete this requirement the Next Step students will take a Liberal Arts elective during their first term at Pace University.
• A student must have credit for at least one credit-bearing college-level writing course or demonstration of writing ability by examination provided by Pace University.
• A student must complete Technical Math ( MAT 125 or its equivalent) and Computer Applications ( AIT 107 or its equivalent).
• A student must have two credit bearing college level telecommunication courses ( AIT 170: Telecommunications I or AIT 109: Broadband Essentials and AIT 235: Telecommunications II or AIT233: Wireless LANs or equivalents) and one credit bearing electronics course ( AIT 111: AC/DC Electrical Circuits or equivalent).
• Students are required to complete OSO: Online Student Orientation at Pace prior to the first term.