PART A - ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE OR
EQUIVALENT
To
enter the Jackson Community College/Franklin University program, you must meet
one of the following admissions criteria:
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Associate’s degree in:
Computer Programming
Specialist
Microcomputer
Applications Specialist
|
or |
Other AA, AS, AGS or AAS degree
|
or |
Completion of 60 semester hours
and
a 2.5 GPA.
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PART B - BRIDGE COURSES
The
following courses are required to be taken at
Jackson Community College
if not
previously completed.
General Education Bridge:
| Franklin Competency
Requirement |
Community
College Equivalent |
| English |
ENG 131 Writing Experience |
| Speech |
SPH 231 Comm Fundamentals
or 233 Argumentation & Debate, 234 Public Address or
240 Interpersonal Comm |
| Business/Technical
Writing |
ENG 232 Technical & Business Writing |
| Statistics |
CIS 205 Intro to Statistics
or MTH 133 Intro to Probability & Statistics |
| Science Course |
select from courses in the Science academic discipline at your community college |
| Social/Behavioral
Science Course |
select from courses in anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, economics, or political science |
| Humanities Course |
select from courses in the Humanities or History academic disciplines at your community college |
| Calculus |
MTH 151 Calculus I |
| Introduction to
Databases |
CIS 022 MS Access Workshop
or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 122 MS Access Comprehensive |
| Introduction to Presentational
Software |
CIS 119 MS Powerpoint
or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration |
| General Ed
Elective (6 semester hours) |
select from non-developmental courses in any general education discipline at your community college |
Computer Science Bridge:
| Introduction to
UNIX |
CIS 113 Operating System: UNIX |
| Computer Science
I |
(CPS 177 CSI: Science & Engineering
and CIS 165 Java Prog)
or (CIS 165 Java Prog
and 170 Prog in C++) |
| Computer Science
II |
CPS 217 Computer Science II |
| Discrete Mathematics |
MTH 147 Discrete Mathematics
*no longer taught at JCC |
Software
Engineering Option
|
12 semester hours of Computer Science
Electives
|
MIS
Option
|
8
semester hours of Electives which may include
WWW Design & Implementation, Business
Electives or MIS Electives
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Elective Bridge Courses
(taken at Jackson Community College)
Non-developmental level courses taken at your community college and not
applied directly toward another Bridge requirement will be applied in this area.
An official evaluation of transfer credit will determine the need for
electives. If you need additional courses to meet the 131 semester hour
minimum required for a Bachelor's degree, please select computer-related courses
from those offered at your community college. Other courses may be acceptable in
this area. Please see your community college advisor or Franklin University SSA
for approval prior to taking the course.
FRANKLIN
UNIVERSITY
PART C - CAPSTONE (40 semester hours)
The following Capstone courses are available
online and must be taken through Franklin's Community College Alliance program.
All students must take Franklin's orientation course, PF 321 Learning
Strategies, prior to other online courses at Franklin. It is recommended to take
PF 321 before beginning bridge courses at your community college. Degree-seeking
students must meet all the requirements for the degree(s) and major program(s)
in effect at the time they declare in writing a specific degree and major and
earn credit toward a degree by taking PF 321.Professional
Foundations (8 semester hours):
PF
321 Learning Strategies (2)
PF
305 Global Cultures (4)
PF 310 Effective Presentational Communication (2)
Major Area (48-52 semester hours):
COMP 313 Software Design & Construction
COMP 319 Algorithm Analysis (4)
COMP 340 Organization of Programming Languages (4)
COMP 345 Client/Server Programming (4)
COMP 360 Computer Architecture I (4)
COMP 380 Database Management Systems (4)
COMP 395 Software Engineering I (4)
COMP 460 Operating Systems (4)
COMP 470 Computer Networks (4)
COMP 495 Capstone (4)
MIS 320 Effective Technical Writing (4)
Select
one of the following options:
Software
Engineering Option
COMP
400 Systems Programming (4) |
MIS
Option
MIS
300 Management Information Systems (4)
MIS
310 Information Systems Architectures &
Technology (4)
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