Overview

The degree requirements below are for students who were admitted to the IST program prior to the Fall 2009 semester.

BBAIS Business Courses

The following courses are not counted in the IST major, but are required courses for all business majors:

• IST 203 Software Tools for Personal Productivity
• IST 211 Fundamentals of Systems Development

IST Core Courses

Twenty-one credit hours of required courses:

• IST 221 Information Systems in the Organization
• IST 311 Systems Development for the Organization
• IST 321 Systems Analysis Methods
• IST 331 Design and Implementation of DBMS
• IST 341 Networks and Telecommunications
• IST 465 Enterprise Integration Systems

IST Electives

A minimum of nine semester hours of IST electives:

• IST 410 Object-Oriented Programming for Information Systems
• IST 420 Project Management for Information Systems
• IST 430 Knowledge Management
• IST 440 Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems
• IST 445 Information System Security
• IST 450 Web-Based Programming
• IST 461 Electronic Business
• IST 462 Business Process Modeling and Design
• IST 490 Professional Internship
• IST 493 Special Topics in Information Systems
• IST 496 Independent Study

Additional Requirements

• All IST courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.
• Any IST course taken without prior satisfactory completion of all catalog prerequisite courses will not be counted towards fulfillment of graduation requirements.

Recommended Program for Information Systems Majors

First Semester	Credits
ENG 101 English I	4
MTH 151 Math Concepts	1
MTH 152 Math Concepts	2
MTH 153 Math Concepts	1
Natural Science with Lab	5
BUS 101 Intro to University Life	1
IST 203 Software Tools for Personal Productivity	3
Total	17
Second Semester	Credits
ENG 102 English II	3
MTH 154 Math Concepts	1
MTH 155 Math Concepts	2
MTH 156 Math Concepts	1
ECN 201 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
African-American Experience (1)	3
Natural Science	3
Total	16
Third Semester	Credits
Western Culture & Civilization (1)	4
ACT 221 Intro to Accounting I	3
ECN 202 Principles of Microeconomics	3
OMS 201 Business Statistics I	3
GAD 250 Business Communication (W)	3
Total	16
Fourth Semester	Credits
Human Diversity (1)	3
ACT 222 Intro to Accounting II	3
OMS 202 Business Statistics II	3
IST 211 Fundamentals of System Development	3
IST 221 Information Systems in the Organization	3
Total	15
Fifth Semester	Credits
Social Science (other than ECN) (1)	3
ECN 302 Intermediate Microeconomics	3
MKT 301 Intro to Marketing	3
IST 311 Systems Development for the Organization	3
IST 321 Systems Analysis Methods	4
Total	16
Sixth Semester	Credits
Arts and Humanities (1)	3
MLR 321 Organizational Behavior	3
OMS 311 Introduction to Operations Management	3
IST 331 Design & Implementation of DBMS	4
IST 341 Networks and Telecommunications	4
Total	17
Seventh Semester	Credits
Arts and Humanities (1)	3
MKT 351 Business, Society, and Government (W)	3
BLW 411 Business Law and Ethics (W)	3
FIN 351 Intro to Financial Management	4
IST Elective	4
Total	17
Eighth Semester	Credits
Arts and Humanities (1)	3
Nonwestern Culture (1)	4
MLR 465 Management Strategy & Policy (W)	3
IST 465 Enterprise Integration Systems	3
IST Elective (1)	3
Total	16

(1) Before choosing electives, students should consult an advisor
(2) The Analytical Geometry & Calculus sequence (MTH 181-182) may be substituted for MTH 151-156.

(W) Counts as a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) course for university requirements (only if taken at CSU). A grade of "C" or better must be earned to receive WAC credit.