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Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems
Management Information Systems Requirements
Global Awareness and Understanding (GAU) Course List

Recommended Academic Plan — M I S 2006 through 2009

1st Semester Credits
PSU 006 First Year Seminar 1
§ ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS) Composition 3
§ MATH 110 or 140 (GQ) Calculus 4
§ ECON 002 Microeconomics 3
Foreign Lang 4
2nd Semester Credits
§ ECON 004 Macroeconomics 3
§ B A 241 Law or B A 242 Ethics 2
§ MIS 204 Bus Info Systems 3
Foreign Lang or Electives 4-3
Natural Science (GN) 3
3rd Semester Credits
§ ACCTG 211 Fin/Manage Acctg 4
§ B A 242 Ethics or B A 241 Law 2
Foreign Lang or Electives 4-3
Gen Education (GA/GH/GS) 3
Global Awareness (GA/GH/GS) 3
4th Semester Credits
§ SCM 200 Bus Stats or STAT 200 (GQ) 4
ENGL 202D (GWS) Business Writing 3
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech 3
Natural Science (GN) 3
Gen Education (GA/GH/GS) 3
5th Semester Credits
B A 302 Supply Chains 2
B A 303 Marketing 2
MIS 431 Business Data Management 3
Global Awareness (GA/GH/GS) 3
Health/KINES (GHA) 3
Gen Education (GA/GH/GS) 3
6th Semester Credits
B A 301 Finance 2
B A 304 Mgmt and Org 2
MIS 432 Bus Info Systems Analysis 3
Two-Piece Sequence 3
Natural Science (GN) 3
Electives 3
7th Semester Credits
MIS 434 Internet Tech 3
MIS 442 Bus Info Systems Design 3
B A 411 Analyzing Business and Industry 3
Two-Piece Sequence 3
Electives 2-4
8th Semester Credits
MIS 479W Mgmt of Operations Info/ERP 3
Related Area 3
Gen Education (GA/GH/GS) 3
Electives 3

Bold type requires grade of C or better.

Italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.

GWS, GQ, GA, GH, GS, and GHA are codes used to identify General Education requirements.

W suffix signifies the course satisfies the University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.

§ Entrance to Major requirement.

Management Information Systems (M I S) Requirements 2006 through 2009

  1. Take all of the following Management Information Systems courses (15 credits) - A grade of "C" or higher is required in all MIS courses along with MIS 204
    1. MIS 431 (3) Business Data Management [Prerequisites: MIS 204]
    2. MIS 432 (3) Business Information System Analysis [Prerequisite: MIS 431]
    3. MIS 434 (3) Internet Technologies [Prerequisite: MIS 431; Concurrent MIS 432]
    4. MIS 442 (3) Business Information Systems Design [Prerequisite: MIS 432]
    5. MIS 479W (3) Management of Operations Information/ERP [Prerequisite: MIS 431]
  2. Select three credits of Related Area (3 credits)
    • Select three credits from one of the Two-Piece Sequences below. Courses cannot double count in Related Area and the Two-Piece Sequence.
  3. Select one Two-Piece Sequence (6 credits) from the following list
    • Accounting - Select two courses from the following
    • Economics- Select two courses from the following
    • Entrepreneurship- Take the following two courses
    • Finance- Take the following two courses
      • FIN 305 (3) Financial Management of the Business Enterprise
      • FIN 408 (3) Financial Markets and Institutions
    • International Business- Select two courses from the following
      • I B 303 (3) International Business Operations
      • I B 403 (3) International Business and National Policies
      • I B 404 (3) Contemporary Issues in International Business
      • I B 440 (3) Globalization and Its Implications
      • I B 450 (3) Business Environment of Europe
    • Management- Take the following two courses
      • MGMT 326 (3) Organizational Behavior and Design
      • MGMT 471 (3) Strategic Management
    • Marketing- Take the following two courses
    • Risk Analysis- Select two courses from the following
      • B A 427 (3) Risk and Decisions
      • INS 405 (3) Corporate Risk Management
      • SCM 456 (3) Supply Chain Risk Analysis
    • Supply Chain and Information Systems- Take the following two courses
      • SCM 404 (3) Demand Fulfillment
      • SCM 405 (3) Manufacturing and Service Strategies

In lieu of a sequence, an approved University minor may be used if sufficient credits are available.

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