Information Systems, B.S. in Bus. Ad.

A. English (3-8 units)

Refer to the “English” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102  are not required to complete ENG 101 . Students who do not take ENG 101  are required to compensate for these credits by taking non-business electives.

B. Mathematics (3 units)

  Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

• MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 units)

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• NOTE: Students who take MATH 126R  in preparation for MATH 176  can apply these credits toward non-business electives.

  In regards to MATH 128  and above, sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math courses after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the courses descriptions of applicable courses.

C. Natural Sciences (6-8 units)

Refer to the Natural Sciences (Group A) section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

Refer to the Natural Sciences (Group A or B) section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

D. Social Sciences (3 units)

Select one of the following courses: 

• ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
• PSC 211 - Comparative Government and Politics (3 units)
• PSC 231 - World Politics (3 units)
• PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 units)
• SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology (3 units)

E. Fine Arts (3 units)

Refer to the “Fine Arts” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

F. Core Humanities (9 units)

Refer to the “Core Humanities” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

G. Capstone Courses (6 units)

• MGT 496 - Strategic Management and Policy (3 units)
• Any Core Curriculum Capstone will fulfill the second Capstone requirement.  See the class schedule for a list of Capstone courses offered each semester.

H. Diversity (0-3 units)

See the class schedule for a complete list of courses that fulfill the Diversity requirement. Most International Business courses fulfill this requirement - see section II C below.

A. Nonbusiness Course Requirements (6 units)

B. Pre-Business Core (24 units)

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting (3 units)
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 261R - Principles of Statistics I (3 units)
• ECON 262R - Principles of Statistics II (3 units)
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 units)
• MKT 210 - Marketing Principles (3 units)
• MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences  (0 units) (Units counted in Core Curriculum  Mathematics section above.)

C. Upper-Division Business Core (21 units)

• IS 301 - Management Information Systems (3 units)
• MGT 323 - Organization and Interpersonal Behavior (3 units)
• MGT 325 - Legal Environment (3 units)
• SCM 352 - Operations Management (3 units)
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance (3 units)
• MGT 496 - Strategic Management and Policy  (0 units) (Units counted in Core Curriculum  Capstone section above.)

A. Required Information Systems courses (21 units)

• IS 201 - Computer Applications (3 units)
• IS 350 - Business Systems Development (3 units)
• IS 365 - Business Processes and Information Systems Integration (3 units)
• IS 445 - Project Management: Principles and Practice (3 units)
• IS 475 - Database Design and Implementation (3 units)
• IS 477 - Data Communications (3 units)
• IS 495 - Is Development and Management (3 units)

B. Information Systems electives (6 units)

Consult department for elective courses. (6 units)

A. First Year (30 units)

• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
• ENG 101 - Composition I (3 units)
• ENG 102 - Composition II (3 units)
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 units)
• MATH 126R - Precalculus I  OR Non-business Elective (3 units)
• MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 units)
• Social Sciences (Core Curriculum and Additional College Requirements) (6 units)
• Core Curriculum Fine Arts (3 units)

B. Second Year (30 units)

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting (3 units)
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
• ECON 261R - Principles of Statistics I (3 units)
• ECON 262R - Principles of Statistics II (3 units)
• CH 201 - Ancient and Medieval Cultures (3 units)
• CH 202 - The Modern World (3 units)
• CH 203 - American Experiences and Constitutional Change (3 units)
• IS 201 - Computer Applications (3 units)
• MKT 210 - Marketing Principles (3 units)
• Core Curriculum Natural Science (Group A or B) (3 units)

C. Third Year (30 units)

• IS 301 - Management Information Systems (3 units)
• IS 350 - Business Systems Development (3 units)
• IS 365 - Business Processes and Information Systems Integration (3 units)
• IS 445 - Project Management: Principles and Practice (3 units)
• MGT 321 - Effective Business Writing (3 units)
• MGT 323 - Organization and Interpersonal Behavior (3 units)
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance (3 units)
• IS elective (departmental approval required) (3 units)
• Core Curriculum Natural Science (Group A) (3 units)

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• COM 101 - Oral Communication (3 units) OR
• COM 113 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 units) OR
• COM 217 - Argumentation and Debate (3 units) OR
• COM 329 - Business and Professional Speaking (3 units)

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D. Fourth Year (30 units)

• IS 475 - Database Design and Implementation (3 units)
• IS 477 - Data Communications (3 units)
• IS 495 - Is Development and Management (3 units)
• MGT 325 - Legal Environment (3 units)
• SCM 352 - Operations Management (3 units)
• MGT 496 - Strategic Management and Policy (3 units) (Capstone)
• IS elective (departmental approval required) (3 units)
• Core Curriculum Capstone (3 units)
• International Business course (3 units)
• Core Curriculum Diversity (3 units)