Offered by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems:

Computer Science and Information Systems Major

Computer Information Systems Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5307

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level. (Maximum of 6 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 3

Take 1 course from:

MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours

MATH 123*, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours

Major Option = 36

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 108

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 17

Minimum total hours required for BS in Computer Information Systems = 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 grade of "C" or above is required for all courses in this Option. In this option, prerequisites are fulfilled when the prerequisite courses have been passed with a "C" or above.

A. Computer Information Systems Core Courses (33 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming- 3 hours

CSIS 223, Computer Organization for Computer Information Systems - 3 hours

CSIS 250, Information Systems Concepts - 3 hours

CSIS 380, System Analysis and Design - 3 hours

CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 425)

CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours

CSIS 428, Data Communications and Distributed Processing - 3 hours

CSIS 450, E-commerce Information Systems - 3 hours

CSIS 458, Computer Security - 3 hours

CSIS 497, Seminar in Computer Information Systems - 3 hours

Take 3 hours from:

CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours

CSIS 210GS, Structured Transaction Programming - 3 hours

B. Computer Information Systems Electives (3 hours required)

Take 3 hours from:

CSIS 300-CSIS 499 as approved by the department.
Take no more than 3 hours from CSIS 399, CSIS 492-CSIS 495