Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Information Systems is a recognized STEM program emphasizing the development and management of information technologies to improve business processes and support business strategies.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to gather requirements for business applications and develop application software.
- Upon completion, students will be able to design and implement databases to manage business data.
- Upon completion, students will be able design and deploy computer networks to support business data communication.
- Upon completion, students will demonstrate critical thinking and communication skills.
- Upon completion, students will understand core business concepts in various functional areas and apply these concepts to develop, deploy, and manage information systems that effectively address strategic business challenges.
Curriculum
Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling for upper division courses. Specified prerequisites are designated for certain courses.
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students are required to complete specific courses in certain core areas. | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR ECONOMICS & BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| For U.S. History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| For Social & Behavioral Sciences select: | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| For Component Area Option select: | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| Business Foundations | ||
| Additional hours required in general education core. | 2 | |
| UNIV 1101 | CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS | 1 |
| or UNIV 1131 | STUDENT SUCCESS | |
| MANA 1301 | BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| BSTAT 2305 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING | 3 |
| BCOM 3360 | EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MARK 3321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| OPMA 3306 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MANA 4322 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Information Systems Specialization | ||
| INSY 3300 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING | 3 |
| INSY 3303 | COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING | 3 |
| INSY 3304 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 3 |
| INSY 3305 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | 3 |
| INSY 4305 | ADVANCED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| INSY 4306 | ADVANCED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| INSY 4325 | CAPSTONE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Select two Information Systems courses numbered 3000 or higher. | 6 | |
| Advanced Electives | ||
| Select two non-Information Systems courses numbered 3000 or higher. | 6 | |
| Select one Business or non-Business course numbered 3000 or higher. 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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The student studying information systems is encouraged to take a computer science course as an outside elective. Required information systems electives and advanced business electives should be selected with the advice of an academic advisor.
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| MATH 1315 | 3 | MATH 1316 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | 3 | ECON 2306 | 3 |
| MANA 1301 | 3 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| UNIV-BU 1131Freshmen Only | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | 3 | BSTAT 2305 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | Life & Physical Science | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture | 3 | Elective(2 Hours for Freshman/3 Hours for Transfer) | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| INSY 3300 | 3 | INSY 3304 | 3 |
| INSY 3303 | 3 | INSY 4305 | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | 3 | BCOM 3360 | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | 3 | MARK 3321 | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| INSY 3305 | 3 | INSY 4306 | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | 3 | INSY 4325 | 3 |
| Advanced INSY Elective | 3 | MANA 4322 | 3 |
| Advanced INSY Elective | 3 | OPMA 3306 | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||