The Information Systems B.S.B.A. program is eligible for freshman students who want to participate in an Eight-Semester Degree Completion Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters. Information about the University Core courses is listed in a chart at the bottom of this page.
Courses in BOLD must be taken in semester as designated. Courses in ITALICS may be taken in varied sequences as long as other designated requirements for these courses are met. Although other courses listed are not required to be completed in the designated sequence, the recommendations noted are preferred.
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Fall Semester Year 1
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3
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ENGL 1013 Composition I 2 - University Core
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3
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MATH 2053 Finite Math – University Core
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3
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COMM 1313 Speech Communication
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1
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WCOB 1111 Freshman Business Connections
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2
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WCOB 1012 Legal Environment of Business 1 |
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0
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WCOB 1120 Computer Competency Requirement
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3
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U.S. History or Political Science (3 hours) – University Core |
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15
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 1
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3
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ENGL 1023 Composition II 2 - University Core
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3
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WCOB 1023 Business Foundations
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3
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WCOB 1033 Data Analysis
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3
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ECON 2023 Microeconomics – University Core
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4
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Natural Science (4 hours) – University Core
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16
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Semester hours
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Fall Semester Year 2
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3
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MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus 2
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3
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ECON 2013 Macroeconomics 2 - University Core
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3
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ISYS 2263 Intro to Information Systems Development
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6
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Select TWO of the following (6 hours):
WCOB 2013 Markets and Consumers
WCOB 2023 Production and Delivery of Goods and Services
WCOB 2033 Acquiring and Managing Human Resources
WCOB 2043 Acquiring and Managing Financial Resources |
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3
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Fine Art/Humanities (3 hours) – University Core
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18
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 2
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3
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Fine Art/Humanities (3 hours) – University Core
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4
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Natural Science (4 hours) – University Core
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3
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Social Science (3 hours) – University Core
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6
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Select TWO of the following not completed in previous semester (6 hours): WCOB 2013 Markets and
Consumers |
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16
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Semester hours
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ALL pre-business requirements should be met by end of term |
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Fall Semester Year 3
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3
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ISYS 3293 Systems Analysis and Design
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3
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ISYS 3393 Business Application Dev. in the Visual Basic Environment
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6
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WCOB 3016 Business Strategy and Planning |
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3
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Business Social Science (3 hours)
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15
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 3
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3
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ISYS 3253 Information Technology Infrastructure
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3
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ISYS 4373 Object Oriented Programming for Business Applications
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6
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Junior Senior Business Electives (6 hours) |
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3
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ENGL 2003 OR ENGL 2013 OR General Education Elective IF Advanced Composition Requirement has already been met (3 hours) 3 |
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15
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Semester hours
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Fall Semester Year 4
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3
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ISYS 4283 Centralized Database Systems
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7
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General Education Electives (7 hours)
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6
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Junior Senior Business Electives (6 hours) |
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16
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Semester hours
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Spring Semester Year 4
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3
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ISYS 4293 Business Intelligence
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3
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ISYS 4363 Business Application System Development
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6
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General Education Electives (6 hours)
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3
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Junior Senior Business Elective (3 hours) |
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15
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Semester hours
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126
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Total hours |
Courses that fulfill the University Core requirements are listed below.
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University Core (State Minimum Core) |
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Areas
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Minimum |
University Core |
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English
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6
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ENGL 1013
Composition I |
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Mathematics
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3
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MATH 1203
College Algebra |
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Science (Students admitted under this catalog or later are required to take corresponding lecture/lab combinations as listed.) |
8
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ASTR 2003/2001L
Survey of the Universe |
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Fine Arts, Humanities (Select 3 hours each from two of these four categories) |
6
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a)
Fine Arts:
ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture
ARHS 1003 Art Lecture ARTS 1003 Art Studio COMM 1003 Film Lecture DANC 1003 Basic Course in the Arts/Movement & Dance DRAM 1003 Theater Lecture HUMN 1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics LARC 1003 The American Landscape MLIT 1003 Music Lecture b)
Humanities:
PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2103 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 2203 Logic PHIL 3103 Ethics and the Professions c)
Humanities:
CLST 1003 Introduction to Classical Studies: Greece
CLST 1013 Introduction to Classical Studies: Rome HUMN 2124H Honors 20th Century Global Culture HUMN 1124H Honors Equilibrium of Cultures, 500 to 1600 WLIT 1113 World Literature I WLIT 1123 World Literature II d) Humanities:
Any Foreign Language 2003
HUMN 2003 Introduction to Gender Studies |
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U.S. History
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3
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HIST 2003
History of American People or Government to 1877 |
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Social Sciences (Select from at least two different fields of study) |
9
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AGEC 1103
Principles of Agricultural Micro-economics |