Bachelor of Science Degree Program Requirements

All candidates for a bachelor of science degree in accounting, computer information systems, finance, management and marketing must satisfy the General Studies requirements, the business core course requirements, and the School of Business requirements described in the following four sections. For programs leading to a bachelor of science degree, the basic structure of each program is:

Courses	Hours
General Studies (Level I and Level II)	34
Business Core	33
School of Business requirement	9
Major in School of Business	24
Electives*	20
Total Hours (minimum)	120

* The School of Business requires 20 credit hours of electives, no more than 9 of which may be business electives.

General Studies

The academic foundation for a successful business career or graduate work is a broad liberal arts education.

General Studies Level I

Course	Title	Hours
	Composition
ENG 1010	Freshman Composition: The Essay	3
ENG 1020	Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research & Documentation	3
	Mathematics
MTH 1310*	Finite Mathematics for the Management and Social Sciences	4
	Communications
SPE 1010	Public Speaking	3

*Note: MTH 1110 or MTH 1550, with graphing calculator experience strongly recommended, is acceptable for transfer students or students changing their major. Consult with Mathematical and Computer Sciences department on substitutions.

General Studies Level II

Course	Title	Hours
	Historical Studies
HIS	Historical Studies (American history course recommended)	3
	Arts and Letters
PHI 1030   PHI 3360	Ethics -or- Business Ethics	3
	(Check General Studies guide for Level II Arts and Letters elective)	3
	Social Sciences
PSY 1001   SOC 1010	Introductory Psychology -or- Introduction to Sociology	3
PSC 1010   PSC 1020	American National Government -or- Political Systems and Ideas	3
	Natural Sciences
	(Check General Studies guide for Level II Natural Sciences elective)	6
Total of Required and Elective General Studies Credit Hours		34

Business Core

All business majors require foundation coursework in all significant areas of business theory and practice. The following courses are required for all majors in accounting, computer information systems, finance, management and marketing.
A grade of "C" or better must be earned in each business core course to have that course count toward the bachelor of science degree in a business program.

Course	Title	Hours
ACC 2010	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACC 2020	Principles of Accounting II	3
CIS 2010	Computer Applications for Business	3
CIS 2300	Business Statistics	3
MKT 2040	Managerial Communications	3
MGT 2210	Legal Environment of Business I	3
MGT 3000	Organizational Management	3
MKT 3000	Principles of Marketing	3
FIN 3300	Managerial Finance	3
CIS 3340	Advanced Business Statistics	3
MGT 4950	Strategic Management	3
Total Hours Required in Business Core		33

School of Business Requirements

Course	Title	Hours
ECO 2010	Principles of Economics-Macro	3
ECO 2020	Principles of Economics-Micro	3
MTH 1320	Calculus for the Management and Social Sciences	3
Total Hours for School of Business Requirement		9

Elective Requirements

Business program majors must take 20 credit hours of electives that meet the following:

• no more than 9 credit hours of business course work may be counted toward this requirement.
• ACC 1010, CIS 1010, and FIN 2250 may not be applied toward satisfying this elective requirement.
• At least 11 hours of the 20 hours of electives must be in non-business programs.

Students majoring in business and interested in pursuing an International Business concentration should see an advisor.

Computer Information Systems Major for Bachelor of Science

All Computer Information Systems majors are required to satisfy the School of Business bachelor of science program requirements as well as the following.

Required Courses	Hours
CIS 2110 Structured Problem Solving in Information Systems	3
CIS 3060 Database Management Systems	3
CIS 3230 Telecommunications Systems and Networking	3
Programming Language Group (includes CIS 3110, CIS 3130, CIS 3145, CIS 3180, CIS 3190, and CIS 3260)	3
CIS 4050 Systems Analysis and Design	3
Computer Information Systems Capstone Group (includes CIS 4060, CIS 4070, CIS 4280 and CIS 4410)	3
Upper-division CIS Electives	6
Total Hours Required for CIS Major	24
General Studies (Level I and Level II) (see page 83)	34
Business Core (see page 83)	33
School of Business requirement (see page 83)	9
Major in Computer Information Systems	24
Electives (see page 84)	20
Total Hours (minimum)	120

To earn a Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, a student must successfully complete 30 or more credit hours of business coursework at MSCD. This 30-hour residency requirement can be met by completing any business courses with the prefix ACC, CIS, FIN, MGT and MKT except ACC 1010, CIS 1010, CIS 2300, CIS 3300, CIS 3320, CIS 3340, and FIN 2250. A student must complete at least eight (8) upper-division semester hours in the major at MSCD.

Computer Information Systems Minor

This minor will provide a basic understanding of the concepts, current methodology, and rapid changes in the design, development, and use of computer-oriented systems for businesses and organizations.

Course	Title	Hours
CIS 2010	Computer Applications for Business	3
CIS 2110     CIS 3270	Business Problem Solving: A Structured Programming Approach -or- Microbased Software	3
CIS 3050	Fundamentals of Systems Analysis and Design	3
CIS 3060	Database Management Systems	3
XXX	Approved CIS 3000-Level Electives*	6
Total Hours Required for CIS Minor		18

*Approved electives are selected in consultation with and approved by a Computer Information Systems Department advisor.