Information Systems Composite, B.S.

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Recommended for students who seek careers in information systems or who wish to pursue graduate education. This is a SUU composite degree (a minor is not required).

Credits older than 10 years must be approved by the CSIS Department Chair before being allowed to count towards the major due to the rapid change in the industry.

General Education Core (33 Credits)

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Core Course Requirements (must take MATH 1040 ) 13 credits
Knowledge Areas Requirements (must take CSIS 1010 ) 20-22 credits

Experiential Education University Requirement - EDGE Program (3 Credits)

NOTE: As of 7/12/2019, students pursuing this bachelor’s degree are no longer required to complete the EDGE courses for graduation.

See Experiential Education .

EDGE 1010 - Becoming an Engaged Learner 1 credit
EDGE 3000-level (EDGE 3010 , EDGE 3020 , EDGE 3030 , EDGE 3040 , or EDGE 3050 ) 1 credit
EDGE 4000-level (EDGE 4010 , EDGE 4020 , EDGE 4030 , EDGE 4040 , or EDGE 4050 ) 1 credit

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirement (12 Credits*)

B.S. Degree - Math or Science minimum requirement (12 credits)

* Note: Most or all of the B.S. requirements may be met by fulfilling the General Education Core and Knowledge Areas. Because of this, these credits are typically not counted in the degree total at the bottom of page. Transfer students not majoring in a math or science field may need additional math/science courses to reach the minimum 12 credits. Consult a Student Success Advisor for details.

CSIS Common Core (36 Credits)

CSIS 1400 - Fundamentals of Programming 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 1410 - Object Oriented Programming 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2300 - Discrete Structures 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2420 - Introduction to Algorithms & Data Structures 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2600 - Data Communications & Networking 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2810 - Computer Organization & Architecture 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3100 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3200 - Database Design & Management 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3600 - Operating Systems 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3650 - Network Security 3 Credit(s)
EET 2750 - PC Hardware 3 Credit(s)
EET 2780 - Digital Electronics I 3 Credit(s)

IS Core Required (27 Credits)

ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2000 - Web Development 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2010 - Computer Applications 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2620 - Network Administration I 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2670 - Information Security & Assurance 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3050 - Environments of Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4810 - IS Capstone Project 3 Credit(s)
MATH 1100 - Applied Calculus 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 3180 - Management & Organizations 3 Credit(s)

IS Business Electives (9 Credits)

Choose three of the following classes:

ACCT 2020 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
FIN 3250 - Managerial Finance I 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 3050 - International Business 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 4100 - Organizational Behavior & Leadership 3 Credit(s)
MKTG 3010 - Marketing Principles 3 Credit(s)

IS Major Electives (15 Credits)

Choose 5 of the following classes:

ART 3250 - Web Design I 3 Credit(s)
ART 4250 - Web Design II 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3150 - C and C++ Programming 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3300 - Mobile Application Development for Android 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3620 - Network Administration II 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3660 - Network Design & Implementation 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3700 - Computer Forensics 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4300 - Mobile Application Development for iOS 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4540 - Human-Computer Interfaces 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4700 - Internet Forensics & Cyber Security 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4750 - e-Business Systems 3 Credit(s)