Course Requirements, BBA in Computer Information Systems

D. Abbott Turner College of Business
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see the D. Abbott Turner College of Business and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Bachelor of Business Administration
Computer Information Systems

 
Area A Essential Skills                                 Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses: (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
*Math 1111/1113 recommended.

Area B Institutional Options                       Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105/POLS 2401/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                     Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology           Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1127/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1165/MATH 2125/PHIL 2115


*MATH 1127 recommended.

Area E Social Sciences                            Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
*PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101 recommended--ECON courses are required in Area F.
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement                          Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major        Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required for each course in Area F. Students will not be allowed to take Area G courses until this requirement is met.
ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting 1
ACCT 2102 Principles of Accounting 2
BUSA 2106 The Environment of Business
CISM 2115 Technological Applications in Business Decision Making
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics

Area G BBA Core                                 Required Hours: 24
A minimum 2.0 grade point average is required for Area G
BUSA 3115 Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
BUSA 3135 International Business
BUSA 4185 Business Strategy (Taken in last semester)
CISM 3115 Principles of Information Technology Management (Grade of "C" or better required)
ENGL 3158 Organizational Communications
FINC 3105 Managerial Finance
MGMT 3115 Management/Organizational Behavior
MKTG 3115 Principles of Marketing

Area H Major Course Requirements   Required Hours: 21
A minimum grade of C is required in each of the following courses:
CISM 3125 Information Systems Analysis
CISM 3165 RPG Programming I
CISM 4135 Database Design
CISM 4145 Data Communications
CISM 4555 Selected Topics in CISM
CISM 3***/4*** Elective
CISM 3***/4*** Elective

Area I General Electives                      Required Hours: 15
A minimum 2.0 grade point average is required for Area I business electives.
ACCT/BUSA/CISM/ECON/FINC/MGMT/MKTG 3***/4*** Elective
ACCT/BUSA/CISM/ECON/FINC/MGMT/MKTG 3***/4*** Elective
ACCT/BUSA/CISM/ECON/FINC/MGMT/MKTG 3***/4*** Elective
Non-Business Elective 1***/2***/3***/4***
Non-Business Elective 1***/2***/3***/4***

Total Hours Required: 123