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Nov 28, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]
Computer Information Systems Major, B.A./B.S.
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Romain College of Business
61 hours (31 hours of Business Core + 30 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.
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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 62 hours of coursework divided into three segments:
- 31 credit hours in 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:
Business Core for All Business Majors (31 hours)
The following required core courses provide breadth in a college education for business and a foundation for specialization in a major: Business Major Requirements (21-33 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
Computer Information Systems Core (24 hours)
These courses compose the CIS core requirements that all CIS majors must complete (24 hours).
Directed Electives (6 hours)
Choose two courses from these directed electives to complete the CIS degree (6 hours):
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