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| Recommended
program of study in CIS
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First
Semester |
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Second
Semester |
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First
Year
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| COSC
1336 Principles of CS I |
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COSC
1337 Principles of CS II |
| ENGL
Composition 1301 |
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ENGL
Composition II |
| MATH
2413 Calculus & Anal Geo I |
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MATH
2305 Discrete Structures |
| PHIL
1370 Philosophy of Knowledge |
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Communications
| Modern Language2 |
| COSC
1172 Thinking, Speaking & Writing |
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Fine
Arts Elective5 |
| COSC
1173 Programming Lab |
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PEGA |
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| Second
Year
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| COSC
2336 Data Structures & Algorithms |
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CPSC
3304 Obj, Or, Design & Interfaces |
| MATH
1342 | BUAL 3310 Probability & Statistics |
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MATH
2318 Linear Algebra |
| Lab
Science6 |
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Lab
Science6 |
| ENG
Literature |
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ECON
1301 Principles and Policies |
| History
13 |
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History
23 |
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| Third
Year
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| COSC
3320 Networking |
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CPSC
4340 Data Base Design |
| COSC
2372 | ELEN 2300 |
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CPSC
4315 Network Systems Administration |
| ACCT
2301 Intro Financial Accounting |
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MGMT
3310 Org. Behavior & Management |
| Academic
Elective |
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Academic
Elective |
| POLS
2301 Amer Gov I |
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POLS
2302 Amer Gov II |
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| Fourth
Year
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| COSC
4370 AI | COSC 4307 Compiler |
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CPSC 4360 Software Engineering |
| COSC
4330 Multimedia | COSC 4319 Graphics |
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COSC
4302 Operating Systems |
| COSC
| CPSC Elective7 |
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Academic
Elective |
| ACCT
2302 Intro Managerial Accounting |
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MGMT
3320 Production Management |
| FINC
3310 Principles of Finance |
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COSC
4172 Senior Assessment |
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Notes
(121 total hours):
(1) Must be approved by the department chair.
(2) Second semester communication modern langugage courses
must be chosen from the following courses 1315, 1360,
2335, 2373, 3310, or 3340 ;or CMDS 2375; or an introductory
morden language course.
(3) Two semesters of US or Texas history from HIST 1301,
1302, 2373, 2374, 1361, 1362, 2377, 2301.
(4) Social Science Electives are: ECON 1301, PSYC 2301,
ANTH 2346 or 2351, SOCI 1301, or (both ECON 2302 &
ECON 2301).
(5) Fine Arts Electives are: ARTS 1301, DANC 2304, HUMA
1315, MUSI 1306, or THEA 1310.
(6) Lab Science must be a two semester sequence chosen
from among the following: PHYS 1401-1402, CHEM 1411-1412,
BIOL 1406-1407, GEOL 1403-1404.
(7) Acceptable COSC/CPSC electives are: any of the alternative
courses listed above as well as COSC 3302| 3308| 3325|
4301| 4307| 4309| 4310| 4319; CPSC 4320.
(8) Recommended Electives are: BUAL 3320 | MKTG 3310 | OFAD
3350. |
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BACHELOR
DEGREE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The Computer and Information Sciences program has an overall
emphasis on information networking. An interplay of knowledge
from areas such as distributed computing, software engineering,
expert systems, information retrieval and multimedia display
technology define the information networking concept. Information
networks are becoming an integral and strategic component
of such industries as petrochemical and transportation, space
technology, education, banking and finance, medical and applications,
manufacturing and retailing. Graduates of this program will
possess an integrated set of skills from the fields of engineering,
computer science and business.
The program requires 37 hours in computer science and computer
and information sciences, 15 hours in psychology, sociology
and speech, 13 hours in mathematics, 21 hours in business,
8 hours in laboratory science and 12 hours of electives, as
well as the general bachelor's degree requirements.
Graduates of this program will be prepared to respond to the
varied and changing needs of an information society.
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