Current Students: See the Recommended Academic Plans for more detailed course recommendations and refer to the University Bulletin for course descriptions and more degree requirements. Also be sure to check out Advice for MIS Majors and find other resources on the Current Students page.
Typical Course Sequence
Below is a typical course sequence for the MIS bachelor's degree program. Schedules will vary by student, depending on areas of interest.
| Semester 1 | Credits | Semester 2 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus | 4 | Non-Business Elective | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 3 | Arts Course | 3 | |
| Humanities Course | 3 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Natural Science Course | 3 | Natural Science Course | 3 | |
| Arts Course | 3 | Humanities Course | 3 | |
| First-Year Seminar | 1 | Health and Physical Activity | 1.5 | |
| Total Credits | 17 | Total Credits | 16.5 | |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | |||
| Financial and Managerial Accounting | 4 | Writing for Business | 3 | |
| Statistics | 3 | Effective Speech | 3 | |
| Legal Environment of Business | 2 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 | |
| Social and Ethical Environment of Business | 2 | Programming Course | 3 | |
| Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 | Health and Physical Activity | 1.5 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 13.5 | |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | |||
| Database Management System | 3 | Systems Analysis | 3 | |
| Programming Course | 3 | Introduction to Operations Management | 3 | |
| Natural Science Course | 3 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| Corporate Finance | 3 | Programming Course or Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Basic Management Concepts | 3 | Computer Science or Management Information Systems Course | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | |||
| Business Strategy | 3 | International Business Course | 3 | |
| Systems Design and Implementation | 3 | Supporting Business course | 3 | |
| Computer Science or Management Information Systems course | 3 | Supporting Business course | 3 | |
| Supporting Business course | 3 | Internship | 3 | |
| Non-Business elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 |