Networking and Telecommunications at St. John's University is a
professional curriculum built upon a liberal arts core leading to
the Bachelor of Science degree. The Networking and
Telecommunications major, offered to both day and evening students,
is designed to provide both a comprehensive education leading to
such initial careers as telecommunications analyst, systems
analyst, network manager and first-line supervisor and a solid
preparation for further academic and professional study in
networking , computer science and decision sciences. Options
are available to enable students to earn the Bachelor of Science in
Networking and Telecommunications with a minor in
business.
An Associate in Science degree program (2 Year), with a major in
Networking, is also available.
Academic Computing Facilities
St. John's University is committed to preparing its students
with the technological proficiency necessary to meet the challenges
of the 21st century. The University is equipped to meet the
instructional needs of students and faculty through state of the
art academic computing facilities. Students have access to
facilities which consist of microcomputer laboratories,
microcomputer classrooms, multimedia classrooms, and library patron
computers.
The University's state of the art network enables each
microcomputer to access a wide range of software, as well as
electronic mail and the Internet through the World Wide Web.
A variety of educational, business, statistical, and other
electronic information resources are accessible through the
campus's high speed GigiByte backbone with 100 Mbps Ethernet to
each desktop computer. Internet connectivity is provided
through a 100 MB link. The Intel Corporation has named St.
John's University one of the most wireless campuses in the United
States. In a survey of "Most Unwired College Campuses", St.
John's University has ranked among the top 10 for two years in a
row.
Microcomputer Laboratories
The microcomputer laboratories now contain more than 300 Intel
workstations and over 30 high end Macintosh computers.
As a result of major hardware/software upgrades, the university
has many Pentium 4 2.8 GHz platforms with CDRW/DVD drives and 1 GB
of RAM matched by multimedia monitors, Windows XP operating system
(OS), the MS Office XP Professional suite as well as many other
Windows-based applications. All the computers are connected
to the SJU computer network, UNIX servers, and Windows NT file
servers. Macintosh computing resources consist primarily of
G5s, with 512 Megabytes of RAM, and running MAC 10.3
OS. Printing facilities for both platforms consist of
shared high speed B&W as well as HP color laser printers.
Department Contacts
Ronald W. Fechter
Chair, Division of Computer
Science, Mathematics and Science
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-6473
fechterr@stjohns.edu
Frank Servas, Jr.
Director
Associate Professor
Mathematics, Science & Computer Science
Bent Hall Room 425
servasf@stjohns.edu
Larry D. Stouder
Director
Assistant Professor
Mathematics, Science & Computer Science
Bent Hall 427
(718) 990-2038
stouderl@stjohns.edu
Undergraduate Admission
Contacts
Queens
Office of Admission
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
1 (888) 9STJOHNS
admissions@stjohns.edu