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Management Information Systems (B.S.B.A.)

Department of Business Education, Information and Technology Management and Management Information Systems, College of Business

Effective Fall 2008

As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.

The university requires 120 semester hours for the bachelor's degree. This includes 60 semester hours of general education requirements.

Required general education courses for the Management Information Systems curriculum include:

BUSED.333 Business Communications & Report Writing

COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking

ECONOMIC.121 Principles of Economics I

ECONOMIC.122 Principles of Economics II

ECONOMIC.256 Business and Economic Statistics I

ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing

MATH.118 Applied Matrix Algebra

Choose one of the following two courses:

ECONOMIC.156 Business and Economics Mathematics

MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus

College of Business Core

ACCT.220 Financial Accounting

ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting

FINANCE.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance

LAW.331 Law and Legal Environment

MGMT.244 Principles of Management

MGMT.481 Business Policies and Strategies

MISCIS.150 Introduction to Information Technology

MKTG.310 Marketing Principles and Practice

Management Information Systems Requirements

MISCIS.240 Programming I

MISCIS.310 Decision Support Systems

MISCIS.352 Management Information Systems

MISCIS.351 Systems Analysis and Design

MISCIS.354 Database Processing Systems

MISCIS.358 Data Communication Systems

MISCIS.364 Fundamentals of E-Commerce

MISCIS.456 Managerial Computer Applications

Business Electives

Select 300 level courses in business to complete a minimum 60 semester hours.

Courses designated with a BUSED, ACCT, MISCIS, MGMT, ITM, FINANCE, MKTG OR LAW are business courses.