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Undergraduate

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Bachelor of Science -

Management/Computer Information Systems

For information on applying, call 1-877-505-1059 or email pssc@park.edu

Welcome to the BS in Management/CIS degree completion program from Park University!

Online courses are offered in 8-week terms 5 times a year to help you achieve your educational goals in a flexible and academically stimulating format. 

Today, to be a successful manager one needs to understand how computers can be used to support the organization as a whole as well as for the individual worker. A Bachelor's degree in computer information systems specifically prepares the student in computer usage. At the same time, it enhances knowledge and tools of business management and organizational theory. It is both a theoretical and practical program which can prepare the student for careers in computer management, system applications and other computer related positions in business, government, and industry.

Program Competencies:

• Apply problem-solving and critical-thinking skills and use popular computer technologies in producing technology solutions.
• Communicate effectively, ethically, and professionally in a team environment.
• Identify appropriate information technologies for a given organizational context and explain how to incorporate such technologies into the given organizational context.

Requirements for Admission

To enter this computer information systems degree completion program, a student must meet the following conditions: 

• Earned high school diploma, GED or equivalent
• a cumulative 2.0 GPA in all previous college study
• Completion of the Application for Admission and payment of the application fee.  

See the Online Learning Admissions Process web page for detailed information about our application and admissions process.

Students will need to complete at least 30 semester hours through Park University, with 15 hours in their major in order to receive a degree from Park University. 

A variety of credits may be transferred in from the following sources:

• Transferred courses with a 'C' or above grade from other regionally accredited colleges and universities
• CLEP/DSST/ACE credits
• VLE - Validated Learning Experience

For more information on the transfer of credits, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog.

Core Curriculum

A total of 120 credit hours are required for degree completion.  Sixty-nine (69) credits are in the major field distributed as follows:

• AC201 Principles of Accounting I 3 cr.
• AC202 Principles of Accounting II 3 cr.
• CS140 Introduction to Computers 3 cr.
• CS151 Introduction to Programming 3 cr.
• CS208  Discrete Mathematics 3 cr.
• CS219 Programming Fundamentals 3 cr.
• CS300 Technology in a Global Society 3 cr.
• CS365 Computer Networking 3 cr.
• EC141 Principles of Economics I (Macro) 3 cr.
• EC142 Principles of Economics II (Micro) 3 cr.
• EC315 Intermediate Statistical Analysis 3 cr.
• FI360 Financial Management 3 cr.
• IS205 Managing Information Systems 3 cr.
• IS315 Computer Systems Analysis & Design I 3 cr.
• IS316 Computer Systems Analysis & Design II 3 cr.
• IS361 Data Management Concepts 3 cr.
• MA120 Basic Concepts of Statistics 3 cr.
• MG260 Business Law I 3cr.
• MG352 Principles of Management 3 cr.
• MG365 Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
• MG375 Production and Operations Management 3 cr.
• MG495 Business Policy 3 cr.
• MK351 Principles of Marketing 3 cr.

TOTAL: 69 credits

General Education Requirements

Park University's Online Degree Programs are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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