Computer Information Systems, End-User Computing Concentration, B.S.

An End-User Computing Concentration will be satisfied if the student includes both CAIS 0312 and CAIS 0337 , as well as one of CAIS 0212 and CAIS 0224 among the courses selected to complete the Computer Information Systems major.

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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