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Every aspect of our lives is influenced by the computer. Today and beyond, it is the responsibility of each individual to gain the skills and knowledge to be an intelligent user of various types of computer hardware and software. The Computer Science (CS) and Computer Information Systems (CIS) programs offer a broad range of courses from the most basic personal computer fundamentals to advanced systems. Students who pursue the Computer Information Systems degree have supplementary requirements in the area of business administration and study the programming of business applications. Students pursuing this degree would likely seek employment opportunities writing programs for financial analysis, accounting, data processing, and office automation for business and government.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Freshman English I and II

Principles of Management

Literature

Business Law I or II

Music, Art, or Fine Arts

Mathematics of Computing

Speech

Statistics

Laboratory Science (4 hrs. with lab)

Principles of Accounting I

Science (3 hrs. non-lab)

Principles of Accounting II

Computer Science (software)

Principles of Microeconomics

Philosophy or Religion

Technical Writing

Ethics

Introduction to Computing
I and II (C++)

History

COBOL Programming I and II

Cross Cultural

Systems Analysis

Psychology, Sociology, Political Science
(6 hours from 2 of these 3 disciplines)

Computer Organization and Architecture

Systems Design

Data Structures and Algorithms

The Structure of Operating Systems

Data Base Management Systems

Computer Networking and Communications

Senior seminar in CSI

CSI Electives U/L (6 hours) from

(1) Information Technology Management

(2) Analysis of Algorithms

(3) Social, Legal and Ethical Issues of computing

(4) Computer Graphics and User Interface Design

(5) Aritificial Intelligence

General Electives (as needed)