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
  + General Studies coursework required by major = 46
  • English Language minimum = 9
  • Humanities minimum = 9
  • Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 7 including:
    • CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
    • MATH 102*, College Algebra - 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 including:
  • Take 1 course from:
    • MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
    • MATH 123*, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
  • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
• 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 = 109
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 16
• 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.

1. 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 350, Information Systems Concepts - 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 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
2. 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