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:
Direct CAIS Study - 36-40 Credits:
- CAIS 0125 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems
- CAIS 0205 - Introduction to Cobol
- CAIS 0210 - Database Application Development Techniques
- CAIS 0308 - Advanced Cobol/File Processing
- CAIS 0310 - Database Management
- CAIS 0346 - Systems Analysis and Design
- CAIS 0353 - Applied Development Project
One of the following Algorithmic Language Electives - 3 or 4 Credits:
- CAIS 0117 - Introduction to Computer Programming
- CAIS 0120 - Computer Science/Program Design I *
One of the following CAIS courses (Tier 2 electives) - 3 or 4 Credits:
- CAIS 0120 - Computer Science/Program Design I *
- CAIS 0211 - RPG Programming Credits: 3
- CAIS 0212 - Visual Programming Concepts
- CAIS 0216 - Web-Based Application Development
- CAIS 0220 - Computer Science/Program Design II
- CAIS 0236 - Computer Organization and Architecture
Note:
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Two of the following CAIS courses (Tier 3 electives) - 6 or 7 Credits:
- CAIS 0230 - Data Structures/Algorithm Analysis
- CAIS 0290 - Introduction to Computer Security
- CAIS 0305 - Elements of Systems Programming
- CAIS 0307 - Organization of Programming Languages
- CAIS 0312 - End-User Computing: an Overview
- CAIS 0315 - Multimedia Presentation Technology
- CAIS 0316 - Web Programming
- CAIS 0337 - Networking and Client/Server Computing
- CAIS 0341 - Computer Graphics
- CAIS 0347 - Introduction to Networking
- CAIS 0350 - Artificial Intelligence
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
- ACCT 0105 - Principles of Accounting II
- MGMT 0221 - Business Management: A Survey of Organizational Development and Management Principles
- MGMT 0250 - Quantitative Approaches to Business Decisions
- MGMT 0308 - Organizational Development & Behavior
Two of the following three courses - 6 Credits:
- FINC 0207 - Financial Management
- MGMT 0220 - Production/Operations Management
- MRKT 0231 - Marketing Management
Designated CORE and/or Liberal Arts courses - 9 Credits:
- ECON 0101 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 0108 - Elementary Statistics
- ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing
Additional Graduation Requirements
All students must meet the