B.S. in Computer Science/M.S. in Management Information Systems
The University offers a five-year program that allows qualified students to attain a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and a Master of Science degree in management information systems (MIS) with a combined course load of 152 credits.
Students are eligible to apply for the combined program after completing 60 undergraduate credits and obtaining a grade point ratio of 3.00 or better in the first 15 credits of computer science courses.
Applications should be submitted before the student has completed 27 credits of computer science courses. Upon completion of their undergraduate degree, students who have maintained a 3.00 GPR in their computer science courses will be admitted to the graduate MIS program.
B.S. in Computer Science / M.S. in Management Information Systems: 128+24=152 credits
HUMANITIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE (13 credits)COMPUTER SCIENCE (45 credits) CSCI1201 Computer Programming I 3 CSCI1202 Computer Programming II 3 CSCI2215 Introduction to Computer Science 3 CSCI2232 Data Structures 3 CSCI2247 Assembly Language Programming 3 CSCI3249 Computer Organization 3 CSCI3251 Design of Software Systems 3 CSCI3255 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 3 CSCI3268 Database Systems 3 CSCI3278 Operating Systems 3 ENGR2286 Digital System Design 3 1Computer Science Elective 3 1Computer Science Elective 3 1Computer Science Elective 3 MATHEMATICS (17 credits) MATH1201 Calculus I 4 MATH2202 Calculus II 4 MATH2255 Discrete Structures 3 MATH3220 Linear Algebra 3 MATH3237 Probability and Statistics I 3 SCIENCE (16 credits) ______________ Science A I 3 ______________ Science A I Lab 1 ______________ Science A II 3 ______________ Science A II Lab 1 ______________ Science B I 3 ______________ Science B I Lab 1 ______________ Science B II 3 ______________ Science B II Lab 1 (18 credits) ENGL1101 English Composition I 3 ENGL1102 English Composition II 3 ENGL2207 Oral and Written Reports (or) 3 COMM2101 Professional Communication 3 PHIL3310 Human Perspectives of a Computerized Society 3 Hum./Social Sci. Elective 3 UNIVERSITY CORE1006 The Global Challenge 3 CORE2007 Perspectives on the Individual 3 CORE2008 Cross-cultural Perspectives 3 CORE3009 The American Experience 3 FRSH1000 Freshman Seminar 1 BUSINESS (15 credits) ACCT2021 Accounting Principles I 3 ACCT2122 Accounting Principles II 3 ECON2001 Introduction to Microeconomics 3 ECON2102 Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 MGMT3361 Human Motivation and Behavior 3 Free Electives (4 credits) Total 128
Free Electives* (19 credits)
* At most 9 credits of CSCI-prefixed courses may be used as free electives.
With the approval of their adviser, upper-division students may use the following graduate courses as substitutes for their undergraduate counterparts:
| CSCI6623 | Database Systems or | 3 |
| CSCI3268 | Database Systems | 3 |
| CSCI6638 | Operating Systems or | 3 |
| CSCI3278 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| CSCI6603 | Computer Architecture or | 3 |
| CSCI3249 | Computer Organization | 3 |
Management Information Systems Graduate Requirements (24 credits)
Students will receive graduate credit for each of the graduate courses CSCI6603 Computer Architecture, CSCI6623Database Systems and CSCI6638Operating Systems in which they have received a grade of B or better. In addition, they will take five additional core courses:
| CSCI6720 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| CSCI7727 | Development of MIS 1:Project Management and Systems Analysis | 3 |
| CSCI7791 | Information Systems for Competitive Advantage | 3 |
| FIN5531 | Financial Analysis | 3 |
| MKTG5532 | Marketing Concepts | 3 |
| Graduate Electives | 9 |
The total combined degree is 152 credits (provided the student earns grades of B or better in the three graduate courses taken as an undergraduate).
