Information Systems - Management Information Systems Emphasis (B.S.)

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Program Information

All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major.
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.

Program Prerequisites

The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems strongly recommends that students complete the following courses as part of their General Education requirements, as they are prerequisites for required major courses. Students who do not complete these courses as part of General Education can potentially add additional credits and time to their degree.

CSIS 1010 - E-Commerce in a Global Society (can be used to fulfill General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences Knowledge Area)
MATH 1040 - Statistics * and MATH 1050 - College Algebra * (either can be used to fulfill General Education Quantitative Literacy)

* Note: Students who are not prepared for this math course may need additional math credits/preparation. Please consult your Student Success Advisor for more information.

General Education Requirement (31-36 Credits)

See General Education for course options.

Core Course Requirements 12-13 Credits
Knowledge Area Requirements 19-23 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 for more information.

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

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

Bachelor of Science 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 your Student Success Advisor for details.

Information Systems - Management Information Systems Curriculum Summary (84 Credits)

CSIS Common Core (21 Credits)

CS 1400 - Fundamentals of Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 1410 - Object Oriented Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 2300 - Discrete Structures 3 Credit(s)
CS 2420 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures 3 Credit(s)
CS 3200 - Database Design and Management 3 Credit(s)
IS 2600 - Data Communications and Networking 3 Credit(s)
IS 3650 - Network Security 3 Credit(s)

Information Systems Required Core (33 Credits)

ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles 3 Credit(s)
EET 2750 - PC Hardware 3 Credit(s)
IS 2000 - Web Development 3 Credit(s)
IS 2620 - Network Administration I 3 Credit(s)
IS 2670 - Information Security and Assurance 3 Credit(s)
IS 3050 - Environments of Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
IS 3100 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit(s)
IS 4810 - IS Capstone Project 3 Credit(s)
MATH 1100 - Applied Calculus 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 3180 - Management and Organizations 3 Credit(s)
MKTG 3010 - Marketing Principles 3 Credit(s)

Management Information Systems Emphasis (30 Credits)

MIS Core Required Courses (18 Credits)

ACCT 2020 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 2010 - Computer Applications 3 Credit(s)
FIN 3250 - Managerial Finance I 3 Credit(s)
IS 4750 - eBusiness Systems 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 3050 - International Business 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 4100 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3 Credit(s)

Select Four of the Following Electives (12 Credits)

ART 3250 - Web Design I 3 Credit(s)
ART 4250 - Web Design II 3 Credit(s)
CS 3150 - C and C++ Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 3300 - Mobile App Development for Android 3 Credit(s)
CS 3600 - Operating Systems 3 Credit(s)
CS 4300 - Mobile App Development for iOS 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3700 - Computer Forensics 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4540 - Human-Computer Interfaces 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4560 - Big Data Analytics 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4700 - Internet Forensics and Cyber Security 3 Credit(s)
EET 2780 - Digital Electronics I 3 Credit(s)
IS 3620 - Network Administration II 3 Credit(s)
IS 3660 - Network Design and Implementation 3 Credit(s)
IS 3750 - Security Scripting 3 Credit(s)

Free Electives (0-1 Credits)

Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. For a bachelor’s degree, students must earn a minimum of 40 upper-division credits (courses numbered 3000-4999). Students may need to select additional upper-division courses not included in their major requirements in order to reach this minimum. Please consult your Student Success Advisor for details.