Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems

Information Systems Core Course Requirements (49 credit hours)

Students should earn a grade of “C-” or better in individual courses in the IS major. A cumulative major GPA of at least 2.00 in the major requirements (core, related field, and IS electives) is needed to earn an undergraduate degree in information systems.

CSIS 110	Foundations of Information Systems	(3)
CSIS 130	Computer Programming II	(4)[T]
CSIS 150	Professional and Ethical Issues in CSIS	(3)
CSIS 210	Data Structures and Algorithms	(3)
CSIS 230	Programming in a Second Language	(3)
CSIS 250	Database Systems	(3)
CSIS 255	Web Technologies	(3)
CSIS 260	Systems Analysis, Design and Acquisition	(3)
CSIS 302	IT Infrastructure	(3)
CSIS 322	Computer Networks and Data Communication	(3)
CSIS 330	Software Engineering	(3)
CSIS 440	Software Project Management	(3)
CSIS 476	Computer Security and Information Assurance	(3)
CSIS 480	Business Process Management	(3)
CSIS 490	CSIS Capstone I	(3)
CSIS 491	CSIS Capstone II	(3)

Information Systems Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Students complete three CSIS courses (9 credit hours), selected in consultation with the academic advisor, to fulfill their IS electives. Two courses must be 300-level or higher and the remaining course can be 200-level or higher. All three courses must be from CSIS.

IS students are also expected to complete 33 credit hours of related field requirements, of which 16 credit hours are applicable to Gen Ed. The related field requirement component is composed of CSIS, MATH, science, and business.

CSIS Requirements (4 credit hours)

CSIS 120

Computer Programming I

(4) [T]

Computer science and information systems majors do not need to take CSIS 101 to fulfill their general education requirements, as CSIS 120 will automatically fulfill that requirement.

Math Requirements (6 credit hours)

MATH 213	Discrete Mathematics	(3) [M]
STAT 201	Statistics	(3) [M]

Sciences Requirements (8 credit hours)

BIOL 101	General Biology I	(3) [P]
BIOL 101L	General Biology I Laboratory	(1) [P]
	AND
BIOL 102	General Biology II	(3) [P]
BIOL 102L	General Biology II Laboratory	(1) [P]
	OR
PHYS 115	General Physics I	(3) [P]
PHYS 115L	General Physics I Laboratory	(1) [P]
	AND
PHYS 116	General Physics II	(3) [P]
PHYS 116L	General Physics II Laboratory	(1) [P]

Business Requirements (15 credit hours)

The following two courses are required for IS students:

MGMT 201	Principles of Management	(3)
ENTR 201	Principles of Entrepreneurship	(3)
Students are also required to choose ONE theme from the following coherent set options:
Option 1: Management
MGMT 301	Change Management	(3)
MGMT 315	Decision-Making in Management	(3)
ENTR 301	Intermediate Entrepreneurship	(3)
Option 2: Accounting
ACCT 201	Principles of Financial Accounting	(3)
ACCT 205	Managerial Accounting	(3)
ACCT 301	Intermediate Accounting I	(3)
Option 3: Finance
ACCT 201	Principles of Financial Accounting	(3)
FINC 332	Financial Management	(3)
FINC 343	Financial Services Management	(3)
Option 4: Marketing
ECON 200	Principles of Microeconomics	(3)
MRKT 200	Principles of Marketing	(3)
MRKT 309	Principles of E-Commerce	(3)