Computer Information Systems Bachelor of Science - Basic Requirements
The plan in Computer Information Systems leads to a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. This plan prepares students to hold technical, administrative and management positions in the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, operation and management of computer-based information systems. It is based on a broad general education and upper-level studies in computer science and other areas related to information systems, such as management, communication and accounting.
The mission of the Computer Information Systems program is to prepare students for technical administrative and management careers in the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, support, operation and management of computer information systems.
The CIS program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, Telephone: (410) 347-7700.
Basic Requirements
Students must complete the following courses or their equivalents in preparation for upper-level study:
| Course |
Hours |
| Accounting |
3 hours |
| Business Calculus or Calculus I |
3 - 4 hours |
| * Statistics |
3 hours |
| * Principles of Management or Management Theory and Practice |
3 hours |
| Economics |
3 hours |
| Three additional hours of accounting or economics |
3 hours |
| * Computer Programming in Pascal or Visual Basic |
3 hours |
| *Computer Programming in C or C++ |
3 hours |
| * Courses available at UHCL |
