Degree Plan
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems - Data Science Concentration
Core Curriculum Requirement
10 - Communication – 6 semester hours
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
20 - Mathematics – 3 semester hours
- MATH 1314 - College Math or Higher
30 - Life and Physical Science – 6 semester hours
- Natural Science
- Natural Science
40 - Language, Philosophy & Culture – 3 semester hours
- Humanities, Literature, PHIL, Modern or Classical Lit.
50 - Creative Arts – 3 semester hours
- ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM
60 - American History – 6 semester hours
- HIST 1301
- HIST 1302
70 - Political Science – 6 semester hours
- PSCI 2305
- PSCI 2306
80 - Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours
- Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology
90 - Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours
- SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318, or 1321
- COSC 1301 or 1401 or BCIS 1305
Major Requirements
BS Program Requirements – 8 semester hours
- ENGL 3430 – Professional Writing
- SPCH (CORE)
- COSC (CORE)
- Natural Science w/ Lab – 11 total s.h. Natural Science(2 labs)
General Requirements – Lower Division – 20 semester hours
- COSC 1336/1136 – Programming Fundamentals I
- COSC 1337/1137 – Programming Fundamentals II
- ACCT 2301 – Accounting Principles I
- ACCT 2302 – Accounting Principles II
- MATH 1324 – Finite Math (CORE)
- MATH 1325 – Business Calculus
General Requirements (Upper Division) – 15 semester hours
- COSC 3317 – Object Oriented Programming and Design
- COSC 3331 – Data Structures and Algorithms I
- COSC 3333 – Data Structures and Algorithms II
- COSC 4339 – Telecommunications and Networks
- MATH 3362 – Discrete Structures
Computer Information Systems Major Requirements – 36 semester hours
- COSC 3315 – Application Design Using GUI and Database
- COSC 3318 - Python Programming
- COSC 3325 – Information Systems in Organizations
- COSC 4320 – Software Engineering
- COSC 4336 – Database Systems
- COSC 4345 - Basic Data Visualization
- COSC 4346 - Data Analytics
- COSC 4350 – Information Security, Privacy and Ethics
- MGMT 3303 – Principles of Management
- MKTG 3303 – Principles of Marketing
- MATH 3391 – Probability and Statistics
- MATH 4391 - Probability and Statistics
LD/UD Free Electives and/or Minor – 0 semester hours
NOTES:
- s.h. = semester hours
- LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
- UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
- The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
- Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
- This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
- Must meet minimum requirements: 120 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.
- Computer Science majors must receive a grade of C or higher in all COSC, GMNG and MATH courses, including prerequisites. Any course in which a student receives a D, F or W must be repeated.