Information Systems Major (IS), BBA

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 53 Hours

Recommended:

• BMIS 3000  and IS 4200  or IB 3450  are recommended for the Global Perspective component.
• MATH 1200  is strongly recommended to prepare for BUS 3265 .

Required:

• ECON 2010  is required in the Business core.

Business Administration Core: 41 Hours

All Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.) majors require a uniform Business Core of 41 hours. ECON 2010 ** does satisfy 3 hours of the Liberal Arts program, and is counted above. The purpose of the core is to provide understanding of a generally recognized common body of knowledge in business. The Business Core consists of:

• ACCT 2050 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
• ACCT 2060 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
• *  BUS 3265 - Quantitative Business Analysis Credit Hours: 3
• BUS 3170 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
• BUS 3500 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 3
• BUS 4350 - Christian Business Ethics Credit Hours: 2, 3

• (2 credit hours meet the major requirement.)

• ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

• (Credit hours for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts.)

• ECON 2020 - Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• FIN 3430 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 3
• IS 2400 - Data Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3000 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
• MGT 3540 - Productions/Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
• MGT 3680 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
• MGT 4300 - Strategic Policy Credit Hours: 3
• MKTG 2400 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Information Systems Core Requirements: 12 Hours

• COMP 1500 - Programming I Credit Hours: 3

• (May be met with COMP 1510  or COMP 1700 )

• IS 2100 - Business Application Programming Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3200 - Business Systems Analysis and Design Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3800 - Database Design Credit Hours: 3

Minor: 18 Hours

• Application Development Minor
    
• Data Analytics Minor
    
• Networking and Security Minor
    
• Project Management Minor
    
• Systems Analysis and Design Minor
    

Information Systems Electives:

• IS 3050 - Principles of Information Security Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3120 - Network Systems Administration Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3150 - Data Visualization and Analysis Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3400 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3620 - Information Security Policy and Governance Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3630 - Cybersecurity Risk Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3640 - Computer Forensics Credit Hours: 3
• IS 3670 - Information Systems Internship Credit Hours: 1-3
• IS 3700 - Web Concepts Credit Hours: 3

• or COMP 2500 - Web Development Credit Hours: 3  

• IS 3900 - Predictive Modeling Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4200 - Advanced Global Project Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4300 - Data Analytics Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4350 - Systems Planning and Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4500 - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Preparation Credit Hours: 3
• IS 4700 - Information Systems Project Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 4 Hours

BUS 4350 , included in the Business Core above, satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken.

BMIS 3000 , recommended above under Liberal Arts , also satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. If not taken, 2 additional hours of Bible are required.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.  

Total Hours: 128

Graduate Credit Note(s):

Up to 9 hours of graduate credit in the Management and Business Ethics (MBA)  or 12 hours of graduate credit in the Information Systems (MSIS)  graduate programs may be used to satisfy the requirements for the BBA. Academic advising for the dual degree program is required. For additional information visit the Graduate School of Business website.

A list of the dual credit courses for the BBA-MBA  and BBA-MSIS  is available by clicking on the program link.