Management Information Systems (AS)

• Program Prerequisite: Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require completion of ENGL 2010  or ENGL 2015 , MATH 1050 , or MATH 1090  or equivalent, ACTG 2010 , ACTG 2020 ,BSAD 2620 , ECON 2010 , ECON 2020 , MIS 2010 , QUAN 2600 , and BSAD 2899 . These eight courses are referred to collectively as “Liberal Support” and “Business Foundations.” All MIS courses numbered above 3000 require Business Foundations except MIS 3210  and MIS 3610 . (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements .)
• Grade Requirements: Candidates for the associate of science degree must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of “C” or higher. In addition, the cumulative John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics (major) GPA must be 2.5 or higher. The WSU grade point average must meet university requirements.
• Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 60 credit hours is required; a minimum of 25 of these is required within the AS program.
• Program Code: 4045AS
• CIPC: 110103

Advisement

Advisement is strongly encouraged for all Goddard School majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics  section of this catalog.

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Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics upon declaring a degree of study within the school. To ensure progress towards the degree, students intending to pursue a Bachelor of Science, Associate of Science, or minors in Accounting, Economics or Finance must successfully complete BSAD 2899  or ECON 2899 . Students may obtain information regarding admissions from the Goddard School Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 or AdviseBusiness@weber.edu.

General Education

Refer to Degree Requirements  for Associate of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Management Information Systems associates will also satisfy general education requirements: ENGL 2010  or ENGL 2015  (Composition); MATH 1050  or MATH 1090  (Quantitative Literacy); ECON 2010  or ECON 2020  (Social Science); ECON 1740  is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. MIS 1100 SS - The Digital Society , is recommended to fulfill a general education requirement in Social Science.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Be able to use data to improve business decision making
• Be capable of developing and implementing information systems
• Be able to gather and organize relevant data and information to identify issues and problems to draw logical conclusions