Management Information Systems BS Degree Typical Four-year Outline

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Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Grand Total = 120 Credits

Essential Education Requirements (24 total credits)

Required courses are:

• Essential Ed Seminar (UN 1013 or UN 2013, 1 credit),
• Composition (UN 1015-3 credits),
• a Natural and Physical Science course (3 credits),
• a Communication Intensive course (3 credits),
• an Arts and Culture course (3 credits),
• an Intercultural Competency course (3 credits),
• an Essential Education Experience course (3 credits),
• and 3 credits of Activities for Well-being and Success.

For specific courses, reference Essential Education on the Registrar's website.

Electives

MIS Electives: 3-6 credits

• MIS3000-Business Process Mgt and Automation (3 cr); Sp; MIS2000
• MIS4200-Mgt of Cyber Security (3 cr); On Demand; MIS2000 or MIS2100 or CS1111 or CS1122 or
  CS1131 & Jr or Sr
• MIS4500-System Design for Innov and Entrepreneurship (1 cr repeatable to 6); MIS2000 © or MIS2100 © or CS1111 © or CS1122 © or CS1131 © or SAT1200 © and instructor’s permission
• MIS4990-Special Topics in MIS (3 cr, max 6); On Demand; MIS2000 or MIS2100 or CS1122 or CS1131
• Any MIS Course that is 3000 or 4000 level

Domain Electives: 9-12 credits from ONE domain

Accounting Domain Knowledge

• ACC4000-Accounting Data Analytics (3 cr); Sp ACC2000 and ACC3000©
• ACC4100-Audit and Assurance (3 cr); F ACC3000
• ACC4800-Accounting Systems (3 cr); F ACC2100
• Any ACC Course that is 3000 or 4000 level

Finance Domain Knowledge

• FIN4000-Investment Analysis (3 cr); F; FIN3000 or EC3400 and MA2710/2720/3710
• FIN4100-Advanced Financial Management (3 cr); F FIN3000 or EC3400
• FIN4600-FinTech Foundations (3 cr); F FIN3000 or EC3400
• Any FIN Course that is 3000 or 4000 level

Management Domain Knowledge

• MGT4500-Managing Change (3 cr); Sp; Jr and above and MGT3000
• MGT4600-Management of Technology and Innovation (3 cr); F, Sp, Su; Jr and above
• OSM4300-Project Management (3 cr); F, Sp, Su; Jr and above

Marketing Domain Knowledge

• MKT3600-Marketing Data Analytics (3 cr); Sp; MKT3000 and BUS2100 or MA2720/2720/3710/3720
• MKT4100-Sales and Sales Technology (3 cr); F; MKT3000
• MKT4500-Digital Media Marketing (3 cr); Sp; MKT3000
• Any MKT Course that is 3000 or 4000 level

Supply Chain and Operations Knowledge

• OSM3600-Procurement and Supply Management (3 cr); F; Jr and above or MA2720/2720/3710/3720
• OSM4650-Six Sigma Fundamentals (3 cr); F, Sp; MA2720/2720/3710/3720 and Jr and above
• OSM4700-Logistics and Transportation Mgt (3 cr); Sp; OSM3000 and Jr and above & MA2720
• Any OSM Course that is 3000 or 4000 level

Data Analytics (prep for MS Data Science) Domain Knowledge

• EC4200-Econometrics (3 cr); F; (EC2001/3002/3003) and (BUS2100 or MA2720/2720/3710)
• MA2330-Introduction to Linear Algebra (3 cr); F, Sp; MA1135/1160/1161/1121
• MA3740-Statistical Programming and Analysis (3 cr); F, Sp; MA2710 or MA2720 or MA3710 or MA3715
• MA4710-Regression Analysis (3 cr); F, Su; MA2710 or MA2720 or MA3710 or MA3715

Cybersecurity and Networking Domain Knowledge

• SAT2343-Network Administration 1: Net Fundamentals (3 cr); F, Su; So and above
• SAT2711-Linux Fundamentals (3 cr); F, Su; SAT1200 or CS1111© or CS1121/1131/1142 or MIS2100
• SAT3310-Scripting for Administration, Automation and Security (3 cr), Sp, Su; CS111/1121/1131/1141 or MIS2100
• SAT3812-Cyber Security 1 (3 cr); F, Sp, Su; SAT2711 or CS2321 or MIS3200

Experiential Domain Knowledge

• BUS3900-Business Internship (1-4 cr); By Arrangement Submit Proposal in advance
• ENT Team Credits: 1960, 2950, 2960, 3950, 3960 (1 cr) Ask Enterprise Advisor/Pavlis advice
• ENT4900 or 4910-Senior Enterprise (2 cr) Sr and Enterprise Advisor/Pavlis advice

Health Informatics Domain Knowledge

• SAT4114-Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (3 cr); Sp; SAT4650 and So and above
• SAT4650-Intro to Applied Computing in Python Programming (3 cr); F, Sp; Jr and above
• See advisor for additional 3000 or 4000 course approval

Computing Domain Knowledge

• CS1121- Intro to Programming I (3 cr); F, Sp, Su; MA1031© or MA1032© or MA1120©
• CS1122-Intro to Programming II (3 cr); F, Sp, Su; CS1121
• CS1131-Accelerated Intro to Programming (5 cr); F; Coreq of MA1031/1032/1120/1160/1161 or 1121 and Permission required
• CS2311-Discrete Structures (3 cr); F, Sp; (CS 1121 or CS 1131) and MA1135/1160/1161/1121
• CS2321-Data Structures (3 cr); F, Sp; CS1122 or CS1131
• CS4821-Data Mining (3 cr); Sp; (CS 3425 or MIS 3100 or SAT 3210) and (MA 2330/2320/2321) and (MA 2710/2720/3710)

Total Electives Must Be 15 Credits

Additional Notes

• Prerequisite (pre-req) course must be successfully completed PRIOR to taking the subsequent course.
  • Concurrent Prerequisites (concurrent noted by ©) may be taken at the same time, although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
    • Required Corequisite (co-req) courses that MUST be taken together in the same semester.
    • Class Standing: So (Sophomore Standing earned 30 credits) Jr (Junior Standing earned 60 credits), Sr (Senior Standing earned 90 credits)
    • Semester Offered: Noted under electives with F (Fall), Sp (Spring), Su (Summer) or On Demand (no anticipated offering but may show in the schedule, consult COB advisor)
• Math: Students are placed into an initial math course based on ACT/SAT math score, the online ALEKS assessment, or a math placement exam score for credit (AP, IB, CLEP).
• Transfer, Advanced Placement, or study abroad courses are not included in credit hours used for GPA calculations. Transfer credit is awarded for Michigan Tech equivalent coursework only if a grade of ‘C’ or better (2.00/4.00) or equivalent is earned at a transfer institution. Study abroad credit will be awarded based on passing a course according to equivalent international standards. Advanced Placement credit is awarded according to published AP Exam score standards (also IB and CLEP).

This degree plan is not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes.

For 2025-2026. Revised Summer 2025.