Curriculum 2025-2026
Business Core Courses
Students are required to take the 14 core courses in several business disciplines. (See College of Business Administration 2025-2026 Course Catalog for more information) This foundation gives students rudimentary knowledge of accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, operations management, and international business. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses including sub-plan courses for the major in order to receive a degree in the major.
CIS Core Courses
CIS students should first take the following four CIS core courses:
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Course |
Prerequisites |
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CIS 2100 Python Programming for Business |
CIS 1010 or Personal Computer Proficiency; and a |
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CIS 2900 Object-oriented Programming for Business |
CIS 1010, or Personal Computer Proficiency; and a C or better in STA 1200, or STA 1202. |
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CIS 3050 Database Design and Development |
CIS 1010, or Personal Computer Proficiency. |
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CIS 3252W Business Intelligence |
C or better in CIS 2100, and CIS 3050. |
Students need to earn a C or better in CIS 2100, and junior or senior standing.
CIS Career Track
The CIS Department has established three career tracks in the major. Every CIS major must select one of these career tracks. To graduate with a major in CIS, students must complete the required track core courses and proceed to complete the track elective courses. Consultation on track selection is available through the CIS career track coordinators or the department chair.
- Applications Development Track - (track coordinator: Dr. Hui Shi)
- Business Intelligence Track - (track coordinator: Dr. Mehrdad Koohikamali)
- Information Security and Forensics Track - (track coordinator: Dr. Indira Guzman)
Applications Development Career Track
Required Track Core Courses
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Course |
Prerequisites |
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CIS 3110 Client-side Web Development |
A minimum grade of C (2.0) in CIS 2900. |
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CIS 4290 IS Project Management and Development |
C or better in at least two electives (CIS 4250, CIS 4260, or |
Required Track Elective Courses (choose 3)
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Course |
Prerequisites |
|---|---|
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CIS 4230 Artificial Intelligence Applications in Business |
C or better in CIS 3252; CIS 2900, CIS 3050, |
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CIS 4250 E-Commerce Application Development |
C or better in CIS 3050 and CIS 3110. |
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CIS 4260 Server-side Web Development |
C or better in CIS 3050; CIS 2900; |
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CIS 4270 Secure Web Applications |
C or better in CIS 3050; and CIS 2900. |
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CIS 4280 Mobile App Programming |
C or better in CIS 3050; CIS 2900; and CIS 3110. |
Information Security and Forensics Career Track
Required Track Core Courses
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Course |
Prerequisites |
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CIS 2650 Contemporary Operating Systems |
CIS 1010 , or PCPT; and MAT 1250 or MAT 1140. |
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CIS 2670 Cloud Infrastructure |
CIS 1010 or PCPT; and C or better in STA 1200 or STA 1202 |
Required Track Elective Courses
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Course |
Prerequisites |
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CIS 4670 Network Security |
CIS 2100 and a minimum grade of C (2.0) or better in CIS 2670 |
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CIS 4710 Information Security |
CIS 2100 and a minimum grade of C (2.0) or better in CIS 2650 |
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CIS 4810 Computer Forensics |
A minimum grade of C (2.0) or better in CIS 3050 and CIS 2650 |
Optional Track Elective Courses
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Course |
Prerequisites |
|---|---|
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CIS 3470 - Telecommunication Networks |
C or better in CIS 2670 |
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CIS 4333 - Information Systems Auditing |
CIS 1010 or Personal Computer Proficiency; and C or better in CIS 3050; CIS 2900; and CIS 3252. |
Business Intelligence Career Track
Required Track Core Courses
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Course |
Prerequisites |
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CIS 2670 Cloud Infrastructure |
CIS 1010 or PCPT; and C or better in STA 1200 or STA 1202 |
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CIS 4321 Data Mining |
C or better in CIS 3252; and 2100 |
Required Track Elective Courses (choose 3)
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Course |
Prerequisites |
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CIS 3350 Location Analytics for Business |
C or better in CIS 3252 |
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CIS 3454 Data Warehousing |
C or better in CIS 3252, and CIS 2100 |
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CIS 3650 Web and Mobile Analytics |
C or better in CIS 3252 |
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CIS 4567 Big Data Analytics |
CIS 2670 and CIS 4321 |
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CIS 4680 Advanced Data Analytics |
CIS 4321 |