Information Systems Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.F.A., B.S., B.S. in B.A.
The IS minor is primarily designed for students who plan a career closely allied with information systems (IS) but do not intend to make IS their primary focus. Examples of such careers include accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, logistics, or a related business area. The IS minor provides students with experience in the development, implementation, and support of IS, as well as the use of these systems in business.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
To declare a minor in Information Systems:
See an advisor in the Business Information Systems Department after declaring your major.
No more than a total of 27 hours of credit in business courses, including business transfer hours, may be counted towards graduation unless the student is majoring in the College of Business Administration.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
| BIS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3(3-0) |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
| ACC 201 | Concepts of Financial Accounting | 3(3-0) |
| ACC 250 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses III (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
Required Courses IV (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
| BIS 347 | Enterprise Software in Business Using SAP Software | 3(3-0) |
| BUS 331 | Integrated Business Experience | 3(2-1) |
Required Courses V (3 hours)
| BIS 320 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3(3-0) |
Electives (6 hours)
Select from the following list. Students following the B.S.B.A. degree may not count BIS 323.
| BIS 228 | Applications Development | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 308 | Visual Business Communication and Digital Media | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 315 | Social Media and Emerging Technologies in Business | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 323 | Spreadsheet-Based Modeling for Business | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 327 | Web Site Development | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 357 | ABAP Programming Fundamentals | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 380 | Enterprise Architecture | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 422 | Database Management Systems | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 458 | Configuration and Implementation using SAP Software | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 512 | Cybersecurity Analysis | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 521 | Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Cybersecurity | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 523 | Cybercrime Forensics | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 525 | Managing Security and Privacy in the Cloud | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 580 | Business Decision Modeling | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 581 | Business Data Analytics | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 582 | Data Visualization: Theory and Practice | 3(3-0) |
| BIS 598 | Integration of Business Processes Using SAP Software | 4(Spec) |
| ENT 300 | Digital Entrepreneurship | 3(3-0) |
Total: 21 semester hours