2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Computer Information Systems

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)
Required Business Core Courses (42 hours)*
Required CIS Courses (27 hours)*
Required Business Electives (5 hours)*
Required General Electives (1-4 hours)*

* indicates all courses require a "C" or higher. GEC requirements that require a "C" or higher is ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 110, MATH 111, and MATH 121

120 minimum hours required for graduation.

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

Both ENG 101 and ENG 102 require a grade of "C" or better.

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3

SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I - Mathematics- 3 or 4 hours

Choose one of the following:

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3

MATH 111College Algebra

3

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3

ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3

MU 129Music Listening

3

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - Economics - 3 hours

ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - non-Economics - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3

PSY 201General Psychology

3

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

SOC 210/ANTH 210Cultural Anthropology

3

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one sequence:

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

and

HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3

or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

and

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences Biology - 4 hours

Choose one set from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4

or

BIO 111General Biology I

3

and

BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1

Area II - Natural Sciences - non-Biology - 4 hours

Choose one set from the following:

CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3

and

CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1

or

CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3

and

CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

or

PS 100Physical Science

4

Required Business Core Courses - 42 hours


ACC 211Principles of Accounting I

3

ACC 212Principles of Accounting II

3

BUA 101Introduction to Business

3

BUA 251Business Communications

3

BUA 340Legal Environment of Business

3

BUA 365Quantitative Methods I

3

BUA 485International Business

3

CIS 170Intro to Microcomputer Applications

3

CIS 300Principles of Information Systems

3

ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3

FIN 301Money and Banking

3

FIN 449Business Finance

3

MGT 363Principles of Management

3

MKT 362Principles of Marketing

3

All required Business Core Courses must have a grade of "C" or better.

Required CIS/CAI Courses - 24 hours


CIS 225Visual Basic Programming

3

CIS 311Database Management Systems - Concepts and Design

3

CIS 312Project Management

3

CIS 315/ACC 315Electronic Spreadsheet Applications

3

CIS 410Database Management Systems Implementation

3

CIS 430Information Systems Management

3

CIS 450E-Commerce

3

CAI 465Analytics and Informatics

3

and

CIS 495Senior Project

3

or

BUA 496Business Policy

3

All Required CIS/CAI courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.

Required Business Electives - 5 hours

Choose two courses designated at the 300 or higher level from the areas of ACC, BUA, CAI, CIS, ECON, FIN, MGT, and MKT. CIS 225, CIS 226, MATH 112, and MATH 121 may also be used. With the persmission of the Dean and the Instructor, MBA graduate courses may be used. All Required Business Electives must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.

General Electives - 1-4 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120 hours.

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

Total Required Business Core Courses (42 hours)

Total Required CIS Courses (27 hours)

Total Required Business Electives (5 hours)

Total General Electives (1-4 hours)

All courses require a “C” or higher.

120 minimum hours required for graduation.