A minor is not required with this major.
Requirements (57 credits)
Students must complete the 27-credit common business core requirements plus the following 30 credits:
Common Business Core (27 Credits):
| AC 211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AC 212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 480 | Capstone Seminar | 0 |
| FIN 295 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| LAW 250 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| MC 207 | Managerial Communication I | 3 |
| MGT 295 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 480 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MIS 201 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 295 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
Management Information Systems Core (18 Credits)
| MIS 300 | Project Management for Business | 3 |
| MIS 310 | Contemporary Business Applications Development I | 3 |
| MIS 315 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| MIS 361 | Systems Analysis and Design for Business | 3 |
| MIS 395 | Business-Driven Infrastructure Design | 3 |
| MIS 399 | Business Analytics and Decision Support | 3 |
All MIS majors must select 4 electives from the following list (12 credits). Please consult your academic advisor and select courses based on your career goals.
Directed Electives
| MIS 305 | E-Business | 3 |
| MIS 412 | Contemporary Business Applications Development II | 3 |
| MIS 416 | Advanced Database Management Systems | 3 |
| MIS 450 | Enterprise Strategies and Transformations | 3 |
| MIS 460 | Emerging Technologies for Business | 3 |
| MIS 462 | IT Project Management and System Implementation | 3 |
| MIS 463 | Analytics Applications | 3 |
| MIS 464 | Information Systems Security and Assurance for Business | 3 |
| MIS 466 | Enterprise Systems | 3 |
| MIS 494 | Independent Study in Management Information Systems | 3-6 |
| MIS 496 | Practicum in Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MIS 498 | Information and Decision Sciences Seminar | 3 |
Five Year Accelerated B.S.- MIS / MBA Program
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
3. Admission to School of Business Management Information Systems major.
4. Meet the MBA program admission criteria.
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerated B.S.- Management Information Systems / MBA Program their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Management Information Systems and MBA in five years on a full-time basis.
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerated B.S.- Management Information Systems / MBA Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Management Information Systems courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Management Information Systems courses.
Students who are accepted into Accelerated B.S.- Management Information Systems / MBA Program will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their bachelor’s degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their bachelor’s degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their bachelor’s degree.
How to Apply
Apply online to the School of Graduate Studies at https://www.ccsu.edu/grad/. Students will submit a current resume and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Management Information Systems professor by March 1st of their junior year. Instruction for submitting the recommendation letter and for uploading the resume will be found within the online Accelerated B.S.- Management Information Systems / MBA Program application. CCSU transcripts will be obtained automatically by the Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.