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2012-2013 General Catalog (Spring 2013)

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Management Information Systems - BS

Jon M. Hunstman School of Business

Department of Management Information Systems

University Studies Requirements for Major

Students must complete the General Education Requirements :

ECN 2010
will fulfill the Social Sciences requirement for students in the Huntsman School of Business
ECN 1500
will fulfill the American Institutions requirement
For Huntsman School of Business students, courses taken for their major will meet the Exploration requirement

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements :

For Huntsman School of Business students,
MIS 3200
will count as one of the Communication Intensive (CI) courses
For Huntsman School of Business students, courses taken for their major will fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement
Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) and Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)

Requirements for Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems

To earn a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, a student must complete the USU requirements for a bachelor’s degree and the following categories of coursework in the Huntsman School of Business: Huntsman School of Business Acumen, MIS Department Core, and four MIS elective courses (12 credits).

Huntsman School of Business Acumen (40 credits)

Prior to Huntsman School of Business admission and prior to enrolling in courses numbered 3000 or above, ECN 1500 , MIS 3200 , and STAT 2300 must be completed with a grade of C or better.

MIS Department Core Requirements (10-13 credits)

BUS 4250 - Advanced Internship 1-9 (waived for Huntsman Scholars) (3 credits required)
MIS 3330 - Database Management 3
MIS 3800 - Information Technology Hardware and System Software 3
MIS 5900 - Systems Design and Implementation (CI) 3
MIS 5910 - Systems Design Laboratory 1

Programming Requirement (3-4 credits)

Students must complete either MIS 3500 or both CS 1400 and CS 1405 .

MIS 3500 - Introduction to Business Applications Programming 3
Or
CS 1400 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 3 and
CS 1405 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 Lab 1 (take concurrently with CS 1400 )

Elective Courses (12 credits)

Students must select four elective courses from the following list:

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits	120
Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
USU Credits (30 USU credits, 20 of which must be upper-division courses, 10 of which must be courses required for student’s major)	30 USU credits
Completion of approved major program of study	See college advisor
Credits in minor (if required)	12
Credits in American Institutions (ECN 1500 ;HIST 1700 , HIST 2700 or HIST 2710 ; HONR 1300 ; POLS 1100 ; or USU 1300	3
General Education Requirements and University Studies Depth Requirements