Management Information Systems

Preparation for careers in every field of business, using information systems technology to solve business problems. Provides excellent training in systems design, development, networking, and support to meet the demands of this fast-growing occupational area.

Graduation Requirements
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all Carson College of Business (CCB) courses required for the major is required for graduation. The calculation will only count WSU business courses that are taught by the CCB including HBM courses. Economic Sciences courses or any other courses outside the college are not included.

Management Information System majors are required to complete a minimum of 9 upper-division business courses in residence. Students within the College of Business must complete an International Experience Requirement option, see catalog for more information.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1	3 or 4
ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
MATH 2012	3
Second Term	Credits
ECONS 101 or 102	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
MATH 202 [QUAN]3	3
MIS 250	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1	4 or 3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
ACCTG 230	3
Arts [ARTS]	3
Diversity [DIVR]	3
SOC [SSCI] or PSYCH [SSCI]4	3
Non-Business Electives5	3
Second Term	Credits
ACCTG 231	3
B LAW 210	3
COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM]	3 or 4
MGTOP 2156	4
MIS 271 or Elective	3
Complete Writing Portfolio
Consider studying abroad this summer7
Third Year
First Term	Credits
FIN 325	3
MGMT 301	3
MIS 271 or 300-400-level MIS Electives8	3
MIS 322 [M]	3
MIS 325	3
Second Term	Credits
I BUS 380	3
MGTOP 340	3
MIS 372 [M]	3
MKTG 360	3
300-400-level MIS Elective8	3
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
ENGLISH 402	3
MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS]	3
300-400-level Business Electives9	6
Non-Business Electives5	3
Second Term	Credits
POL S Elective	3
300-400-level Electives9	3
Non-Business Electives5	7

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Footnotes

1	For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Science [BSCI] and one Physical Science [PSCI] course, including one lab course, or 8 credits of [SCI] designated courses. (SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI], which is offered Spring semester.)
2	MATH 201 will be waived with the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent.
3	Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 171, 140 or 206.
4	Required for the major.
5	Non-Business courses to equal 60 credit hours.
6	STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students.
7	All students must complete the International Experience Requirement. Options for completing the requirement can be found in the Carson College of Business Academic Unit section of the catalog under Business or Business Administration (Vancouver). Students should consult with their advisor to determine the best option.
8	Any MIS course except 498 or 499 not used to fulfill major requirements.
9	Admissible 300-400-level courses may not include courses from the business administration core, the set of required MIS courses, or any 498 or 499 courses.