Information Systems Honors Program, B.S.

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In addition to benefiting from a comprehensive IS curriculum, Honors students must satisfy the Honors requirement by taking two specially designated courses. They must successfully complete the assigned projects developed specifically for the Honors students. The following two courses have the Honors components: INSS 380 and INSS 390 or its substitute.

Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Information Science and Systems

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate with a B.S. in Information Science and Systems. These credit hours are distributed as follows:

General Education and University Requirements 42

Business Core and Supporting Requirements 48

Information Science and Systems Major Requirements 30

Total Credits 120

All Supporting Courses, Business Core, and Major Requirements must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

General Education and University Requirements 42 credits

ENGL 111 - Freshman Composition I—Honors 3 credits EC
ENGL 112 - Freshman Composition II—Honors 3 credits EC
MATH 110 - Algebra, Functions, and Analytic Geometry 3 credits MQ*
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits IM*
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab BP
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits SB*
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
PHIL 109 - Introduction to Critical Thinking 3 credits CT
HIST 360 - Introduction to the African Diaspora, Honors (CI) 3 credits
ORBM 102 - Freshman Orientation for Business and Management Majors 1 credits
OR
ORBM 112 - Freshman Orientation for Business and Management Majors (Honors Students Only) 1 credits
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 or MIND 101 or DSVG 101 or FACS 102 1 credit

Note

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

Business Core and Supporting Courses Required Honors 48 credits

MATH 201 - Calculus for Non-Science Majors 3 credits
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits *
ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II 3 credits
ACCT 201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
ACCT 202 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credits
MGBU 212 - Professional Development (Honors Students Only) 3 credits
MGBU 326 - Business, Ethics and Society 3 credits
MGBU 327 - Fundamentals of International Business 3 credits
MGBU 381 - The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 credits
MGBU 498 - Business Policy (Honors Students Only) 3 credits
ENGL 357 - Business Writing 3 credits
FIN 343 - Managerial Finance 3 credits
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits *
INSS 360 - Management Information Systems 3 credits
MGBU 324 - Organizational Behavior 3 credits
MKTG 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
SSCM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
SSCM 328 - Supply Chain and Operations Management 3 credits
BUAD 001 Senior Comprehensive Exam 0 credits

Note

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Requirements for Honors Information Science and Systems 30 credits

INSS 250 - Concepts in Computational Thinking 3 credits
INSS 260 - Object Oriented Programming for Business Applications 3 credits
INSS 370 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 credits
INSS 380 - Data and Information Management 3 credits
INSS 391 - IT Infrastructure and Security 3 credits
INSS 396 - Cloud Computing: Concepts and Applications 3 credits
INSS 490 - Information Systems Project Development and Management 3 credits
XXXX - INSS Electives 6 credits^1,2
XXXX - GSBM Elective 3 credits³

Note

1 Students must choose two (2) of the courses in the INSS Electives section to satisfy this requirement.

2 Students are recommended to take the following courses to pursue the listed career paths:

Data Analytics Career Path: INSS 394 , INSS 491 , INSS 435

Blockchain Career Path: INSS 410 , INSS 432 , INSS 491

Business Analyst Career Path: INSS 394 , INSS 491 , INSS 496

3 GSBM Elective must be one course chosen from the following: ACCT 300-499, MGBU 300-499, ENTR 300-499, FIN 300-499, HOMG 300-499, INSS 300-499, HRMG 300-499, MKTG 300-499, SSCM 300-499. If you choose a Career Path, please select an INSS course based on your chosen Career Path.

Honors Seminars

MGBU 108 - Honors Seminar – Introduction to Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 109 - Honors Seminar – Introduction to Professional Development II 0 credits
MGBU 208 - Honors Seminar Intermediate Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 209 - Honors Seminar – Intermediate Professional Development II 0 credits
MGBU 308 - Honors Seminar – Advanced Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 309 - Honors Seminar – Advanced Professional Development II 0 credits
MGBU 408 - Honors Seminar - Senior Professional Development I 0 credits
MGBU 409 - Honors Seminar - Senior Professional Development II 0 credits

Total Credits 120

Information Science and Systems Electives

INSS 394 - Data Analytics: Visualization and Storytelling 3 credits
INSS 410 - Blockchain Fundamentals 3 credits
INSS 450 - Application Development 3 credits
INSS 460 - Enterprise Information Systems Management II 3 credits
INSS 480 - Advanced Data and Information Management 3 credits
INSS 491 - Current Issues in Information Systems 3 credits
INSS 492 - Special Topics in Information Systems 3 credits
INSS 494 - Information Security and Risk Management 3 credits
INSS 495 - Internship in Information Systems 3 credits

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

Information Systems Honors Program Curriculum Sequence