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    Degree offered: Bachelor of Science  

    Minor offered: Computer Information Systems 

    The Computer Information Systems major is designed to give students a solid foundation in computer programming concepts, networks, database systems and analysis of information technology. Knowledge gained from this study prepares students for a variety of career paths including software engineering, systems development, web development, technology management, teaching, robotics and graduate studies. Students will complete their major by specializing in an area of their choice, selected from the concentrations shown below. By choosing a concentration and associated electives, the student creates a major which reflects their intellectual and vocational interests.

    • The programming concentration provides a comprehensive computer science curriculum from a software-based approach.
    • The management concentration supplies some fundamental theory of business administration and finance along with associated technology and systems analysis skills in order to provide a synergistic management information systems curriculum of business practices and computational tools.
    • The quantitative concentration provides additional mathematical rigor essential for the development of algorithmic approaches in computer technology (such as digital signal processing, data modeling, feedback control systems, etc.).
    • The web development concentration supplies both the theoretical understanding and the practical application experience for the design, implementation and maintenance of network content like multimedia applications, database-driven websites, network scripting and programming, etc.
    • The cognitive concentration is an interdisciplinary curriculum in cognitive science with an emphasis on the interaction between human and computer problem-solving endeavors. Topics include machine learning and artificial intelligence, distributed computation, interface design, robotics, heuristic decision-making, etc.

     


    Requirements for a B.S. in Computer Information Systems

    Courses
    See course descriptions for prerequisites and co-requisites        		Credits
       
    Students must complete the core requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in addition to the major requirements listed below.  
       
    Major Requirements (24)  
    CIS 150 Programming in C/C++ 3*
    CIS 180 Survey of Computer Info Systems 3*
    CIS 200 Data Structures 3*
    CIS 234 Database Management Systems 3*
    CIS 316 Networks and Database Communications 3*
    CIS 479 CORE: Capstone Seminar 3*
    MTH 121 Mathematics for Liberal Arts 3*
    MTH 145 Discrete Mathematics 3*
       
    Select one of the following concentrations:  
       
    Programming Concentration (25)  
    CIS 210 Assembly Language 3*
    CIS 230 Operating Systems 3*
    CIS 252 Programming in Java 3*
    CIS 350 Advanced Data Structures 3*
    CIS Electives (not CIS 105, 106, 107, 185, 203, 479) 9*
    MTH 240 Calculus I 4*
       
    Management Concentration (39)  
    CIS 324 Systems Analysis 3*
    CIS 334 Advanced Database Management 3*
    CIS Electives (not CIS 105, 106, 107, 185, 203, 479) 6*
    ACT 210 Accounting for Financial Decision Making 3*
    ACT 220 Accounting for Managerial Decision Making 3*
    BUS 220 Principles of Marketing 3*
    BUS 240 Management 3*
    FIN 325 Managerial Finance 3*
    ECN 207 Principles of Micro Economics 3*
    ECN 208 Principles of Macro Economics 3*
    MTH 140 Introduction to Statistics 3*
    PHL 242 Applied Ethics OR PHL 346 Principles of Business Ethics 3*
       
    Quantitative Concentration (30)  
    CIS 210 Assmebly Language 3*
    CIS Electives (not CIS 105, 106, 107, 185, 203, 479) 6*
    MTH 240 Calculus I 4*
    MTH 241 Calculus II 4*
    MTH 242 Multivariable Calculus 4*
    MTH 243 Differential Equations 3*
    MTH 270 Mathematical Statistics 3*
    MTH 350 Linear Algebra 3*
       
    Web Development Concentration (24)  
    CIS 120 Electronic Design and Layout 3*
    CIS 252 Programming in Java 3*
    CIS 334 Advanced Database Management 3*
    CIS 352 Programming for Internet Applications 3*
    CIS 370 Software Tools for Data Analysis & Visualization 3*
    CIS Electives (not CIS 105, 106, 107, 185, 203, 479) 9*
       
    Cognitive Concentration (30)  
    CIS 230 Operating Systems 3*
    CIS Electives (not CIS 105, 106, 107, 185, 203, 479) 6*
    MTH 140 Introduction to Statistics 3*
    PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3*
    PSY 232 Research Methods and Statistics I  3*
    PSY 236 Biopsychology 3*
    PSY 237 Applied Cognitive Psych 3*
    PSY 332 Research Methods and Statistics II 3*
    PSY 434 Cognitive Processes 3*
       
    Total Credits Required
    *used to calculate major GPA    		 48-63

     

    Requirements for a Minor in Computer Information Systems

    Courses
    See course descriptions for prerequisites and co-requisites        		Credits
       
    CIS 150 Programming in C/C++ 3
    CIS 180 Survey of Computer Info Systems 3
    CIS 234 Database Management Systems 3
    CIS 316 Networks and Data Communications 3
    CIS Electives (not CIS 105, 106, 107, 185, 203, 479) 3
    MTH 145 Discrete Mathematics 3
       
    Total Credits Required 18

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