| SCHOOL
OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
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|
Dean:
David L. Feinstein (251) 460-6390 |
| Director,
CIS Graduate Studies: R. J. Daigle |
| Coordinators:
Daigle (ISC), Doran (CSC), Owen (ITE) |
| Professors:
Daigle, Doran, Feinstein, Longenecker, Pardue |
| Associate
Professors: Hain, Johnsten, Landry, Langan, Owen, Simmons, Sweeney |
| Assistant
Professors: Moulton, Zhou |
| Senior Instructors: Chapman, McKinney |
| Instructors: Black, Clark, Johnson, Overstreet, Smith, Snow, Whitston |
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School
of Computer and Information Sciences web site
http://www.cis.usouthal.edu |
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| School of Computer and Information Systems Graduate Program |
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| The
School of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS)
provides a stimulating curriculum which includes
a variety of courses for students in many disciplines,
as well as for citizens in the business and industrial
community. |
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| MISSION
STATEMENT |
| The
School Mission Statement states: |
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The School
of Computer and Information Sciences prepares
graduates who are professionally competent,
motivated to lifelong learning, and demonstrate
ethical behavior in the computing sciences. |
| The
School of Computer and Information Sciences provides
an atmosphere for faculty to demonstrate research
and teaching excellence. |
| The
School of Computer and Information Sciences provides
service in the computing sciences to our community
and discipline. |
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| CIS
MAJORS |
| CIS
majors must elect course work in one of three
areas of specialization: |
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| A
joint program with the College of Engineering
leading to the Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering (CpE) is also offered. |
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| ACCREDITATION |
| The Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology programs are each accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700. For a quick understanding of what accreditation is and why an accredited program should be chosen, go to http://www.abet.org/why_choose.shtml. For in-depth information on accreditation, go to http://www.abet.org/the_basics.shtml. |
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| EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| The School of Computer and Information Sciences produces graduates who: |
| 1. are skilled, competent, and contribute to the work force in their specialty and/or can continue their graduate education. |
| 2. have identified and implemented a plan of continuous learning related to their career. |
| 3. have assumed positions of leadership within their organization. |
| 4. display continued high ethical standards within the community and profession. |
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OBJECTIVES OF ALL MAJORS IN THE SCHOOL OF CIS |
| As specified by the Computing Accreditation Criteria, for Accrediting Computing Programs. Appendix A, (see http://www.abet.org), the shared learning outcomes objectives for all programs in the School of CIS, Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology programs, enables students to achieve, by the time of graduation: |
| (a) An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline. |
| (b) An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution. |
| (c) An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs. |
| (d) An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal. |
| (e) An understanding of professional, ethical, and social responsibilities. |
| (f) An ability to communicate effectively. |
| (g) An ability to analyze the impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society, including ethical, legal, security, and global policy issues. |
| (h) Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development. |
| (i) An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice. |
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| COMPUTER
SCIENCE (CSC): |
| Computer
Science is a discipline that involves the understanding
and design of computers and computational processes.
In its most general form, it is concerned with
the understanding of information transfer and
transformation. Particular interest is placed
on making processes efficient and endowing them
with some form of intelligence. The discipline
includes both advancing the fundamental understanding
of algorithms and information processes in general,
as well as the practical design of efficient,
reliable software to meet given specifications. Courses offer students the opportunity to explore current trends in computing such as: game development, robotics, graphics, and data mining. |
| As specified by the Computing Accreditation Criteria, for Accrediting Computing Programs, Appendix A, (see http://www.abet.org), in addition to the shared learning outcomes objectives, the Computer Science program, also enables students to achieve, by the time of graduation: |
| (CSC-a) An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices |
| (CSC-b) An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of software systems of varying complexity. |
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| INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (ISC): |
| Computer-based information systems have become a critical part of products, services, and management of organizations. The Information Systems discipline centers on the development of systems that will improve the performance of people in organizations. Information systems are vital to problem identification, analysis, and decision making at all levels of management. Information Systems professionals must analyze the evolving role of information and organizational processes. Their work includes the design, implementation and maintenance of the information systems that form the backbone of today’s global economy. Information Systems professionals distinguish themselves by integrating technology into business. Information Systems graduates pursue professional careers as application developers, database analysts, business analysts and into managerial positions. The combination of business, technical, and interpersonal skills are what recruiters demand of Information Systems professionals. |
| As specified by the Computing Accreditation Criteria, for Accrediting Computing Programs, Appendix A, (see http://www.abet.org), in addition to the shared learning outcomes objectives, the Information Systems program, also enables students to achieve, by the time of graduation: |
| (ISC-a) An understanding of processes that support the delivery and management of information systems within a specific application environment. |
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| INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (ITE): |
| Information
technology professionals utilize state-of-the-art,
computer-based tools
to deliver today’s rapidly evolving computing
technology to knowledge
workers in widely diverse situations. The information
technologist must be prepared to work in the complex
network and World-Wide-Web environments to meet
the needs of the end users in today’s organizations.
These tasks require bringing solutions together
using the different technologies developed by
the computer engineers, computer scientists, and
information scientists. |
| As specified by the Computing Accreditation Criteria, for Accrediting Computing Programs, Appendix A, (see http://www.abet.org), in addition to the shared learning outcomes objectives, the Information Technology program, also enables students to achieve by the time of graduation: |
| (ITE-a) An ability to use and apply current technical concepts and practices in the core information technologies |
| (ITE-b) An ability to identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, evaluation and administration of computer-based systems |
| (ITE-c) An ability to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment |
| (ITE-d) An understanding of best practices and standards and their application |
| (ITE-e) An ability to assist in the creation of an effective project plan. |
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| ADMISSION
TO THE DEGREE PROGRAM AND COURSES |
| Admission
to the University of South Alabama constitutes
admission to the School. |
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| GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
| Candidates
for this degree must complete one of the three
specializations: Computer Science, Information
Systems, or Information Technology. Under special
circumstances, and with approval of the Dean,
a student may select a unique specialization in
which the general Philosophy and requirements
of the program are not violated. |
| All undergraduate students in the School of Computer and Information Sciences must comply with the University's general education requirements, see Academic Policies and Procedures. Although these requirements are not specifically organized according to the four general education areas, each of the specializations, Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology, incorporates the general education requirements within the published programs. |
| In
addition to an overall grade-point average of
2.0, all courses in the major, including Professional
Component courses and prerequisites, must be passed
with a minimum grade of “C.” Any course
taken at the University of South Alabama with
a grade of “D” or “F” may
be retaken only at the University of South Alabama. |
| Any
courses taken at another institution to meet degree
requirements must have prior approval of the School
of Computer and Information Sciences Dean. Failure
to obtain prior approval may result in loss of
transfer credit for the course work. |
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| LAPTOP
OWNERSHIP POLICY |
| All
students enrolling in any undergraduate or graduate courses offered by the School of CIS except for CIS 100, CIS 101, CIS 110, CIS 150, CIS 175, CIS 210, CIS 211, CIS 227, CIS 250 and CIS 500, are required to own
a personal laptop computer system that conforms
to the current School minimum published standards.
This is a one-student one-machine requirement. Students must register their laptops with the School of Computer and Information Sciences Office in FCW 20 during the first week of the semester. For more information consult Laptop Policy at http://www.cis.usouthal.edu. |
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| TRANSFER
STUDENTS |
| Transfer
students must complete at least eighteen (18)
credit hours of work at the 300-level or above
at this University, in courses in their specialization.
All undergraduate transfer students are required to take CIS 100, Information
Technology in Society. |
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| FIVE-YEAR
COMBINED BACHELORS AND MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS |
| Qualified
students may enroll in a program that results
in both a bachelors degree and a masters degree.
Students in this program will normally complete
the B.S. degree in four (4) years and complete
the M.S. Degree in one (1) additional calendar
year. Admission to the program is competitive.
Students must apply in the second semester of
their junior year. Minimum requirements are a
3.25 GPA and a composite score of 1100 on the
verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) with neither score below
400. Financial aid is available to students admitted
to the program. |
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| CHOICE
OF CATALOGUE UNDER WHICH A STUDENT GRADUATES |
| Students
entering the CIS program may choose any catalogue
from their entry date to their time of graduation.
This applies for entering freshmen and transfer
students. Students at the University of South
Alabama changing their specialization in CIS,
changing their major to CIS or who interrupt their
program for more than one calendar year are considered
new students with respect to catalogue selection. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
COMPONENT |
| Upper
division courses require Professional Component
Standing (PCS). These
courses must be completed with a minimum grade
of “C” and are designated by the symbol
PC for each specialization. |
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| PROFICIENCY
EXAMINATION |
| A
proficiency examination is administered by the
School of Computer and Information Sciences for
placement in 250. |
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| REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE COMPUTER SCIENCE SPECIALIZATION (CSC) |
| 1. |
COMMUNICATION
- Twelve (12) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC |
EH |
101 |
*English
Composition I |
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PC |
EH |
102 |
English
Composition II |
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PC |
CA |
275 |
Small
Group Communications And |
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EH |
372 |
Technical Writing |
| 2. |
THE
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
- Fifteen (15) credit hours are required consisting
of: |
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a. |
one
course (3 semester hours) from ARS 101, DRA 110, MUL 101, ARH 100, ARH 103, ARH 123, ARH 240 or ARH 242, |
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b. |
one
course from EH 215, EH 216, EH 225, EH 226, EH 235, EH 236 And |
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c. |
two additional courses (6 semester hours) from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages,
Music, Philosophy and Literature, |
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And |
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d. |
PC CA 110 Public Speaking. |
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Two
courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must
be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136). |
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3. |
THE
SOCIAL SCIENCES - Twelve (12) credit hours
are required from the consisting of: |
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a. |
one course from HY 101, HY 102, HY 135, or HY 136 |
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And |
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b. |
three additional courses (9 semester hours) from the
following approved areas: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
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Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136). |
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4. |
THE
NATURAL SCIENCES - Sixteen (16) credit
hours of natural sciences, which must include laboratory experiences, are required. Complete one of the following
sequences: |
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A. |
PH |
201, 201L |
Cal-Based Physics I and |
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PH |
202, 202L |
Cal-Based Physics II |
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B. |
CH |
131, 131L |
Chemistry I and |
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CH |
132, 132L |
Chemistry II |
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C. |
GY |
111, 111L |
Geology I and |
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GY |
112, 112L |
Geology II |
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D. |
BLY |
121, 121L |
Biology I and |
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BLY |
122, 122L |
Biology II |
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AND |
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Eight (8) credit hours of any approved natural science courses and the associated laboratory experience. |
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| 5. |
MATHEMATICS
AND STATISTICS’ |
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Seventeen
(17) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC |
MA |
125 |
Calculus
I |
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PC |
MA |
126 |
Calculus
II |
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PC |
MA |
267 |
Discrete Math |
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Or |
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PC |
MA |
367 |
Combinatorial
Enumeration, and |
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ST |
315 |
Statistics |
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Three
(3) additional hours from the approved math
minor courses. |
| 6. |
CORE COURSES - Forty-one
(41) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC |
CIS |
100 |
Information Technology in Society |
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PC |
CIS |
101 |
Freshman Seminar - CIS |
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PC |
CIS |
120 |
Problem Solving and Prog Concepts I |
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PC |
CIS |
121 |
Problem
Solving and Prog Concepts II |
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PC |
CIS |
230 |
Adv
Data and File Structures |
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PC |
CSC |
228 |
Digital
Logic and Comp Architecture |
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CSC |
311 |
Networking and Communications |
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CIS |
322 |
Operating Systems |
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CSC |
324 |
Database Concepts |
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CSC |
331 |
Software Engineering Principles (W) |
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CSC |
320 |
Computer
Organization and Architecture |
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CSC |
333 |
Program Language Theory |
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CSC |
432 |
Perform
Eval of Algorithms |
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And |
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CIS |
497 |
Senior Project (W) |
| 7. |
CIS
ELECTIVES - Twelve
(12) credit hours are required.
Select any four (4) of the following courses: |
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CSC
410 |
Compiler
Design & Const |
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CSC |
411 |
Comm
& Network Analysis |
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CSC |
412 |
Real-Time
Systems |
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CSC |
413 |
Computer
Graphics |
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CSC |
414 |
Modeling
and Simulation |
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CSC |
415 |
Numerical
Analysis |
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CSC |
433 |
Artificial
intelligence |
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CSC |
434 |
Formal Language and Automata Theory |
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CIS |
439 |
Windows
Programming |
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ITE |
474 |
Human
Computer Interface |
| 8. |
GENERAL
STUDIES ELECTIVES - Hours as needed to
meet degree and 128 semester - hour requirement. All General Studies Electives must be approved by the Computer Science Coordinator. |
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SUGGESTED
FRESHMAN COURSES |
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| Computer
Science Specialization |
| Fall |
|
Spring |
| CIS |
100 |
CA |
110 |
| CIS |
101 |
CIS |
121 |
| CIS |
120 |
MA |
125 |
| MA |
267 |
EH |
102 |
| EH |
101* |
FPA&H Elective |
| CA |
275 |
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| *Students
with a sufficient ACT/SAT score in English
Composition will not be required to take
EH 101. |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INFORMATION
SYSTEMS SPECIALIZATION (ISC) |
| 1. |
COMMUNICATION - Twelve (12) credit hours are required as follows: |
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PC |
EH |
101 |
*English
Composition I |
| |
PC |
EH |
102 |
English
Composition II |
| |
PC |
CA |
275 |
Small
Group Communications |
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|
|
And |
|
| |
|
EH |
372 |
Technical
Writing |
| 2. |
THE FINE
AND PERFORMING ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
- Twelve (12) credit hours are required consisting
of: |
| |
a. |
one course (3 semester hours) from ARS 101, DRA 110, MUL 101, ARH 100, ARH 103, ARH 123, ARH 240 or ARH 242, |
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b. |
one course from EH 215, EH 216, EH 225, EH 226, EH 235, or EH 236, |
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c. |
one additional course (3 semester hours) from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages, Music, Philosophy and Literature. |
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|
And |
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d. |
PC CA 110 Public Speaking. |
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Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136). |
| 3. |
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES - Twelve (12) credit hours are required consisting of: |
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a. |
one course from HY 101, HY 102, HY 135, or HY 136 |
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b. |
two additional courses (6 semester hours) from the following approved areas: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. |
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|
And |
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c. |
PC EC 215 Principles of Microeconomics. |
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Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136). |
| 4. |
THE NATURAL
SCIENCES - Eight (8) credit hours of natural sciences, which must include laboratory experiences, are
required from approved areas: Physics, Chemistry,
Geology, Biology, and Geography 101 and 101L, Geography 102 and 102L. |
| 5. |
MATHEMATICS
AND STATISTICS - Nine (9) credit hours
are required as follows: |
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A. |
one
course from |
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PC |
MA |
120 |
Calculus and Its Applications |
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|
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And |
|
|
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B. |
one
course from |
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PC |
ST |
210 |
Statistical
Reasoning |
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PC |
BUS |
245 |
Applied
Business Statistics I |
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|
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And |
|
|
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C. |
one
course from |
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|
PC |
BUS |
255 |
Applied
Business Statistics II |
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|
PC |
ST |
310 |
Statistical Research Techniques |
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PC |
ST |
340 |
Design
and Analysis of Experiments |
| 6. |
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT - Fifteen (15) credit hours are required as follows: |
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|
PC |
ACC |
211 |
Accounting
Principles I |
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|
PC |
ECO |
215 |
Principles
of Microeconomics |
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|
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MGT |
300 |
Management
Theory & Practice |
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|
|
MGT |
340 |
Organizational
Behavior |
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|
|
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And |
|
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|
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MKT |
320 |
Principles of Marketing |
| 7. |
CORE
COURSES -Forty-seven (47) credit hours
are required as follows: |
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PC |
CIS |
100 |
Information Technology in Society |
| |
PC |
CIS |
101 |
Freshman Seminar - CIS |
| |
PC |
CIS |
120 |
Problem
Solving and Prog Concepts I |
| |
PC |
CIS |
121 |
Problem
Solving and Prog Concepts II |
| |
PC |
ISC |
245 |
Info Systems in Organizations |
| |
|
ITE |
272 |
Introduction to Information Technology II |
| |
PC |
ITE |
285 |
Scripting and Windows Programming |
| |
|
CIS |
321 |
Data Communications and Networking |
| |
|
CIS |
324 |
Database Design, Development, and Management |
| |
|
ITE |
475 |
Information Technology Project Management |
| |
|
ISC |
360 |
Info Systems Analysis and Design (W) |
| |
|
ISC |
361 |
Database for Info Systems |
| |
|
ISC |
362 |
Information Systems Object-oriented Analysis & Design |
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|
ISC |
445 |
