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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Computer Information Systems Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Computer Information Systems Major, B.A./B.S.

Romain College of Business 

58 hours (34 hours of Business Core + 24 hours of computer and business coursework)

The Computer Information Systems (CIS) major is designed to provide students with the business knowledge and technical skills needed to facilitate operational and strategic decisions of an organization. Further, it prepares students to support organizations implementing computing solutions which address business problems through: enhancement, innovation, management, modification, or the automation of business processes.

The CIS major incorporates both theoretical and applied learning practices to instill in students both a knowledge base and a practical set of skills. The curriculum incorporates competencies relevant to industry needs by including necessary topics like cybersecurity, data analytics, data management data storage design, network communications, and systems development. The CIS curriculum is dynamically updated to ensure students can address evolving challenges in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Romain College of Business Degree Requirements

All baccalaureate degree candidates must successfully complete a minimum total of 120 credit hours. Students majoring in accounting and professional services, business administration, computer information systems, finance, management, and marketing complete 55 to 67 hours of coursework divided into three segments:

  • 34 credit hours in business core requirements taken by all business majors,
  • major field requirements totaling 24 to 33 hours, and
  • electives, as needed to total 120 hours

Business majors wishing to complete a second major must complete a minimum of 12 unique hours in the second major. A business major wishing to complete a second baccalaureate degree must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in addition to those required for their first degree and must fulfill all requirements for the second degree. Transfer students must complete at least one-half of business coursework required for graduation in residence.

  • Business students must achieve a grade point average of at least 2.2 in the first 60 hours of coursework to enroll in upper division business courses.
  • Business students must achieve a grade point average of at least 2.0 in all required business coursework to be eligible for graduation.

Core 39 Requirements for Business Majors

All students must complete Core 39. Romain College of Business majors must complete specific courses in speech, mathematics, social behavior, global communities, and diversity to provide the necessary background in analytical tools and behavioral sciences upon which the advanced study of management is based. The Core 39 courses required for business majors are:

Required Core 39 Courses:

  

Hrs
Foundations Composition/Speech CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking  3
Foundations Mathematics MATH 111, MATH 114, MATH 115, MATH 215,or MATH 230  3-4
Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry ECON 208 - Principles of Microeconomics  3
Ways of Knowing-Moral & Ethical Reasoning PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics  3
BS Skills-Social Science PSY 201 - Introduction to Psychology  3
Embedded Experience-Global ECON 241 - Global Economic Issues  3
Embedded Experience-Diversity PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics  3
Embedded Experience-Writing BCOM 231 - Business Communication AND 3
  MNGT 452 - Policy Formulation and Implementation  3

The following course should also be completed during the freshman or sophomore year:

  
  ECON 209 - Principles of Macroeconomics  3

Business Core for All Business Majors (34 hours)

The following required business core courses provide breadth in a college education for business and a foundation for specialization in a major:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
BUAD 101 - Introduction to Business
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 201 - Business Processes and Information Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
MKTG 201 - Introduction to Marketing
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
MNGT 201 - Survey of Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
ACCT 201 - Accounting Principles I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
ACCT 202 - Accounting Principles II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
BCOM 231 - Business Communication

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
BLAW 263 - Legal Environment of Business
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
ECON 265 - Elementary Statistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
FIN 305 - Business Finance
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
BCOM 361 - Business Career Planning and Professional Development
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 1
MNGT 452 - Policy Formulation and Implementation

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Business Major Requirements (24-33 hours)

Specific upper-division course requirements for the various business majors are listed under each program. These upper-level major course requirements should be completed during the junior and senior years.

Computer Information Systems Major (24 hours)

The CIS major is composed of a 12 hour core and 12 hours of directed electives. Students select a track for their choice of directed electives as indicated.

CIS Core (12 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

Choose one of the following courses:

CIS 276 - Introduction to Enterprise Web Development
Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3
CIS 281 - Introductory Programming for Business Systems
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CS 258 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C#
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3

 

Complete all three courses:

CIS 367 - Data Communications
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 375 - Systems Analysis and Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 377 - Introduction to Database Concepts
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3

Directed Electives (12 hours)

Choose one track to complete the 12 hours of directed electives.

Data Analytics Track

Choose four courses (12 hours):

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CIS 311 - Applied Artificial Intelligence
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 322 - Data Analytics with Productivity Tools
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 333 - Data Visualization & Storytelling
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 344 - Automated Machine Learning for All
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 366 - Data Management for Business Intelligence & Analytics
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 499 - Internship in Computer Information Systems  (3 hours)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 1-3

Applied Technologies Track

Choose four courses (12 hours):

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CIS 301 - Enterprise Processes and Information Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 311 - Applied Artificial Intelligence
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 322 - Data Analytics with Productivity Tools
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 333 - Data Visualization & Storytelling
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 344 - Automated Machine Learning for All
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 345 - Information Systems Security and Risk Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 366 - Data Management for Business Intelligence & Analytics
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 368 - Network Management
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 499 - Internship in Computer Information Systems  (3 hours)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 1-3
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