Information Systems (B.S.)

College Scorecard

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Program Requirements:

Information Systems B.S. 4-Yr. Plan:  

B.S. Requirements: Credits 60

The first 60 credit hours of the Information Systems B.S. are identical to the Information Systems A.S. requirements.  Please see the Information Systems A.S.  program for the following requirements:  General Education Areas A & B, Core requirements, Supporting courses and 5 credits of approved electives.

General Education Category C Capstone: Credits 3

At least 3 credits and all outcomes in an approved course.  CS 30600  (recommended).

Advanced Core Requirements: Credits 21

• IST 34000 - Business Process Management Cr. 3.
• IST 35000 - IT Infrastructure Cr. 3.
• IST 37000 - Systems Analysis And Design Cr. 3.
• IST 43000 - IT Security And Risk Management Cr. 3.
• IST 44000 - Introduction To Human-Computer Interaction Cr. 3.
• IST 46600 - Information Systems And Technology Strategy, Management And Acquisition Cr. 3.
• IST 46700 - Information Systems Project Management Cr. 3.

Advanced Supporting Courses: Credits 18

• MA 22900 - Calculus For The Managerial, Social, And Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
• IST 30100 - Quantitative Methods For Decision Making Cr. 3.

Areas of Depth: Credits 15

• To satisfy the Area of Depth requirement, the student must select one of the following options.
  • Computer Science Minor  
  • Business Studies Minor  
  • Organizational Leadership Minor  
  • Computer Networking Certificate  
  • Networking Administration concentration
  • Database Analyst/Administration concentration

Note:  If a minor is selected, minor courses may overlap with other required courses.  Students must take additional electives to reach 120 credit hours.  Courses in the OL minor may not be offered online.

Area of Depth Approved Elective: Credits 3

• IST 49200  (recommended) or any other IST 40000-level course

GPA Requirement

• You must satisfy the Purdue Fort Wayne and the College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science Cumulative GPA requirement for graduation.

Academic Regulations

• Only computer science courses in which you have earned a grade of C or better can be applied to the degree or used to satisfy prerequisites.
• Only courses with a grade of C- or better count to satisfy the Purdue Fort Wayne general education requirements.
• A maximum of 10 credits with a grade of D will be accepted in non-CS courses.
• No credit toward graduation will be given for courses or sequences with overlapping content or for developmental courses.

Total Credits Required: 120

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career.  If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean. 

Additional Course Use:

• IST 14000 required, CS 11400, ECET 11400, ITC 13000 accepted
• IST 16000 required,  ITC 11000, BUS 32100 accepted
• IST 20300 required, CS 20300 accepted
• IST 26500 required, IST 36000 accepted
• IST 27000 required, ITC 35000 accepted
• IST 37000 required, ITC 38000 accepted
• IST 42000 required, CS 37200 accepted
• IST 44000 required, CS 36800, ITC 37000 Accepted
• IST 46700 required, CS 46700 accepted
• MA 15300 or 15900 required, MA 15400, 16500, 16600, 22700 accepted
• MA 22900 required, MA 16500, 22700 accepted