2025-2026 University Catalog- DRAFT

Apr 05, 2025

2025-2026 University Catalog- DRAFT

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.

CS130 - Developing the User Experience Credits: 3
CS131 - Introduction to Web Structures Credits: 3
CS140 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3
CS152 - Introduction to Python Programming Credits: 3
CS208 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: 3
CS300 - Technology in a Global Society Credits: 3
CS365A - Computer Networking I Credits: 3
IS205 - Managing Information Systems Credits: 3
IS310 - Business Applications Credits: 3
IS315 - Computer Systems Analysis and Design I Credits: 3
IS316 - Computer Systems Analysis and Design II Credits: 3
IS361 - Data Management Concepts Credits: 3
IS370 - Information Security Credits: 3
MA120 - Basic Concepts of Statistics Credits: 3

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 43 CR.

Communications Requirement 9 cr.

Take: EN105 and EN106 and either CA 103 or CA 105

Artistic Interpretation and Creation Requirement 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

AR115 , AR215 , AR216 , EN201 , EN232 , EN234 , MU 260 , MU106

Ethical Reasoning Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

PH 102 ,PH 221 , PH 224 , PH 308

Civics Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

HIS 104 , HIS 105 ,PA 230 , PO200 , PO210

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

Select one of the following:

AN 100 ,EN 221 , GGH 110 , SO 206 ,SO 342 ,SW 205

Information Literacy and Logic Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

BAI 209 , CA 322 , PH 101 , PH 103

Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

MA 115 , MA120 , MA135 , or higher math course excluding MA208

Scientific Inquiry - Natural and Physical Requirement 7 cr.

Natural Science - Select one from the following:

BI 111 , BI 214 , GO 125 , GO 141 or any higher BI or GO Course

Physical Science - Select one from the following:

CH 101 ,GGP 115 , GGP 120 ,PY 101 , PY 130 or any higher CH, GGP or PY course

(One course must include a lab portion)

Scientific Inquiry- Social Science- 6 cr.

Choose 2 courses from the following:

EC 141 ,EC 142 , PS 101 , PS 125 ,SO 141

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 , EXS190 , GGP350 , HC 263 , HIS261 , HIS453H , 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.