CIS Major, Information Technology Option, BS, CI04

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 39 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - fulfilled by MATH 130 or higher requirement
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts -  see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

CIS Core Requirements

• CIS 0110 - Programming I 3
• CIS 0202 - Information Systems I 3
• CIS 0210 - Programming II 3
• CIS 0310 - Database Management Systems I 3
• CIS 0315 - Computer Networks 3
• CIS 0345 - UNIX System Administration 3
• CIS 0350 - Data Structures 3
• CIS 0375 - Information Technology Project Management 3
• CIS 0410 - Information Systems II 3
• CIS 0425 - Database Management Systems II 3
• CIS 0450 - Operating Systems 3

Professional Electives: 24 Hours

May not select CIS 105 or CIS 305. At most 6 hours may be CIS 0491 . Students must choose electives in such a way that at least two CIs certificates are earned.

Supporting Requirements: 15-17 Hours

• ACCT 0201 - Principles of Financial Accounting 3
• ACCT 0202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
• CIS 0305 - Microcomputer Applications 3
• MATH 0310 - Elementary Statistics 3

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  Choose one from the following four:  3-5 Hours

• MATH 0130 - College Algebra 3
• MATH 0135 - Trigonometry 3
• MATH 0140 - Algebra and Trigonometry 5
• MATH 0150 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 5

General Electives: 6-8 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

Total Hours: 120

Math choice in supporting requirements section fulfills General Education Core Requirements Area 4.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).

Professional Electives - may not select CIS 105 or CIS 305. At most 6 hours may be CIS 491.  Students must choose electives in such a way that at least two CIS certificates are earned.