MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(MIS)
CURRICULUM – Suggested sequence for students admitted as of Fall 2014 – Spring 2016
First Semester
Credits Second Semester
Credits
FRESHMAN YEAR
Business Computing, MISY 160*
Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON 101*
Calculus I, MATH 221^
Social & Behavioral Sciences breadth
Basics of Business, BUAD 110 (FYE)&
3
3
3
3
3
15
History & Cultural Change (HCC) breadth*
Free Elective or CISC 108#
Finite Math with Applications, MATH 230^
Critical Reading and Writing, ENGL 110*
Introduction to Macroeconomics, ECON 103*
First Semester
Credits Second Semester
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Accounting I, ACCT 207*
Statistics I, MATH 201^
Intro. to Prog. Business Apps., MISY 225*#
Natural Sciences & Technology breadth^
Creative Arts & Humanities (CAH) breadth*
3
3
3
3
3
15
Accounting II, ACCT 208*
Statistics II, MATH 202
Free Elective
Social & Behavioral Sciences breadth
CAH, HCC or Foreign Language
3
3
3
3
3
15
*C- or better required in these courses.
^C- or better required in one of these courses to also satisfy the Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology
University breadth requirement.
&
Course satisfies the First-Year Experience (FYE) requirement. Students that matriculated prior to becoming
an MIS major may satisfy this requirement with another course designated as an FYE.
#
Students that want to take upper-level CISC courses as MIS electives should follow the CISC sequence. CISC
108 should be taken in the spring of freshman year, if no prior programming experience. CISC 181 should be
taken in the fall of sophomore year in place of MISY 225 and CISC 220 should be taken in the spring of
sophomore year to prepare for upper-level CISC courses. MISY 261 is recommended as an MIS elective.
@
Students must select a professional concentration from one of the following areas: Accounting, Economics,
Finance, Management, Marketing or Operations Management.
%
MIS Electives must be approved by the MIS advisor.
$
Course satisfies the Discovery Learning Experience requirement.
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First Semester
Credits Second Semester
Credits
JUNIOR YEAR
Principles of Finance, FINC 311*
Introduction to Marketing, BUAD 301*
Organizational Behavior, BUAD 309*
Service & Ops. Management, BUAD 306*
Web Design, MISY 350*
3
3
3
3
3
15
Oral Communication in Business, COMM 212
Database Design & Implem., MISY 330*
Business Telecomm. Networks, CISC 250*
Concentration Course@*
Natural Sciences & Technology breadth^
First Semester
Credits Second Semester
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
SENIOR YEAR
MIS Elective%
MIS Elective%
Concentration Course@*
Concentration Course@*
Systems Analysis & Implem., MISY 430*
Concentration Course@*
MIS Elective%
CAH, HCC or Foreign Language
MIS Project Management, MISY 431*$
MIS Projects, MISY 432*
3
3
3
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
3
15
*C- or better required in these courses.
^C- or better required in one of these courses to also satisfy the Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology
University breadth requirement.
&
Course satisfies the First-Year Experience (FYE) requirement. Students that matriculated prior to becoming
an MIS major may satisfy this requirement with another course designated as an FYE.
#
Students that want to take upper-level CISC courses as MIS electives should follow the CISC sequence. CISC
108 should be taken in the spring of freshman year, if no prior programming experience. CISC 181 should be
taken in the fall of sophomore year in place of MISY 225 and CISC 220 should be taken in the spring of
sophomore year to prepare for upper-level CISC courses. MISY 261 is recommended as an MIS elective.
@
Students must select a professional concentration from one of the following areas: Accounting, Economics,
Finance, Management, Marketing or Operations Management.
%
MIS Electives must be approved by the MIS advisor.
$
Course satisfies the Discovery Learning Experience requirement.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAJORS
Note: All requirements except free electives must be taken for standard grading. Pass/fail graded courses may
only apply to the free electives.
University Requirements
• ENGL 110 Critical Reading & Writing (C- minimum grade) (3 credits)
• Multicultural Course(s) (3 credits)
Note that it is possible to find a multicultural course that will also satisfy a Creative Arts & Humanities
or History & Cultural Change University breadth requirement below.
• University Breadth Requirements (12 credits with a minimum grade of C-):
All students entering the University of Delaware as of fall 2010 are required to take a minimum of 12
credits of University breadth requirements—3 credits each from courses designated as Creative Arts and
Humanities, History and Cultural Change, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, Natural
Sciences, and Technology. Students must pass these courses with a grade of C- or better. Note that
students must take breadth courses from four different subject areas (e.g. the four-letter subject code
ACCT, HIST, etc.). Students may not use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already
been used to satisfy a university breadth requirement. Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy
the breadth requirement with courses in the subject area of that major (e.g. chemistry majors may not
use CHEM courses). Students who are enrolled in more than one major or degree are allowed to meet
the University breadth requirement by taking approved breadth courses from within the subject areas of
their majors. The requirement may be fulfilled through a course or courses taken to complete other
degree requirements, subject to the limitations above; however, credit hours may be counted only once
towards the credit hour minimum required for the degree. See the undergraduate catalog at
www.udel.edu/catalog for the list of course options.
• First-Year Experience (FYE) – BUAD 110 Basics of Business (3 credits)
Students that matriculated prior to becoming an MIS major may satisfy this requirement with another
course designated as an FYE. (0-3 credits)
3 credits from the Creative Arts and Humanities (CAH)
Three credits of Creative Arts and Humanities with a minimum grade of C-. See the undergraduate catalog at
www.udel.edu/catalog and then click “majors, minors and University breadth requirements” for the specific list of
courses.
3 credits from History and Culture Change (HCC)
Three credits of History and Cultural Change with a minimum grade of C-. See the undergraduate catalog at
www.udel.edu/catalog and then click “majors, minors and University breadth requirements” for the specific list of
courses.
6 credits of ADDITIONAL CAH, HCC, OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
Six credits from either CAH or HCC above or foreign language instruction.
6 credits from the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Six credits of Social & Behavioral Sciences. See the undergraduate catalog at www.udel.edu/catalog and then click
“majors, minors and University breadth requirements” for the specific list of courses. Note that ECON 101, 103,
BUAD 301, and BUAD 309 may not apply.
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6 credits of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
See the undergraduate catalog at www.udel.edu/catalog and then click “majors, minors and University breadth
requirements” for the specific list of courses. Note that CISC and STAT classes may not apply. Mathematics
courses taken to fulfill the Mathematics Skills requirements below may not apply.
15 credits of Skills
1) Six credits of Mathematics, MATH 221 or MATH 241 and MATH 210 or 230 OR MATH 241, 242 and 243.
2) Six credits of Statistics, MATH 201 and 202.
3) Oral Communication in Business, COMM 212.
9 credits of Free Electives
No courses offered by the College of Business and Economics may be used in the free elective category. Free
electives include any course outside the College of Business and Economics, subject to the following:
1) A maximum of two credits of BHAN 120 may be applied.
2) Excess credits from any category above may be counted towards free electives.
3) English Essentials (ENGL 011), Intermediate Algebra (MATH 010), College Intensive Literacy (EDUC 011),
or any other "0" level course may not be counted toward degree.
4) If a student elects to take an eligible free elective course Pass/Fail, a maximum of one P/F course (3-4 credits)
may be taken each semester. This is in addition to courses offered only on a P/F basis.
Exceptions allowing College of Business and Economics courses to count in the free elective category include:
1) Students admitted to the minor in Entrepreneurial Studies, Restaurant Management or Global Enterprise
Technology may apply nine credits of the minor. Students admitted to the major/minor in Economics may
apply three credits of Economics at the 200-level or above.
2) BUAD 110 Basics of Business may apply.
60 credits of Core and Major Area College of Business and Economics courses
1) Students are required to earn at least a "C-" in ECON 101, 103, ACCT 207, 208, BUAD, 301, 306, 309, CISC
250, and FINC 311, all MIS electives and Professional Concentration courses.
2) CISC 101 may be substituted for MISY 160 until 2015 fall. Students that complete CISC 101 in 2015 fall or
after may not substitute the course.
ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE CURRICULUM REQUIRES
WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
ADVISOR, MRS. DIANE WRIGHT.
WHO’S MY ADVISOR? All honors students, juniors and seniors are advised by Mrs. Diane Wright. Freshmen and
sophomores are advised in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Career Services, 103 Lerner Hall.
Students admitted to the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics as “business undeclared” may freely elect
Accounting, Economics, Economics Education, Finance, Financial Planning, Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional
Management, Hospitality Business Management, International Business Studies, Management, Management
Information Systems, Marketing, or Sport Management if they do so prior to October 1 of their sophomore year.
Note: Many students take courses through the winter and summer sessions to reduce their regular semester course
load. These special sessions normally offer only introductory level courses. If you want to take a course
somewhere other than UD, be sure to get the course pre-approved by the department that offers the equivalent
course and your College’s Dean. You will need a copy of the course description and/or syllabus. The College or
University must be AACSB accredited to transfer business courses.
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CHECK-OUT SHEET FOR MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAJORS
For students admitted to the University as of Fall 2014 – Spring 2016
Name ______________________________________________ ID# ___________________________________________
General Requirements
Core Courses
*ECON 101
__3__ _____ _______
Course
Credits Grade
Semester
*ECON 103
__3__ _____ _______
Creative Arts and Humanities (CAH)
*MISY 160
__3__ _____ _______
*___________ __3__ _____
_______
*MISY225
__3__ _____ _______
3
*ACCT 207
__3__ _____ _______
*ACCT 208
__3__ _____ _______
History and Cultural Change (HCC)
*CISC 250
__3__ _____ _______
*___________ __3__ _____
_______
*MISY 350
__3__ _____ _______
3
*MISY 330
__3__ _____ _______
*MISY 430
__3__ _____ _______
$
Additional CAH, HCC or Foreign Languages
* MISY431
__3__ _____ _______
____________ __3__ _____
_______
*MISY 432
__3__ _____ _______
____________ __3__ _____
_______
*FINC 311
__3__ _____ _______
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*BUAD 301
__3__ _____ _______
*BUAD 306
__3__ _____ _______
Social and Behavioral Sciences
*BUAD 309
__3__ _____ _______
____________ __3__ _____
_______
48
____________ __3__ _____
_______
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MIS Electives
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
Skills
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
*ENGL 110
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
__3__ _____ _______
^MATH 221
_____
_______
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__3__
^MATH 230
_____
_______
__3__
@
^MATH 201
Professional Concentration
__3__ _____ _______
MATH 202
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
__3__ _____ _______
COMM 212
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
__3__ _____ _______
18
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
*___________
__3__ _____ _______
Natural Sciences and Technology
12
(Note: MATH from above, CISC and Stat courses
may not apply.)
^___________ __3__ _____
_______
^___________ __3__ _____
_______
*Grade of C- or better required in these courses.
^C- or better required in one of these courses to also
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Free Electives
satisfy the Math, Natural Sciences & Technology
____________ _____ _____
_______
University breadth requirement.
____________ _____ _____
_______
$Course satisfies the Discovery Learning Experience
____________ _____ _____
_______
requirement.
@
____________ _____ _____
_______
Select a professional concentration from one of the
____________ _____ _____
_______
following areas: Accounting, Economics, Finance,
____________ _____ _____
_______
Management, Marketing, or Operations Management.
____________ _____ _____
_______
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TOTAL CREDITS: 120
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
COMPLETE THE UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
CHECK-SHEET ON THE NEXT PAGE.
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UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS CHECK SHEET
University requirements may also fulfill major requirements; however, credit hours may be counted only once towards the
credit hour minimum required for the degree.
Requirement
Credits
Grade
Semester
1. First-Year Experience Requirement (FYE) (See http:fye.udel.edu for the list of approved FYE courses).
Course: _________
_____
_______
_______
2. Writing Requirement (C- minimum grade)
ENGL 110
3
_______
_______
3. Multicultural Requirement (3 credits) (this course must be taken for standard grading)
Course: _________
3
_______
_______
4.
Discovery Learning Experience Requirement (DLE) (3 credits) (See www.ugs.udel.edu/dle for the list of
approved DLE courses).
Course(s) ____________
____________
____________
5.
_____
_____
_____
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
University Breadth Requirements (12 credits) (C- minimum grade)
All students entering the University of Delaware as of Fall 2010 are required to take a minimum of 12 credits
of University breadth requirements—3 credits each from courses designated as Creative Arts and Humanities,
History and Cultural Change, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and
Technology. Students must pass these courses with a grade of C- or better. Note that students must take breadth
courses from four different subject areas (e.g. the four- letter subject code ACCT, HIST, etc.). Students may not
use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already been used to satisfy a university breadth
requirement. Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy the breadth requirement with courses in the
subject area of that major (e.g. chemistry majors may not use CHEM courses). Students who are enrolled in more
than one major or degree are allowed to meet the University breadth requirement by taking approved breadth
courses from within the subject areas of their majors. The requirement may be fulfilled through a course or
courses taken to complete other degree requirements, subject to the limitations above; however, credit hours may
be counted only once towards the credit hour minimum required for the degree. See the undergraduate catalog at
http://academiccatalog.udel.edu for the list of course options.
Creative Arts and Humanities (3 credits) (C- minimum grade)
Course: ____________
3
_______
_______
History and Cultural Change (3 credits) (C- minimum grade)
Course: ____________
3
_______
_______
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits) (C- minimum grade)
Course: ____________
3
_______
_______
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (3 credits) (C- minimum grade)
Course: ____________
3
_______
_______
6. Residency Requirement (check one): _____ The first 90 of 100 credits completed at UD
_____ The last 30 of 36 credits completed at UD
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