The Union County Academy for Information Technology (UCAIT) is a full time four-year public high school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus. The school is part of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools (UCVTS), which serves students in all of Union County. The school focuses on education in Computer Science and Computer Engineering with an emphasis on Mathematics and Science. Image File history File linksMetadata AIT_logo_new. ... A public high school is a secondary school that is financed by tax revenues and other government-collected revenues, and administered exclusively by, and at the discretion of, state and local officials. ... Map of Scotch Plains Township in Union County Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus is a hub for education located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. ... The Union County Vocational Technical Schools (UCVTS) are a grouping of schools on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. ... Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Computer engineering (also called electronic and computer engineering) is a discipline that combines elements of both electrical engineering and computer science. ...

Students have a very demanding curriculum which is on par with its sister school, the Union County Magnet High School. The Academy for Information Technology offers students the opportunity to become certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist, an A+ Hardware/OS Technician, an Oracle database Designer/Programmer and as a Programmer in the Java programming language. The Union County Magnet High School (UCMHS) is a magnet public high school located in Scotch Plains on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus, serving the vocational and technical educational needs of students throughout Union County, New Jersey. ... The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program is an IT professional certification for Microsoft products. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The term Oracle database may refer either to the database management system (DBMS) software released by Oracle Corporation as Oracle RDBMS, or to any of the individual databases managed by such software. ... Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1995. ...

Based on the performance on the Class of 2006 in the completion of their Oracle 9i exams, the Academy for Information Technology was named an Oracle Academy of Distinction by the Oracle Corporation. Additionally, a team of AIT students were recognized as international "Best of Category" winners in the October 2004 Oracle ThinkQuest competition. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software. ... ThinkQuest is an international website building competition sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation. ...

The AIT Building

The AIT Building is a large structure with a clock tower, located in the center of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus. After going through several phases of names such as the "New Academic Building" and the "Academic Services Building", the structure was officially dedicated on May 31, 2006, as "Bistocchi Hall - Academy for Information Technology" in honor of the district's superintendent, Dr. Thomas Bistocchi. The Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus is a hub for education located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Admissions

Applicants to the high school will proceed through the admission process as follows:

• Attendance at an information session
• Submission of an application to the Principal's office
• Admissions examination
• Notification of acceptance

The following criteria will be considered for admission:

• Grade Point Average (7th and 8th grade)
• Standardized Test Scores (7th grade)
• Admission Assessments

Scheduling

AIT classes run on a block scheduling system. Two revolving days (A/B) are broken up into five blocks (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10). Each block is 83 minutes in length. Depending on the student's grade level, periods 5 and 6 are Co-Curricular and the Lunch period, in some order.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from the Academy for Information Technology, a student is required to have taken:

• Four years of English
  • Freshmen: English I - World Literature
  • Sophomore: English II - Early American Literature
  • Junior: English III - Modern American Literature
  • Senior: English IV: Choice of Two Courses (British Literature or AP English Language and Composition)
• Four years of Mathematics. Mathematics courses depend on an individual's skill level, which is determined based on an initial assessment in the 8th grade year. Students are placed into one of the following classes each year:
  • Algebra 1
  • Combined Algebra (Algebra 1 & 2)
  • Geometry/Trigonometry
  • Math Analysis (Pre-Calculus)
  • Algebra 2/Trigonometry
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • Higher Level mathematics courses are offered at the Union County Magnet High School.
• Four years of Science
  • Freshmen: Biology I, Foundations of Science (1 Semester), Scientific Data Analysis (1 Semester)
  • Sophomore: Chemistry I
  • Junior: Physics I
  • Senior: Choice of: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C - Mechanics, or Ecology
• Four Years of Fitness/Health
• Four Years of Technology
  • Freshmen: Information Technology I - MOS Certifications in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Sophomore: Information Technology II - CompTIA A+ Hardware/Software Certification (2006 Version)
  • Junior: Information Technology III - Oracle 9i Introduction to SQL (1Z0-007) Certification
  • Senior: Information Technology IV - Sun Certified Java Programmer (AP Computer Science A)
• Three Years of Social Studies
  • Freshmen: World History
  • Sophomore: US History I
  • Junior: US History II
  • Senior: AP United States History, American Government, Economics/Global Ethics
• Three Years of a World Language
  • Spanish I - Spanish IV
  • Hispanic Culture & Literature
  • Linguistics
• Two years of Arts/Humanities
• One half year of Career Education
  • This requirement is integrated into other courses and does not impact scheduling.

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Articulation Agreement with Union County College

In addition to the certifications resulting from the successful completion of each Information Technology level, college credits from Union County College are awarded for the equivalent classes. Union County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Union County, New Jersey. ...

• IT I -> CIS 100 - Intro to Computing Applications (3 Credits)
• IT II -> CIS 101 - Intro to Information Systems (3 Credits)
• IT III -> CIS 204 - Database Management (3 Credits)
• IT IV -> CSC 100 - Computer Programming Fundamentals and CIS 106 - Java Programming (6 Credits)

Student Organizations

• Bridge Building Club
• Chess Club
• Community Service Club
• Drama Club
• FBLA - UCVTS FBLA website
• Forensics Club
• Math League
• Multi-Cultural Club
• National Honor Society
• Newspaper Club
• Robotics Club
• Science Olympiad
• SkillsUSA
• Student Government
• Yearbook Club

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Students

The Academy for Information Technology classes are relatively small with an estimated 50 students per grade and 17 students per class.

Transportation

Most of the students take school buses home, unless they live in Scotch Plains or another neighboring city. With written permission, some students may take the New Jersey Transit bus from a stop located at the edge of the campus. Students may also choose to drive to school by applying for a parking permit. Map of Scotch Plains Township in Union County Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ...

Colleges

Some colleges that students have been accepted to include Brown University, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carnegie-Mellon University, The College of New Jersey, Georgetown University, Kean University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology. Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Cornell University is a university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, U-M or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), is a four-year public institution located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a northern suburb of Trenton. ... Georgetown University is an elite private research university located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., United States. ... Kean University (formerly Kean College of New Jersey, and previously Newark State Teachers College) is a New Jersey state (public) university in Northern New Jersey. ... New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. ... “Rutgers” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• The Union County Academy for Information Technology Web site
• Academic Program Guide
• 2006-2007 School Profile
• Academy for Information Technology's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education