Jun 07, 2025

DRAFT 2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Business Administration, Management Information Systems Concentration, BS

The Concentration in Management Information Systems, offered by the School of Information Systems and Technology , merges information technology and business. Students gain practical knowledge and skills in applying technology to address business challenges and take advantage of business opportunities. Graduates of the MIS concentration are in high demand and go on to successful careers in businesses of all kinds and sizes, across all industries, as well as non-profits and public sector organizations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Concentration Requirements for Management Information Systems must be completed with a grade of “C or better”. The following Preparation for the Major and Required for the Major courses must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: ENGL 2 , MATH 70 , BUS1 20 , BUS2 90 .

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3B, 4, UD 3, UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (3 units)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures
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Information about the Commencement Ceremony and Conferral of the Degree

Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements including exemptions and waivers, are approved for specific majors and on a case-by-case evaluation only.

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division GE: 19 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework: Areas 1B, 2, 4)

6 required units of American Institutions/US123 may be satisfied by selecting applicable GE courses in Areas 3B and/or 4

Upper Division GE 3 (6 units may be satisfied by major coursework: UD Areas 3, 4)

Physical Education: 2

GWAR / WID: 0 (3 units satisfied by ENGL 100WB , COMM 100W , or LLD 100WB )

Major Preparation: 15

Major Requirements: 70

University Electives: 5

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (15 units)

ECON 1A - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 unit(s)
ECON 1B - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1B / Formerly Area A3) (or equivalent.)
MATH 70 - Mathematics for Business 3 unit(s) (GE Area Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (Students who complete any of the following with a C or better may substitute it for MATH 70 : MATH 30 , MATH 31 , MATH 32 , or MATH 71 .)

Writing in the Disciplines (3 units)

COMM 100W - Writing Workshop: Writing for Influence 3 unit(s) (WID)
ENGL 100WB - Written Communication: Business 3 unit(s) (WID)
LLD 100WB - Writing Workshop for Business Students 3 unit(s) (WID)

3. Major Requirements (70 units)

Core Courses (43 units)

Lower Division Courses (16 units)

BUS1 20 - Financial Accounting 3 unit(s)
BUS1 21 - Managerial Accounting 3 unit(s)
BUS3 80 - Legal Environment of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS2 90 - Business Statistics 3 unit(s) (Transfer students with STAT 95 (C or better) may use this in lieu of BUS2 90 .)
BUS4 91L - Computer Tools for Business 1 unit(s)
BUS3 12 - Business First Year Experience 3 unit(s) (BUS3 10 can be substituted for Transfer Students)

Upper Division Business Fundamentals Courses (15 units)

BUS2 130 - Introduction to Marketing 3 unit(s)
BUS5 140 - Fundamentals of Operations Management 3 unit(s)
BUS3 160 - Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 unit(s)
BUS1 170 - Fundamentals of Finance 3 unit(s)
BUS2 190 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics 3 unit(s)

Upper Division Business Integration and Perspectives Courses (12 units)

BUS5 187 - Global Dimensions of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS3 189 - Strategic Management 3 unit(s)
PHIL 186 - Professional and Business Ethics 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
One non-business global perspectives course in GE UD Area 3 (Formerly Area V) 3 unit(s)

Concentration Requirements (27 units)

Additional requirements for graduation: to qualify for a baccalaureate degree in business administration with a management information systems concentration, all courses in the concentration must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.0) or better.

Required Courses (21 units)

BUS4 92 - Introduction to Business Programming 3 unit(s)
BUS4 110A - Fundamentals of Management Information Systems 3 unit(s)
BUS4 110B - Systems Analysis and Design 3 unit(s)
BUS4 111 - Networking and Data Communications 3 unit(s)
BUS4 112 - Database Management Systems 3 unit(s)
BUS4 119B - Business Strategy and Information Systems 3 unit(s)

Complete One Course From:

BUS4 119A - Practicum in MIS 3 unit(s)
BUS4 119H - Honors Practicum in MIS II 3 unit(s)

Additional Courses (6 units)

Complete two courses from:

BUS4 116 - Advanced Database Management Systems 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118A - Cloud Computing for Data Professionals 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118B - Business Intelligence 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118D - Big Data 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118H - Honors Practicum in MIS I 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118I - Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Social Good 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118S - Special Topics in MIS 3 unit(s)
BUS4 118W - Web Based Computing 3 unit(s)
BUS5 181 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 unit(s)

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