Core Requirements (42 Hours)
The B.S. in CIS degree requires students to take the following courses beyond the low level preparation requirements. Students must meet these program core requirements or approved upper-level substitutes:
Lower level credits given for any of the core courses may require students to take additional approved technical electives to satisfy the program requirements.
Required Technical Electives (18 Hours)
| * Business electives |
6 hours |
| Note: The elected courses should not have major overlap with CSCI or CINF courses listed in the student's CPS. For example, ISAM 3331 (Intro. To Business Databases), ISAM 4331 (Internet App in Business) and ISAM 4635 (Analysis & Design of Business Systems) are NOT appropriate business electives for CIS students. |
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| * CINF/CSCI/CENG/SWEN courses |
6 hours |
| ** A communication course selected from the following: |
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WRIT 3132 Written Communications in Business
COMM 4233 Speech Communication: Theory and Practice |
3 hours or |
| Approved elective: CSCI, CINF or WRIT 3135 |
3 hours |
* The specific courses beyond the core requirements to be included in the Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) will be selected by students with the approval of the faculty adviser.
** This requirement is in addition to the technical writing course requirement of SCE.
Web Application and E-Commerce Sub-plan
Students interested in developing a sub-plan in web applications and E-commerce should consider the following as electives:
Computer Systems and Security Sub-plan
Students interested in developing a sub-plan in computer systems and security should consider the following as electives:
Telecommunications Sub-plan
Students interested in developing a sub-plan in telecommunications should consider the following as electives:
Computer Information Systems: Suggested Plan of Study
The following study plan for the four regular semesters is recommended as a typical example for incoming full-time CIS students. Individual study plans may vary as long as the prerequisite structures are satisfied. Students should seek the advice of their assigned faculty adviser and set up their Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) as early as possible.
Semester 0 (3 credits):
Students who are interested in receiving a Transfer Student Scholarship must be enrolled full-time at UHCL.
Semester 1 (15 credits):
| CINF 3231 |
Information Systems Theory & Practice |
| CSCI 3234 |
Advanced Software Development |
| MATH 3331 |
Discrete Mathematics |
| Business electives |
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| COMM elective |
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Semester 2 (15 credits):
Semester 3 (15 credits):
| CINF 4230 |
Web App Develop |
| CSCI 4333 |
Design of Database Sys |
| DSCI 3131 |
Quantitative Methods for Management |
| CINF/CSCI/CENG/SWEN elective |
| Business Electives |
Semester 4 (12 credits):
| CINF 4634 |
Computer Systems Administration |
| CINF 4838 |
Senior Projects in Computer Information Systems |
| CINF/CSCI/CENG/SWEN |
elective |
| CINF/CSCI/CENG/SWEN |
elective |
