COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Description:
In today's Global Marketplace, information is viewed as a strategic asset. Computer Information professionals design and manage systems that store, process, and distribute information across the entire worldwide organization.

The purpose of the Computer Information Systems A.A.S. degree is to provide our students with foundation skills in areas of computer systems configuration, computer systems support and technical communications. These skills will enable our students to obtain an entry level position in network, technical or software support and programming in a business environment.

The technical curriculum of the Computer Information Systems program stresses networking, personal computer hardware maintenance and repair, procedures for problem solving, database design and management (including programming with SQL), programming language proficiency, and systems analysis and design.

(Housed in the Office and Computer Programs Department)

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER
CIS 100 Digital Computers and Information Processing	3
CIS 121 Microsoft Office	4
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I	4
MTH 165 College Algebra (or higher)	3-4
Physical/Health Education	1
Total	15-16

SECOND SEMESTER
CIS 101 Programming for Information Systems	3
CIS 110 Building and Maintaining the PC	3
MTH 160 Statistics I	3
CPT 115 Introduction to Networks	3
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
Total	15

THIRD SEMESTER
CIS 209 Systems Analysis and Design	3
CIS 208 Visual Basic Programming	3
PHL 105 Technology and Values	3
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE	3-4
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE	3
Total	15-16

FOURTH SEMESTER
CIS 211 Applied Database Concepts	3
OPERATING SYSTEMS ELECTIVE*	2-3
ENG 251 Technical Writing	3
SPT 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication	3
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE**	3
Physical/Health Education	1
Total	15-16

TOTAL CREDITS	60-63

* CRC 201 and CRC 202, or CSC 215
** CIS 201, CIS 205, CIS 223, CIS 224, CPT 215, CSC 206