USF 2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 131 - 132
Course Descriptions - Faculty - Printable Degree Requirements
The Management Information Systems (MIS) major provides the skills and knowledge necessary for information systems development and support positions in both business and non-business organizations.
Within the 120-semester-hour program listed in the General Requirements section, students must complete a set of 6 required MIS courses and 2 approved MIS electives. MIS majors must earn a "C" or higher (not C-) in the six required MIS courses and must have a 2.0 or higher GPA in the major; they can use grade forgiveness for only one upper-level MIS course.
| Required MIS Courses: | ||
| ISM 3232 Business Application Development* | 3 | |
| ISM 3113 Systems Analysis and Design* | 3 | |
| ISM 4212 Database Administration | 3 | |
| ISM 4220 Business Data Communications | 3 | |
| ISM 4300 Managing Information Resources | 3 | |
| One of the following: | ||
| ISM 4234 Object Oriented Design and Development (C++) | ||
| ISM 4141 Web Application Development (Java) | 3 | |
| Plus Approved MIS Electives** | 6 | |
| Total Hours Required for B.A./B.S. Degree | 24 | |
*ISM 3232 (Business Application Development) must be taken before, or concurrently with, ISM 3113 (Systems Analysis and Design), which is a prerequisite for all other required MIS courses. Normally ISM 3113 should be completed by the end of the first semester of the junior year.
**No more than three hours of ISM 4950 can be counted as MIS electives. (ISM 4905 will not count as an MIS elective.)
Students majoring in Business Administration may minor in MIS. The requirements are
| 1. | ISM 3232 Business Application Development | 3 |
| ISM 3113 Systems Analysis and Design (PR/CR ISM 3232) | 3 | |
| ISM 4212 Database Administration | 3 | |
| Approved MIS Elective | 3 | |
| Total MIS hours | 12 |
| 2. | A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be achieved in the minor course work at USF and in all minor courses completed at other institutions. |
| 3. | At least 9 of the required 12 credit hours must be taken in residence at USF. |
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Effective Date: Semester I, 2002
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