Management Information Systems B.S.

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Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

College of Business

Degree Specific Credits: 72-74

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2018-2019

Notes:

  • At least 54 credits must be earned in Business classes (ECNS, COB internship courses and College of Business faculty-led study abroad course may be counted in OR out of Business). A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for these courses.
  • At least 60 credits must be earned outside of the College of Business (excluding HHP/ACT activities courses).
  • At least 27 credits in business AND BMIS 476 must be taken at UM.
  • All business credits transferred in after matriculating to UM must be pre-approved by the department chair in your major.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

College of Business Requirements48-50
Primary Lower Core Courses
Math Requirement
Statistics Requirement
Secondary Lower Core Courses
Upper Major Core Courses
Capstone Course and Upper-Division Writing Requirement
Management Information Systems Requirements18
Management Information Systems Electives6
Total Hours72-74

College of Business Requirements

Primary Lower Core Courses

Note: All primary lower core courses must be completed with a C- or better and a 2.0 GPA must be earned in the seven (7) listed course prior to admission into an upper-division Business Major.

Complete all of the following courses:
ACTG 201Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACTG 202Principles of Managerial Accounting3
BMIS 270MIS Foundations for Business3
ECNS 201SPrinciples of Microeconomics3
Total Hours12
Minimum Required Grade: C- 

Math Requirement

Notes: 

  • The College of Business requires that credit be earned for one of the math courses below (with a C- or better) before enrolling in ACTG 202.
  • A student's result on the ALEKS or Maplesoft Math Placement Exam does not waive this requirement.
Complete one of the following courses:3-4
M 115
Probability and Linear Mathematics
M 121
College Algebra
M 151
Precalculus
M 162
Applied Calculus
Total Hours3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C- 

Statistics Requirement

Note: This is a primary lower core course. The College of Business requires that credit be earned for STAT 216 (preferred) or one of the other statistics courses below (with a C- or better) prior to being admitted into an upper-division College of Business major.

Complete one of the following courses:3-4
FORS 201
Forest Biometrics
PSYX 222
Psychological Statistics
SOCI 202
Social Statistics
STAT 216
Introduction to Statistics (preferred)
Total Hours3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C- 

Secondary Lower Core Courses

Note: All courses must be completed with a "C-" or better to satisfy prerequisites for certain major, upper major core, or capstone courses. Students are advised to complete these courses prior to being admitted to an upper-division Business Major. Prerequisites are strictly enforced.

Complete all of the following courses:
BGEN 220EBusiness Ethics and Social Responsibility (Students must complete this course with a C- or better prior to taking the capstone, though earlier completion is strongly encouraged.) Ethical & Human Values Requirement3
COMX 111AIntroduction to Public Speaking (Students must complete this course with a C- or better prior to taking the capstone, though earlier completion is strongly encouraged.) Expressive Arts Requirement3
CSCI 172Intro to Computer Modeling3
ECNS 202SPrinciples of Macroeconomics Social Science Requirement3
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper Major Core Courses

Notes:

  • All upper major core courses must be completed before the capstone can be taken.
  • A student must be listed as a major in Business to take these courses. Major or minor in Business is defined as junior standing with all primary lower core courses completed, a 2.0 cumulative GPA, and formally admitted to the major or minor.
Complete all of the following courses:
BFIN 322Business Finance3
BGEN 361Principles of Business Law3
BMGT 322Operations Management3
BMGT 340Management & Organization Behavior3
BMKT 325Principles of Marketing3
Total Hours15

Minimum Required Grade: C- 

Capstone and Upper-Division Writing Requirement

Notes: 

  • Students must complete all primary and secondary lower core and upper core courses and their prerequisites and have an approved graduation application to register for their capstones.
  • Students must pass the required comprehensive exam as well as all requisite coursework to earn a passing grade in BGEN 499.
  • BGEN 499 must be taken at UM.
  • This course also satisfies the UM and College of Business upper-division writing requirement. 
Complete the following course:
BGEN 499Strategic Management3
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Management Information Systems Requirements

Notes:

Complete all of the following courses:
BMIS 326Introduction to Data Analytics3
BMIS 365Business App Development3
BMIS 372Information Infrastructures3
BMIS 373Business System Analy & Design3
BMIS 476Integrated Project Mgmt for IS3
BMIS 498Internship3
Total Hours18

Minimum Required Grade: C- 

Management Information Systems Electives

Complete 6 credits from the following courses:6
ACTG 321
Acct Information Systems I
BMIS 370
Managing Information and Data
BMIS 391
Special Topics
BMIS 465
Introduction to Real-time Data Analytics
BMIS 471
Fund of Network & Security Management
BMIS 472
Advanced Network & Security Management
BMIS 478
E Commerce a Managerl Prspctv
BMIS 479
Introduction to Consulting
BMIS 482
Big Data Project
BMIS 491
Special Topics
BMIS 492
Independent Study
BMKT 460
Mktg Hi-Tech Prod & Innov
CSCI 135
Fund of Computer Science I
CSCI 136
Fund of Computer Science II
CSCI 448
Pattern Recognition
CSCI 464
Applications of Mining Big Data
M 461
Data Science Analytics
STAT 451
Statistical Methods I
Total Hours6
Minimum Required Grade: C-