The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's Management Information Systems bachelor's degree provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements.
The uAchieve Interactive Degree Audit is the official method for tracking the completion of your specific degree requirements. Please be aware that there are multiple ways for students to progress through this major. This is just one sample and adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Students should work with their advisor to develop their individual plan. A full list of undergraduate course descriptions is available.
First Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA1161/1161-Calculus w/Technology (Essential Ed Math) | MA1032 or MA1031 or MA1120 or ALEKS Math Placement ≥ 76 or CEEB Calculus AB ≥ 2 or CEEB Calculus BC ≥ 2 or CEEB AB Subscore ≥ 2 or ACT Math ≥ 26 or SAT Math Section ≥ 610 | 4–5 |
| BUS2200-Business Law (Essential Ed SHAPE) | 3 | |
| ACC2000-Accounting Principles I (Essential Ed STEM) | 3 | |
| UN1013 or 2013 – Essential Ed Seminar | 1 | |
| UN1015-Composition | 3 | |
| Total | 14–15 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA2720-Statistical Methods | MA1030 or MA1032 | 4 |
| EC2001-Principles of Economics (Essential Ed – Found in Human World) | MA1030 or MA1031 or MA1032 or MA1135/1160/1161/1121 (Concurrent) | 3 |
| ACC2100-Accounting Principles II | ACC2000 | 3 |
| MIS2000-IS/IT Mgt (Essential Ed STEM) | 3 | |
| Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 14 |
Second Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BUS2300-Quantitative Problem Solving | BUS2100 or MA2720/2720/3710/3720 | 3 |
| MGT3000-Organizational Behavior | So, Jr or Sr | 3 |
| FIN3000-Principles of Finance | ACC2000 and MA1030 or MA1031 or MA1032 or MA1135/1160/1161/1121 | 3 |
| MIS2100-Intro to Business and Analytics Programming | So, Jr, or Sr | 3 |
| Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 13 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BUS3000-Intr to Business Analytics | BUS2300 | 3 |
| MIS3200-Systems Analysis and Design | MIS2100 or CS1122 or CS1131 | 3 |
| MKT3000-Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| MGT2000-Team Dynamics and Decision Making | So, Jr, or Sr | 3 |
| Essential Education – Communication Intensive | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
Third Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| OSM3000-Operations and Supply Chain Mgt | MA1135/1160/1161/1121 and MA2710/2720/3710/3720 or EET2010 or BUS2100 or CEE3710 and Jr or Sr | 3 |
| MIS3100-Business Database Modeling and Management | MIS2000 or MIS2100 or CS1122 or CS1131 | 3 |
| MIS4000-AI and Emerging Technologies for Business | MIS2100 or CS1122 or CS1131 | 3 |
| Essential Education - Natural and Physical Science | 3 | |
| Essential Education - Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 13 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Major Elective | See list on back | 3 |
| MIS4400 - Business Intelligence and Analytics | (MIS2100 or CS1122 or CS1131) and (MIS3100 or CS3425) | 3 |
| Major or Domain Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education – Intercultural Competency | 3 | |
| Total | 12 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 4000 - Strategic Management | Sr and MIS 2000 and FIN 3000 and OSM 3000 and MGT 3000 and MKT 3000 and BUS 2300 | 3 |
| EC3100 - International Economics | EC2001 | 3 |
| Domain Elective | See list on back | 3 |
| Free Electives | Variable based on Academic Planning | |
| Essential Education – Arts and Culture | 3 | |
| Total | 12–? |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MIS4100 - Business Analytics and Information Systems Project | (MIS2100 and MIS3100 and MIS3200) or (CS2321 and CS3141 and CS3425) or (MIS2100 and MIS3100 and MA3720) and Sr | 3 |
| Domain Elective | See list on back | 3 |
| Domain Elective | See list on back | |
| Essential Education - Experience | 3 | |
| Total | 12–? |
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)
- Concurrent Prerequisites (concurrent noted by ©) may be taken at the same time, although
it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
- 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.