As an undergraduate you will find many opportunities to work part-time as a research assistant to a scientist on campus, or as an intern with a local business, applying what you have learned in the classroom. The University has a popular Cooperative Education program in which you spend alternate semesters, or a summer, as a student working in industry. Many have chosen positions in North Dakota and adjoining states with companies such as Great Plains Software. With the wide use of microcomputers there is a large and growing need for computer professionals within North Dakota. The department is located in the Industrial Agricultural Communications Center along with Information Technology Services.
Students have free access to a wide range of computer systems.
All students have free access to full-function Internet and World Wide Web facilities. The department and the University have assumed a leadership role in computer networking through the acquisition and implementation of high-bandwidth ATM network switches on campus. We also are a charter member of Internet II and have connectivity to the national VBNS research network. Residence halls are wired for the campus network, making it easy for students with home computers to access remote information for course work and various investigations. The department maintains a Web server with class assignments and other information which is accessed by thousands of users each day.