Offered by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

Computer Science and Information Systems Major

Information Technology
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by major = 45-47
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total hours needed.
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27-29
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
      • PHYS 100GS*, Physical Science - 3 hours
      • PHYS 100LGS, Physical Science Laboratory - 1 hour
      • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the physics program at a higher level.
      • *Only students in the System Administration Emphasis are required to take PHYS 100GS and PHYS 100LGS.
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 4-7 including:
      • CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
      • ITEC 150GS*, Telecommunications Literacy - 3 hours
      • *Only students in the System Administration Emphasis are required to take ITEC 150GS.
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 6 including:
  • Take 1 course from:
    • MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
    • MATH 123GS*, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
  • Take 1 course from:
    • MGT 233GS, Business Statistics - 3 hours
    • STAT 241GS*, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total hours needed.
• Major Option = 36
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 111-113
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 7-9
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Information Technology = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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. Information Technology Core Requirements (18 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 223, Information Technology Infrastructure - 3 hours
     • CSIS 350, Information Systems Concepts - 3 hours
     • CSIS 380, System Analysis and Design - 3 hours
     • CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours
     • CSIS 497, Seminar in Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
2. Information Technology Emphasis Requirements (12 hours required)
   • Take ONE emphasis from the following:
   1. Web Development Emphasis
      • Take all of the following:
        • CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours
        • CSIS 440, Client-side Web Application Development - 3 hours
        • CSIS 450, E-commerce Information Systems - 3 hours
      • Take one of the following:
        • JMC 300, Web Site Design - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 112 or permission of instructor)
        • JMC 304, Flash Design - 3 hours
   2. System Administration Emphasis
      • Take all of the following:
        • CSIS 428, Data Communications and Distributed Processing - 3 hours
        • CSIS 448, System Administration - 3 hours
        • CSIS 458, Computer Security - 3 hours
        • ITEC 335, Network Architecture and Telecommunications I - 3 hours
   3. General Emphasis
      • Take 12 hours from:
        • CSIS 300-CSIS 499, as approved by department
        • Take no more than 3 hours from CSIS 492-CSIS 495
3. Information Technology Electives (6 hours required)
   • Take 6 hours from:
     • CSIS 300-CSIS 499 as approved by the department
     • GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours
     • GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours
     • GEOG 317, Remote Sensing of Environment - 3 hours
     • JMC 300, Web Site Design - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 112 or permission of instructor)
     • JMC 301, Web Site Design II - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 300 or permission of instructor)
     • JMC 304, Flash Design - 3 hours
     • ITEC 330, Information Networking Preceptorial - 4 hours
     • ITEC 335, Network Architecture and Telecommunications I - 3 hours
     • MIS 350, Intermediate Business Intelligence through Data Mining - 3 hours
     • MIS 450, Software Quality Assurance - 3 hours
     • MIS 485, Information Systems Strategy and Management - 3 hours