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.
- 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
- Computer Information Systems Electives (3 hours required)
