Bachelor of Business Administration: Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems Plan of Study

The MIS graduate is well prepared to enter the business (profit or non-profit) arena and undertake tasks that: 1) require a comprehensive understanding of business operations in general, and 2) also require analysis and management of business operations using information technology. If you are a Business Administration student who believes additional IT proficiency will optimize your career success, then MIS should be your major. MIS major course will develop proficiency in the following subject areas:

• Programming in relevant programming languages;
• Construction of computer based information systems that reflect information needs derived through systematic analysis;
• IT solution configurations, both current and predicted for the future.
• Database construction and management;
• Internet based tools from first level web pages to complex e-commerce applications;
• Data communications that includes knowledge of popular Computer Network techniques and configurations; and
• Project Management.

Students who wish to major in any of the School of Business programs will be considered PRE-BUSINESS MAJORS until officially admitted to the School. Students must apply for entrance into a specific School of Business program during the second semester of their sophomore year. To be formally admitted to the School of Business, a student must satisfy the following criteria:

1. Minimum GPA of 2.5
2. Completion of 45 Semester hours of college work
3. At least a grade of “C” in Principles of Macroeconomics
4. At least a grade of “C” in English Composition I, II and Advanced Composition or Technical Writing
5. At least a grade of “C” in College Algebra and Trigonometry or Survey of Mathematics