ISC Program Requirements
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (ISC) | ||||||||||||
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1 - COMMUNICATIONS | ||||||||||||
Twelve (12) credit hours are required as follows: EH 101 - *English Composition I EH 102 - English Composition II CA 275 - Small Group Communications And EH 372 - Technical Writing (W) |
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2 - FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND HUMANITIES | ||||||||||||
Twelve (12) credit hours are required consisting of: CA - 110 Public Speaking One course (3 semester hours) from ARS 101, DRA 110, MUL 101, ARH 100, ARH 103, ARH 123, ARH 240 or ARH 242 One course from EH 215, EH 216, EH 225, EH 226, EH 235, or EH 236 One additional course (3 semester hours) from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages, Music, Philosophy and Literature. Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136) |
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3 - SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||||||||||||
Twelve (12) credit hours are required from the consisting of: EC 215 - Principles of Microeconomics One course from HY 101, HY 102, HY 135, or HY 136 Two additional courses (6 semester hours) from the following approved areas: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136) |
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4 - NATURAL SCIENCES | ||||||||||||
Eight (8) credit hours of natural sciences, which must include laboratory experiences, are required from approved areas: Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, and Geography 101 and 101L, Geography 102 and 102L. |
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5 - MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
Nine (9) credit hours are required as follows: One course from MA 120 - Calculus and Its Applications And One course from ST 210 - Statistical Reasoning And One course from BUS 255 - Applied Business Statistics II |
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6 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT | ||||||||||||
Fifteen (15) credit hours are required as follows: Nine (9) credit hours from the following courses: ACC 211 - Accounting Principles I Six (6) credit hours of 200 or higher courses from Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, or Marketing. Recommendation: Information Systems majors are encouraged to examine the General Business minor requirements for courses that could be used to satisfy both the Information Systems Environment and the General Business minor requirements. |
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7 - CORE COURSES | ||||||||||||
Forty-three (43) credit hours are required as follows: CIS 115 - Beginning Programming ISC 245 - Information Systems in Organizations ISC 272 - Systems Architecture ISC 285 - Intermediate Programming CIS 300 - Information Technology in Society CIS 321 - Data Communications and Networking CIS 324 - Database Design, Development, and Management ISC 360 - Info Systems Analysis and Design (W) ISC 361 - Database for Info Systems ISC 462 - Information Systems Strategy and Policy ISC 475 - Information Systems Project Management CIS 497 - Senior Capstone Experience (W) And CIS 498 - CIS Senior Seminar |
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8 - CIS ELECTIVES | ||||||||||||
Twelve (12) credit hours of approved electives are required. The following groups have been pre-approved as elective groups. All other elective combinations must be approved by the Information Systems Coordinator. Health Informatics HI 300 - Health Informatics Clinical Environment HI 410 - Health Informatics HI 450 - Health Data Security/Compliance HI 455 - Health Data Management and Decision Support Networking | Three (3) courses selected from: ITE 382 - Network Administration ITE 384 - Network Infrastructure ITE 476 - Network Security Management ITE 484 - Advanced Network Management Advanced Application Development | Three (3) courses selected from: ITE 370 - Advanced Application Development ISC 472 - Advanced Data Management ITE 474 Human Computer Interface ITE 490 Special Topics: Python Programming Web Publishing | Three (3) courses selected from: ITE 375 - Publishing for the World Wide Web ITE 380 - Multimedia Production ITE 453 - Web Site Management ITE 474 - Human Computer Interface Digital Forensics | Three (3) courses selected from: CJ 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice ITE 372 - Advanced Operating Systems ITE 373 - File Systems for Digital Forensics ITE 473 - Digital Forensics Analysis |
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9 - GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVES | ||||||||||||
Hours as needed to meet degree and 128-semester-hour requirements. All General Studies Electives must be approved by the Information Systems Coordinator. SUGGESTED FRESHMAN COURSES
*Students with a sufficient ACT/SAT score in English Composition will not be required to take EH 101. |