School of Arts and Sciences

Applied Arts and Sciences Plan
Computer Information Systems Concentration

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I. CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (42 total core hours required).	LD	LD/UD	UD	TOTAL
English Composition	6			6
College Math or higher	3			3
Natural Sciences	6			6
Humanities	3			3
Visual/Performing Arts	3			3
U.S. History	6			6
Political Science	6			6
Social/Behavioral Science	3			3
Speech	3			3
Computer Literacy	3			3
II. PLAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS	LD	LD/UD	UD	TOTAL
A. General
ENGL 3430 Professional Writing			4	4
ENGL 4327 Interactive Narrative			3	3
COMM 4326 Digital Games as Communication			3	3
B. AAS Requirements for CIS Concentration
12 hours in hardware, networking, programming.	12			12
HUMA 4322 or computer ethics, database, security         administration or programming.		3		3
C. AAS LD Specialization
Specialization (Vocational-Technical)	24-44			24-44
D. AAS UD Requirements for GMNG Concentration
COSC 3325 Information Systems in Organizations			3
COSC 4321 IT Project Management			3
COSC 4339 Telecommunications and Networking			3
COSC 4350 Information Security, Privacy & Ethics			3
Select 6 UD hours from the following:         COSC 3315, 3317, 4305, 4320, 4336, 4341 or 4355			6
E. AAS UD Specialization
15 UD hours in COSC with advisor approval			15
F. ELECTIVES		0-7		0-7
* TOTAL				120
* Total must be minimum of 120 semester hours with minimum 40 s.h.at upper division levels.

BAAS – Network and Security Concentration:

1. CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT 42 S.H.

• (010) - English Composition: 6 s.h.
• (020) - Mathematics: 3 s.h.
• (030) - Natural Science: 6 s.h.
• (040) - Humanities: 3 s.h.
• (050) - Visual/Performing Arts: 3 s.h.
• (060) - U.S. History: 6 s.h.
• (070) - Political Science: 6 s.h.
• (080) - Social Behavioral Science: 3 s.h.
• (090) - Speech: 3 s.h.
• (090) - Computer Lit/Prof.: 3 s.h.

2. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

General

• ENGL 3430 Professional Writing
• ENGL 4327 Interactive Narrative (May be used as Humanities requirement)
• COMM 4326 Digital Games as Communication (May be used as Speech requirement)

AAS LD Requirements for Networking Concentration Only – 15 S.H. Programming Fundamentals

• 12 hours in hardware, networking, programming.
• HUMA 4322 or computer ethics, database, security administration or programming.

AAS LD Specialization

• Vocational or Technical Credits 24 – 44

AAS UD Requirements for Networking Concentration Only – 18 S.H.

• COSC 3325 Information Systems in Organizations (May be used as Computer Lit requirement)
• COSC 4321 IT Project Management
• COSC 4339 Telecommunications and Networking
• COSC 4350 Information Security, Privacy and Ethics
• Select 6 U.D. hours from the following: COSC 3315, 3317, 4305, 4320, 4336, 4341, 4355

AAS UD Specialization –15 S.H.

• 15 UD hours in COSC courses in networking, hardware, system administration, and security, with advisor approval.

3. FREE ELECTIVES 0-6 S.H.

• BAAS UD and/or LD Free Electives

Must meet minimum requirements, 120 s.h. overall
43 s.h. upper division, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.