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Information Systems Major

BS    Information Systems (75–76 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental acceptance. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for application to this major.

Major Requirements

  1. No more than 12 semester hours of upper-division transfer credit will be accepted toward the major and only 6 hours beyond the Pre-Systems Core.

  2. Students are encouraged to enroll in courses outside the Marriott School of Management. Only 50 upper-division Marriott School hours count toward graduation.

  3. Pass a computer proficiency requirement for spreadsheet and presentation software skills. Students may demonstrate spreadsheet and presentation skills either by earning a Pass grade in I Sys 100 and 101 or a B grade in equivalent transfer courses, or by presenting Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certificates validating core-level competency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.

  4. Complete the following Pre-Information Systems courses:
    I Sys 201, 202.
    Acc 200.
    M Com 320.

    Note: The Pre-Information Systems Core must be completed with at least a 3.0 GPA (no grade lower than a C+), with no more than one repeat for each course. Repeated courses will be docked one full letter grade during the admissions process.

  5. Be accepted into the information systems program.

  6. Complete the following Management Core 1 and 2 courses:
    Acc 210, 241.
    Bus M 301, 384.
    Econ 110.
    Math 119.
    Stat 221.

  7. Complete the following Integrated Management Core courses:
    Bus M 341, 361, 390.
    Org B 321.
    And complete one course from the following:
    ManEc 300, 358, 376, 387, 453.

  8. Complete the following Information Systems Core 1 courses (taught fall only):
    I Sys 401, 402, 403, 404.

  9. Complete the following Information Systems Core 2 courses (taught winter only):
    I Sys 411, 413, 414, 415.

  10. Complete the following capstone course:
    Bus M 498.

  11. Complete Marriott School exit survey online.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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