2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
    Jul 06, 2025  
2025-2026 University Catalog

Information Systems, B.S.


Information Systems, B.S. Locations  

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.  due to the amount of course overlap.

Liberal Education Requirements 43 CR.


Communications Requirement 9 cr.


Take: EN105  and EN106  and either CA103  or CA105   

Artistic Interpretation and Creation Requirement 6 cr.


Select two of the following: 

AR115 , AR215 , AR216 , EN201 , EN232 , EN234 MU106 MU260   

 

Ethical Reasoning Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

PH102 PH221 PH224 PH308   

Civics Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

HIS104 HIS105 PA 230 PO200 PO210  

Human Diversity, Intercultural Understanding and Social Justice Requirement 3 cr.


 Select one of the following:

AN100 EN221 , GGH110 SO206 SO342 SW205   

Information Literacy and Logic Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

BAI209 , CA322 PH101 PH103   

Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

MA115 MA120 MA135 , or higher math course excluding MA208   

Scientific Inquiry - Natural and Physical Requirement 7 cr.


Natural Science - Select one from the following:

BI111 BI214 GO125 GO141   

 

Physical Science - Select one from the following:

CH101 GGP115 GGP120 PY101 , PY130   

 

(One course must include a lab portion)

 

Scientific Inquiry- Social Science- 6 cr.


Choose 2 courses from the following: 

EC141 EC142 PS101 PS125 SO141   

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  , BIO327  , BIO498  , CA218  , CA322  , CA510  , CH342  , CJ221  , CS300  , EDU310  , EN201  , EN 204  , EN221  , EN232  , EN234  , EN490  , EXS375  , GGP350  , HC 263  ,  HIS261  , HIS334  ,  HIS453H  , HIS453M    IDS410 , MA301 , MG495  , ML251  , MU401  , NUR450  , NUR460 , PA432 , PC202  , PO210  , PS315  , SO141  , 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.