2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
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2024-2025 University Catalog

Information Systems, B.S.


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This program is part of the Air University Associates to Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU-ABC). Please review the AU-ABC website for further details. 

Requirements For: B.S. Major – 42 hours, 2.0 gpa


No organization, large or small can survive without support for data processing, analysis, and management. The number of information systems jobs available in business, government, and non-profit sections continues to increase for this reason. The Information Systems major prepares students for careers in programming, product analysis, and management of computer information systems. The major allows students the freedom and flexibility to select a complementary minor reflecting their individual interests.

The Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) Department works with Park’s Career Development Center in helping to place students in computer internship positions. The CSIS Department actively encourages students to work in such internship positions and considers internships to be an integral part of the curriculum.

Required Minor – 18 - 21 hours


In consultation with their advisor, students may select any minor.


Students may also use any second major to satisfy the minor requirement, except Information and Computer Science, Computer Science Concentration, B.S. Information and Computer Science, Information Technology Concentration, B.S. Information and Computer Science, Networking and Security Concentration, B.S. Information and Computer Science, Software Development Concentration, B.S.  for the same reason.

Liberal Education Requirements 40 CR.


Writing Seminar Requirements 6 cr.


EN105  and EN106  

Math Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

MA120 MA135 , or higher math course excluding MA208   

Science with a Lab Requirement 4 cr.


Select one of the following: BI 101 BI 111  ,BI 211 ,BI 212 BI 223 BIO 221 BIO 225 BIO 325 BIO 327 BIO 330 BIO 337L  and BIO 337  ,BIO 350 BIO 400 BIO 410 BIO 411 BIO 417  ,CH 101 CH 105 CH 107L  and CH 107 CH 108L  and CH 108 CH 317L  and CH 317  ,CH 318L  and CH 318  ,CH 328  ,CH 329  , CH 337L  and CH 337  ,CH 440  ,GGP 115 GGP 205 GO 130 GO 141 GO 151 GO 200  ,GO 310  ,GO 320  ,GO 330  ,PY 155 PY 156 PY 205  ,PY 206  

 

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

AC 435  ,CA 302  ,CS 300  ,EDU 310  ,MG 495  ,NS 306  ,PA 380  ,PH 103  ,PH 221  ,PH 224 PH 308  ,PS 220  ,SO 220  ,SW 492  

Communications Requirements 3 cr.


CA 103  or CA 105  

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

 PO200 , or PO 210  or HIS 111  or HIS 112  or HIS 113  

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.


Select one of the following Art or English:

AR 115 AR 215  ,AR 216  ,EN 201 EN 221  ,EN 232 EN 234  

 

And one of the following: 

AR 115 AR 215   ,AR 216  ,EN 201 EN 221  ,EN 232 EN 234  ,CA 104 CA 116 CA 235  ,ML 235  ,ML 251  ,PH 101  ,PC 202  ,PH 205  ,RE 109  ,SP 110 ,SP 201 SP 202  ,TH 100 TH 101  

 

Natural Science Requirement 6 cr.


Select one of the following:

BI 214  ,CH 101  ,CH 102 CH 105  ,CH 107 CH 107L CH 108  ,CH 108L  ,GGP 115  ,GGP 120 GGP 205  ,GO 125 GO 130  ,GO 141 GO 151  ,GO 200  ,NS 220  ,PY 101 PY 155  ,PY 156 PY 205  ,PY 206  

 

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.


Select two of the following:

AN 100  ,CJ 100  ,CJ 200  ,EC 141  ,EC 142  ,EDU 210  ,FI 201  ,GGH 110 GGH 200  ,HIS 104  ,HIS 105  ,PO 216  ,PS 101 PS 125 PS 205 ,SO 141 SO 206   ,SW 205  

 

Seminar; Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the topics for LE300*

Graduation Requirements


Student Seminar 3 cr.


FYE100 First-Year Seminar  (required for all incoming first-time freshman and highly encouraged for transfer students)

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.


36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Writing Across the Curriculum 9 cr.


3 credit hours of Professional Writing (EN306*  or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.

EN306A , EN306B , EN306C , EN307 , EDU300 , CJ450 HIS455 , MG306 , NS306 , PA430 , PO405 , PS300 , PS406 , or SO310  

 

6 credit hours to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement must be chosen from among the courses designated in the catalog as “WI” (Writing Intensive ), composed as follows:

  • 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course outside the student’s major(s); that is, the course must be offered by a program other than the one(s) that house(s) the student’s major area of study at the time the course is taken.
  • 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course that is offered by the student’s major program; that is, the course must be offered by the same program that houses the student’s major at the time the course is taken.

AR316 , AR498 , BIO498 , CA218 , CH342 , CJ221 , CS300 , EDU310 , EN201 EN 204 EN221 , EN232 , EN234 , EN490 , FW190 , GGP350 HC 263 ,  HIS261 , HIS453 , IDS410 , MA301 , ML251 , MG495 , NUR460 , PA432 , PO210 , PS315 , SO141 , SP320 , SW325  

Additional Requirements


Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

  • Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
  • A minor for Geography, B.S.  and Information Systems, B.S.  majors.
  • Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
  • Completion of degree specific requirements.
  • Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
  • Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.
  • Submission of an Application for Graduation.

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