Associate in Science in Computer Information Systems Degree
The Associate in Science in Computer Information Systems degree provides an intense exposure to computer programming and the functional applications of computers in the business world.
Degree Requirements
A. | ENGL 111 English Composition I | 3 hrs | ||
B. | General Education Requirements | 21 sem. hrs | ||
| Basic Studies | 6 hrs | |||
| ENGL 112 |  | English Composition II | 3 hrs | |
| CISS 170 | | Introduction to Computer Information Systems or CISS 176 Introduction to Computer Science | 3 hrs | |
| Arts, Humanities and History; Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and Social and Behavioral Sciences (credits distributed to include each of the three areas). History or Literature strongly recommend . | 15 hrs | |||
| MATH 150 | | College Algebra or | ||
| MATH 170 | | Finite Mathematics required. | ||
| PSYC 101 | | General Psychology and | ||
| SOCI 111 | | General Sociology or | ||
| ECON 293 | | Macroeconomics and | ||
| ECON 294 | | Microeconomics strongly recommended. | ||
C. | Major Area Requirements | 26 sem. hrs | ||
| (Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail.) | ||||
| CISS 240 | | Introduction to Programming or (CISS 241 and CISS 242) | 4 hrs | |
| CISS 245 | | Advanced Programming or (CISS 243) | 4 hrs | |
| CISS 285 | | Structured Systems Analysis & Design or (CISS 280) | 3 hrs | |
| CISS 325 | | Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation Projects or (CISS 320) | 3 hrs | |
| CISS 350 | | Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures | 3 hrs | |
| CISS 360 | | Computer Systems and Assembly Language | 3 hrs | |
| Choose two of the following: | 6 hrs | |||
| CISS 234 | | Visual Basic | ||
| CISS 236 | | COBOL Programming | ||
| CISS 238 | | Java Programming | ||
| CISS 355 |  | Directed Study | ||
| CISS 370 | | Operating Systems | ||
| CISS 380 | | Computer Graphics | ||
| CISS 430 | | Database Systems | ||
| CISS 445 | | Programming Languages | ||
D. | Related Area Requirements | 9 sem. hrs | ||
| ACCT 280 | | Accounting I | 3 hrs | |
| ACCT 281 | | Accounting II | 3 hrs | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 hrs | |||
| MGMT 152 | | Business Mathematics | ||
| MATH 170 | | Finite Mathematics | ||
| MATH 250 | | Statistics I | ||
E. | Open Elective: | 1 sem. hr | ||
60 sem. hrs | ||||