2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
Requirements
Students who wish to major in information systems must complete the following.
1. Degree Requirements
Students must complete the general university degree requirements as identified in the General Academic Policies section of the catalog.
2. Admission
Admission to major standing in information systems (IS) is competitive and requires an application. See the information systems program description for more information regarding admission to the major.
3. Information Systems Major
All information systems majors must complete the following 47.5 to 50.5 credit hours of CIS courses with a minimum 2.0 GPA:
- CIS 162 - Computer Science I (4 credits)
- CIS 230 - Hardware and Software (3 credits)
- CIS 231 - Problem Solving Using Spreadsheets (3 credits)
- CIS 238 - Internet Media and Programming (3 credits)
- CIS 250 - Principles of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 260 - Application Development in Visual Basic (4 credits)
- CIS 290 - Professional Responsibilities and Practices (3 credits)
- CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
- CIS 333 - Database Management and Implementation (3 credits)
- CIS 337 - Network Systems Management (3 credits)
- CIS 358 - Information Assurance (3 credits)
- CIS 450 - IS Project Management (3 credits)
- CIS 460 - Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 463 - Information Systems Project (3 credits) (Capstone)
- CIS 490 - Internship (2 to 5 credits)
Select One
Information systems majors must select one of the following three-course tracks:
Software Development
AND choose two of the following:
- CIS 241 - System-level Programming and Utilities (3 credits) OR CIS 253 - COBOL (4 credits) OR CIS 371 - Web Application Programming (3 credits) OR CIS 163 - Computer Science II (4 credits)
Network Management and Security
AND choose one of the following:
- CIS 338 - Wide Area Network Engineering (3 credits) OR CIS 375 - Wireless Networks and Security (3 credits)
Data Analysis
- CIS 320 - Visualization of Data and Information (3 credits)
- CIS 331 - Data Analysis Tools and Techniques (3 credits)
AND choose one of the following:
IS Specialization
- A list of nine credit hours is required to customize a concentration in specialized areas to complement the student's program goals. The selection of this option and a list of three courses must be approved prior to courses being taken in the track. Courses in the core cannot be counted again in this IS specialization track.
Bachelor of Science Course Requirements
Completion of MTH 125, and either STA 215 or STA 312, and either CIS 330, or CIS 333, or CIS 337 satisfies the B.S. degree requirement courses for information systems majors.
All information systems majors must complete the following cognate courses (36 credits):
- ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
- FIN 300 - Fundamentals of Finance for Non-Business Majors (3 credits) OR FIN 320 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits) OR MGT 331 - Managing People and Organizations (3 credits)
- MKT 300 - Fundamentals of Marketing for Nonbusiness Majors (3 credits) OR MKT 350 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
- MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits)
- WRT 350 - Business Communication (3 credits)
Select one from each of the following two groupings:
- ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics (3 credits) OR
ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits) OR
STA 312 - Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
Suggested Order of Coursework for a Major in Information Systems
This suggested order of coursework assumes that students will complete the IS foundation and general education courses with the help of their advisor and apply for admission during the winter semester of their first year. The following course sequence also assumes a strong mathematics background for the entering student. If deficiencies exist, completing the mathematics prerequisites should be the student's top priority.
Year One
- CIS 160 - Learn to Code in Python (3 credits)
- CIS 162 - Computer Science I (4 credits)
- CIS 230 - Hardware and Software (3 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
- MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
Year Two
- ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- CIS 250 - Principles of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 238 - Internet Media and Programming (3 credits)
- CIS 260 - Application Development in Visual Basic (4 credits)
- CIS 290 - Professional Responsibilities and Practices (3 credits)
- CIS 333 - Database Management and Implementation (3 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
Year Three
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
- CIS 337 - Network Systems Management (3 credits)
- CIS 358 - Information Assurance (3 credits)
- ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics (3 credits) OR ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits) OR MGT 331 - Managing People and Organizations (3 credits)
- MKT 300 - Fundamentals of Marketing for Nonbusiness Majors (3 credits) OR MKT 350 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
- WRT 350 - Business Communication (3 credits)
- IS track course elective (3 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
Year Four
- IS track course elective (3 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
- CIS 450 - IS Project Management (3 credits)
- CIS 460 - Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 490 - Internship (2 to 5 credits)
- IS track course elective (3 or 4 credits)
- CIS 463 - Information Systems Project (3 credits)
- FIN 300 - Fundamentals of Finance for Non-Business Majors (3 credits) OR FIN 320 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)