General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

• ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 Credit Hours)
• ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 1105 - Introduction to Business (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 2530 - Advanced Business Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours) ¹
• ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)

Specific Requirements Beyond Area A1-F Credit Hours: 24-30

• BUSA 3131 - Foundations of Business Analytics I (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 3132 - Foundations of Business Analytics II (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 4131 - Strategic Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 3131 - Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• FINC 3131 - Principles of Corporate Finance (3 Credit Hours)
• LSTD 2106 - Legal Environment of Business (3 Credit Hours) ²
• MATH 1232 - Survey of Calculus (3 Credit Hours) ³
• MGNT 3130 - Principles of Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MKTG 3131 - Principles of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
• OSCM 3430 - Operations and Supply Management (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 12

• BUSA 4133 - Predictive Analytics (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 2030 - Introduction to Business Programming (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 3133 - Database Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 3333 - ERP Systems Using SAP (3 Credit Hours)

Business Analytics Emphasis Credit Hours: 12

• BUSA 4134 - Advanced Business Analytics (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 4137 - Project Management for Analytics (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 4437 - Machine Learning for Business (3 Credit Hours)
• CISM 4530 - Big Data Tools and Techniques (3 Credit Hours)

Electives Credit Hours: 6-12

• Select 6 credit hours (should be chosen in consultations with the student’s advisor) unless ECON 2105  and/or MATH 1232  used to meet requirements in Areas A-E, in which case students will take up to 12 credit hours of electives

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ If ECON 2105  is taken in Area E, substitute LSTD 2106  

² If ECON 2105  is taken in Area E, then substitute into Area F 

³ If not taken in Area A-E

Honors in Information Systems

To graduate with Honors in Information Systems, a student must:

• be admitted to the Honors College;
• successfully complete Research Seminar (BUSA 3610 ) and Business Seminar (BUSA 3620 );⁴
• successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
• be in good standing in the Honors College at the time of graduation.

Honors students in the Parker College of Business are strongly encouraged to take Introduction to Business (BUSA 1105 ) , Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 2105 ) , Principles of Accounting I (ACCT 2101 ) , Principles of Accounting II (ACCT 2102 ) , Legal Environment of Business (LSTD 2106 ) , and Advanced Business Applications (CISM 2530 ).

⁴ Note: BUSA 3610  and BUSA 3620   together count toward a business degree program as 3 hours of free elective credit, meaning that business honors students have 3 hours less of free elective credit towards their degree than non-honors business students.

Advisement

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