MINOR IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS – 21 SEMESTER HOURS

Students may earn a minor in computer Information Systems by satisfying the following requirements. Students can use the minor for added credibility to their technology savvy, and as a vehicle to acquire the necessary technology skills and knowledge for successful careers in business and society.

1. Required courses. ISC 3317 Object Oriented Programming and Design, ISC 3315 Application Design using GUI and Database, ISC 4336 Database Systems, ISC 4339 Telecommunication and Networks, and ISC 4355 IT Service and Process Management are required – 15 semester hours.
2. Electives. Six hours upper-level ISC elective excluding ISC 4305 – 6 semester hours.
3. Lower Division Computer Literacy. In place of the lower division Computer Literacy course required of all Business majors, students that choose to minor in Computer Information Systems must take COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I, or another lower division course in object oriented programming. There is no other change in lower division requirement from what is expected of all Business majors.
4. Degree Plan. Students should inform their academic advisors or the degree plan counselor when they begin their degree plan that they plan to complete a minor so that appropriate coursework can be completed.