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Offered by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems:

Computer Science and Information Systems Major

Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5304

Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by major = 48
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 9
MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
CSIS 110GS, Structured COBOL Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, increasing the number of unrestricted Electives
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 6
Take 1 course from:
STAT 345, Applied Statistics I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, MATH 103; MATH 115 or MATH 123)
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102 (if necessary) or MATH 120 or MATH 123)
Take 1 course from:
MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq: MATH 103)
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
Major Option = 64
Minimum total hours required coursework = 118
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 7
Minimum total hours required for BS in Information Systems Comprehensive = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
A minimum grade of "C" is required for each of the courses taken in this major.

A. Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Core Courses (52 hours required)
Take all of the following:
CSIS 100x, Computing Environments - 4 hours
CSIS 130, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 210GS, Structured Transaction Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 223, Computer Organization for Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
CSIS 250, Information Systems Concepts - 3 hours
CSIS 310, Programming Data and File Structures - 3 hours
CSIS 380, System Analysis and Design - 3 hours
CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours
CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours
CSIS 428, Data Communications and Distributed Processing - 3 hours
CSIS 440, Hypertext and Multimedia - 3 hours
CSIS 441, Artificial Intelligence - 3 hours
CSIS 497, Seminar in Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
BACC 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
 

B. Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Electives (6 hours required)
Take 6 hours from:
CSIS 300-CSIS 499 as approved by the department.
Take no more than 3 hours from CSIS 399, CSIS 492-CSIS 495

C. Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Business Electives (6 hours required)
Take 2 courses from:
BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
BMGT 314, Operations Management - 3 hours
BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
BMGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
BACC 352, Cost Accounting - 3 hours
BACC 391, Accounting Information Systems - 3 hours (Prereq: BMIS 181, BMIS 182)
BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 270GS, ECON 271GS)

11 May 2006
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