Management Information Systems
2024-2025

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 104 or MATH 111

College Mathematics with Applications or College Algebra I

4/5

 

Prereq: placement

C-

Skills Req

ENGL 100

Foundations of English

3

   

C-

Skills Req

GENED SS

General Education Course

3

 

Social/Behavioral: BUS 100 recommended

 

GenEd

XXXX 103

Introductory Language I

4  

Foreign Language Requirement

 

FLANG

TOTAL   14/15        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.


 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

QM 110

Quantatative Analysis in Business

3 Fall/Spring/Summer

MATH 104 or MATH 111

C

Major

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3  

ENGL 100 or placement

C-

Skills Req

ECON 121 (SS)

Macroeconomics

3 Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: MATH 104 or MATH 111

C

Major/GenEd

COMM 105 (HU)

Public Speaking for the 21st Century

3  

Humanities/Arts

C

Major/GenEd

XXXX 104

Introductory Language II

4  

Foreign Language Requirement

 

FLANG

TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   30/31        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ECON 120 (SS)

Microeconomics

3 Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: MATH 104 or MATH 111

C

Major/GenEd

GENED HU

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts

 

GenEd

GENED NS

General Education Course

3  

Natural Science: CSCI 105 or CSCI 130 recommended

 

GenEd

ACCT 201

Financial Accounting 3 Fall/Spring Prereq: MATH 104 or MATH 111

C

Major

QM 210

Business Statistics I

3 Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: MATH 112 or QM 110

C

Major

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MIS 215

Data Visualization/Analytics

3 Spring

sophomore standing

  Major
MIS 221 (NS)

Business Programming I

3 Spring Prereq: MATH 104 or MATH 111  

Major/GenEd

ENGL 204/202/201

Advanced Writing Course 3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ENGL 101

C

Major

BUS 272

Legal Environment of Business

3

Fall/Spring

 

C

Major

QM 310

Business Statistics II

3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: QM 210, business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

C

Major

TOTAL   15  

 

 

 

YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

GENED SS

General Education Course

3  

Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

MKT 350

Marketing Principles 3 Fall/Spring Prereq: ECON 120; business major/minor, completion of 54 credits  

Major

PMGT 341

Basics of Project Management

3

Fall

Prereq: QM 210, Prereq: QM 210, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

MIS 320

Management Information Systems

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ACCT 201, business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

MIS 322

Business Programming II

3

Fall

MIS 221

 

Major

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

GENED HU

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts

 

GenEd

GENED NS General Education Course 3   Natural Science   GenEd

FIN 330

Managerial Finance

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ACCT 201, QM 210 or MATH 309, ECON 121;  business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

MGT 349

Organizational Behavor

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: completion of 54 credits

 

Major

MIS 431

Advanced Data Analytics 3 Spring Prereq: MIS 215, MIS 221, QM 310  

Major

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

QM 319

Operations Management

3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: QM 210; Business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

MIS 327

Cloud Computing in Business

3

Fall

Prereq: MATH 104 or  111; Business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

MIS 328

Database Management Systems

3

Fall

Prereq: MIS 221; Business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

ACCT 202

Managerial Accounting

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ACCT 201, ECON 120, QM 210 C

Major

GENED HU

General Education Course 3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

GENED NS

General Education Course

3  

Natural Science

 

GenEd

BUS 495

Capstone in Strategic Management

3

Fall/Spring/Summer

Prereq: FIN 330, MKT 350, MGT 349 Sr. Standing; Business major/minor 

 

Major

MIS 425

System Analysis and Design

3

Spring

Prereq: MIS 322, MIS 328, PMGT 341 or concurrent enrollment;  Business major/minor, completion of 54 credits

 

Major

Ethinic Diversity (DV)

Select a course with the DV notation 3  

Ethnic Diversity

  DV

General Elective

  3  

need to reach 120 total credits

 

Elective

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 36 72 2.5 2.0

 

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