Computer Information Systems, B.S.

Requirements for the Computer Information Systems Major

The CIS program of study requires 66-70 credits in the major, to include 36-40 credits of direct CAIS study, 21 credits in business background courses, and 9 credits in supporting liberal arts course work (of which 9-10 credits simultaneously fulfill 3 core course requirements). The requirements are as follow:

Note:

(*CAIS 0120 may satisfy either the Algorithmic Language or the Tier 2 requirement, but not both.)

Two of the following CAIS courses (Tier 3 electives) - 6 or 7 Credits:

CAIS 0230 - Data Structures/Algorithm Analysis Credits: 4
CAIS 0290 - Introduction to Computer Security Credits: 3
CAIS 0305 - Elements of Systems Programming Credits: 3
CAIS 0307 - Organization of Programming Languages Credits: 3
CAIS 0312 - End-User Computing: An Overview Credits: 3
CAIS 0315 - Multimedia Presentation Technology Credits: 3
CAIS 0316 - Web Programming Credits: 3
CAIS 0337 - Networking and Client/Server Computing Credits: 3
CAIS 0341 - Computer Graphics Credits: 3
CAIS 0347 - Introduction to Networking Credits: 3
CAIS 0350 - Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3

One additional Tier 2 or Tier 3 elective from the lists above - 3-4 Credits

Business Background Study - 21 Credits:

ACCT 0104 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 0105 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
MGMT 0221 - Business Management: A Survey of Organizational Development and Management Principles Credits: 3
MGMT 0250 - Quantitative Approaches to Business Decisions Credits: 3
MGMT 0308 - Organizational Development & Behavior Credits: 3

Two of the following three courses - 6 Credits:

FINC 0207 - Financial Management Credits: 3
MGMT 0220 - Production/Operations Management Credits: 3
MRKT 0231 - Marketing Management Credits: 3

Designated CORE and/or Liberal Arts courses - 9 Credits:

ECON 0101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
MATH 0108 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .

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