Information Studies Pathway

WCTC AAS IT-Web and Software Developer to UWM BS Information Science and Technology

The IT-Web & Software Developer AAS degree at WCTC teaches students to create web applications and develop software solutions. Coursework covers other concepts like:

• Designing web and software applications
• Applying data persistence technologies
• Developing documentation
• Using infrastructures
• Analyzing new technologies

The Information Science & Technology BS at UWM prepares students to be IT leaders. Students build on their earlier technical courses to learn:

• Information science
• Information architecture
• Human factors in information seeking and use
• Information organization, storage and retrieval
• Applications of the internet

UWM offers the Information Science & Technology program in-person, online, hybrid and competency-based formats. 

Both programs also emphasize:

• Practical communication skills
• Critical thinking & problem solving
• Interpersonal relations

The transfer pathway below follows the School of Information Studies’ broad-based transfer policy for associate degree holders. The policy applies to associate degrees in many related fields, including:

• Accounting
• Business
• Computer information systems
• Computer software
• Marketing
• Networking
• Printing and publishing
• Visual communications
• and others

UWM offers other computer-related degrees for students with backgrounds in IT:

• BBA Information Technology Management
• BS Applied Computing
• BA Computer Science
• BS Computer Science
• BSE Computer Engineering

To have as many courses transfer as possible, follow the course substitutions marked with an asterisk.