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Catalog: 2013-14 NSU Undergraduate Catalog Program: Information Systems Major B.B.A. - Major Code 1560 Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Information Systems Major B.B.A. - Major Code 1560

Business Administration General Information

Computerized information systems are common in every area of modern business. The demand for IS professionals who can design and maintain computerized information systems will continue to grow as we move into the 21st century. People majoring in IS become proficient in aspects of information system management common to all organizations, including: operating systems; local and global telecommunications; 5th generation programming; systems analysis; systems design; database and enterprise resource management; and e-business solutions.

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply to the Information Systems major: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Residency.

Business General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for futher information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees

Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ENGL 1113 - Freshman Composition I #

ENGL 1213 - Freshman Composition II #

MATH 1513 - College Algebra #

ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics #

ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics #

Business Core 42 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.

At least 21 of the 42 credits in the BBA core must be earned at NSU.

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ACCT 2103 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics #

MATH 3513 - Statistical Methods #

BADM 3933 - Business Statistics #

ACCT 2203 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting

ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics #

IS 3063 - Principles of Information Systems

IS 3113 - Business Communications #

MGMT 3183 - Principles of Management

MGMT 3213 - Principles of Supply Chain & Operations Management

MKT 3213 - Principles of Marketing

FIN 3213 - Principles of Finance

BLAW 3003 - Business Law I

BADM 3963 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making

MGMT 4213 - Business Strategy/Policy

Information Systems 24 hours

IS Core (required of all IS Majors) 18 hours

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

IS 3023 - Object Based Visual Programming

IS 3043 - Web Programming

IS 3003 - System Development Using Rapid Application Development Tools

IS 3213 - Systems Analysis and Design

IS 3183 - Data Telecommunications

IS 4353 - IT Project Management

IS 4293 - Business Database Management Systems

IS 4313 - Organizational Information Management

IS Electives 6 hours

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

IS 3003 - System Development Using Rapid Application Development Tools

IS 3013 - Business Computer Operating Environments

IS 3023 - Object Based Visual Programming

IS 3223 - Developing & Utilizing Mobile Apps

IS 3043 - Web Programming

IS 3053 - Website Design and Management

IS 3083 - Spreadsheet Analysis

IS 3320 - Information Systems Seminar

IS 4033 - Web Scripting

IS 4143 - Training and Development Practicum

IS 4333 - Introduction to ERP

IS 4253 - Developing Spreadsheet Applications

Minimum Total 66 hours

Policies of the College of Business and Technology

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Residency.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 40 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for the BBA and BT degrees and 55 semester credit hours in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS degrees. Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.
RESIDENCY:	At least 18 hours or one-half of the major, whichever is greater, must be taken in residency.

Suggested Course Sequence–Information Systems

First Year-Fall Semester

First Year-Spring Semester

University Studies: UNIV 1002- University Strategies

Communications: ENGL 1213-Freshman Comp II

Communications: ENGL 1113-Freshman Comp I

Global Perspectives (3 hours; One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)

Communications: (Select 1)

COMM 1113, 2212, 3223, 3303

Life Skills: (Select 1)

HED 1113-Personal Health or HFS 1653- Nutrition

Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1)

POLS 1113 And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493

Natural Sciences: (3-4 hours)

BIOL 1114, 1113, 1111

Quantitative Analysis:

MATH 1513-College Algebra

Bus. Core: ECON 2213-Principles of Microeconomics

(Social Sciences: Fulfills 3 of 9 hours required)

Global Perspectives: (3 hours; One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)

Total Hours 17

Total Hours 15-16

Second Year-Fall Semester

Second Year-Spring Semester

Physical Sciences: : (3-5 hours)

SCI 1114, 1113, 1111

University Studies: UNIV 2091-Gen Ed Capstone

Humanities: (Select 1)

HIST 1113, HUM 2113, PHIL 1013, ENGL 2113

Humanities: (Select 1)

HUM 2333, MUS 2543, 2863, THTR 2763, 2843

Life Skills: (Select 1)

FIN 2213, HFS 1103, HFS 3113, PSYC 1003, CS 1003, IS 1003 HED 2212, EDUC 4823, PED 4714, or LIBM 4611)

Bus. Core: ACCT 2203-Intro. to Managerial Accounting

Bus. Core: ACCT 2103-Into. to Financial Accounting

Bus. Core: MATH 3513-Statistical Methods

Bus. Core: ECON 2313-Principles of Macroeconomics

Bus. Core: MKT 3213-Principles of Marketing

Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1)

POLS 1113 And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493

Bus. Core: MGMT 3183-Principles of Management

Total Hours 18-20

Total Hours 16

Third Year-Fall Semester

Third Year-Spring Semester

Bus. Core: IS 3063 Principles of Information Systems

Bus. Core: MGMT 3213 Supply Chain/Operations Management

Bus. Core: IS 3113 Business Communications

Bus. Core: Fin 3213-Principles of Finance

IS 3023 or IS 3043 or IS 3003

Bus. Core: BADM 3963-Quantitative Methods

IS Elective

Bus. Core: BLAW 3003-Business Law

Free Elective (3 Hours)

IS 3213 Systems Analysis & Design

Total Hours 15

Fourth Year-Fall Semester

Fourth Year-Spring Semester

IS 4293 Business Database Mgmt Systems

Bus. Core: MGMT 4213-Business Policy

IS 4353 IT Project Management

IS 4313 Organization Information Management

IS 3183 Data Telecommunications

IS Elective

Free Electives (6 Hours)

Free Electives (1-4 Hours)

Total Hours 15

Total Hours 10-12

Total Hours in Course Sequence = 124

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