Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________

Catalog: 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Information Science and Systems, B.S. (R, A, L) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Information Science and Systems, B.S. (R, A, L)

Information Systems and Security Management

Information Systems and Decision Analytics

The Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Systems provides a foundation in information technology combined with courses from other areas to prepare students to work for companies managing their technology resources. Students must choose from at least one of the two concentrations in the major; Information Systems and Security Management or Information Systems and Decision Analytics.

REAL Curriculum

This major fulfills the R, A, and L areas of the REAL Curriculum. Students fulfill the R area through classes though the skills and knowledge gained in a calculus class, a programming class and a business analytics and decision making course.

Students fulfill the L area through classes developing and reflecting on their professional skills, experience and abilities in a number of classes teaching skills in area such as networks, web site development, databases and information systems design and development.

Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the E area to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements.

REAL Foundational Requirements

Foundational Writing (3 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ENGL 111 - Principles of College Composition (GE)

Foundational Math (3 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

MATH 100 - Quantitative Reasoning (GE)

MATH 121 - Math Content for Teachers I (GE)

MATH 125 - Precalculus I (GE) (Recommended for this major due to required course prerequisites. Requirement may be fulfilled through placement testing.)

REAL Cornerstone Requirements

Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)

Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level.

General Education Requirements

General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Information Science and Systems major includes 10-18 general education credits.

Major Requirements (76-79 credits)

B.S. Requirement (6 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

MGNT 333 - Business Analytics and Information Systems

MGNT 357 - Operations and Information Systems Management

Required Courses (61-64 credits)

Information Systems Core Requirements:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ITEC 120 - Principles of Computer Science I (GE) ¹

ITEC 118 - Principles of Programming I (GE) and

ITEC 119 - Principles of Programming II (GE)

ITEC 220 - Principles of Computer Science II (GE) ¹

ITEC 315 - Graphical User Interface Design and Implementation ¹ ¹

ITEC 281 - Data Management and Analysis with Spreadsheets (GE)

ITEC 340 - Database I

Students must choose one of two concentrations from the following list:

Information Systems and Decision Analytics or Information Systems Security Management. See below for specific concentration requirements.

Concentrations

Additional Degree Requirements

All majors require a minimum 2.0 GPA in the major in order to be eligible for graduation. The major GPA for all concentrations is calculated using all courses required for the Information Systems Core Requirements, Additional Requirements and courses taken for the concentration(s) selected. Courses may require a “C” or better in the prerequisite. (See “Course Descriptions” section).

Open Credit Hours (41-44 credits)

These credits can be used to fulfill additional courses, majors, minors, and/or REAL Curriculum requirements, including Foundational Writing and Foundational Math.

Total Credit Hours Needed for Degree 120

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