University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
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:
(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 Analytical Geometry - 5
hours (Prereq: MATH 103)
- MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
- Major Option = 58
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 112
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 13
- 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.
- Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Requirements (58 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- CSIS 100x, Computing Environments - 4 hours
- CSIS 150, Structured Programming - 3 hours
- CSIS 220, Computer Organization - 3 hours
- CSIS 310, Advanced Structured COBOL - 3 hours
- CSIS 350, Information Systems Concepts - 3 hours
- CSIS 375, Operations Research - 3 hours
- CSIS 380, System Analysis and Design - 3 hours
- CSIS 400, Computer Simulation - 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, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours
- BACC 251, Beginning Accounting II - 3 hours
- BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
- BMIS 282, Computerized Decision-Making for Business -
3 hours
- Take at least 2 courses from:
- BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
- BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
- BMGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
- BMGT 314, Production and Operations Management - 3
hours (Prereq: BMIS 181, BMIS
182, BMGT 233)
- BACC 301, Managerial Accounting - 3 hours
- BACC 352, Cost Accounting - 3 hours
- BACC 391, Accounting Information Systems - 3 hours
(Prereq: BACC 251, BMIS
181, BMIS 182)
- BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours (Prereq: BACC 251, ECON 271GS)