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 (21 Credits)
| MIS 202 | Introduction to the Application of Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| MIS 300 | IT Project Management I | 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/BUS 370 | Business Analytics and Decision Support | 3 |
All MIS majors must select 3 electives from the following list (9 credits). Please consult your academic advisor and select courses based on your career goals.
Directed Electives
| MIS 412 | Contemporary Business Applications Development II | 3 |
| MIS 416 | Advanced Database Management Systems | 3 |
| MIS 450 | IT Governance and Strategy | 3 |
| MIS 460 | Emerging Technologies for Business | 3 |
| MIS 462 | IT Project Management II | 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 |
Additional Requirements
| BUS 250 | Introduction to Business Analytics and Skills | 3 |
| STAT 201 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
Accelerate Central BS Management Information Systems MBA Program
Eligibility
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 M.B.A. program admission criteria.
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerate Central B.S. Management Information Systems/ M.B.A. Program during their junior year of study. Selected students may be able to complete a B.S. in Management Information Systems and a M.B.A. in as few as five years on a full-time basis.
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. Management Information Systems/ M.B.A. Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Management Information Systems courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Management Information Systems courses. In addition, up to two three (3)-credit graduate courses may be taken before matriculation as a graduate student; these 2 courses will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.B.A. program.
Students who are accepted into Accelerate Central B.S. Management Information Systems/ M.B.A. 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 Recruitment & Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their Bachelor's degree.
How to Apply
Students will submit Change of Major form, a current resume,and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Managing Information Systems professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.