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Description of the Computer Information Science Program 2008-2009

Course lists from previous catalogs are available at the Registration Services Catalog page.

All Computer Information Science Majors require the 27-credit Computer Information Science Core.

CIS Core

  • CIS 190 Computer Science I 3 cr
    CIS 191 Computer Science II 3 cr
    CIS 195 Database Management Systems 3 cr
    CIS 235 Computer Networks 3 cr
    CIS 250 Web Applications Development I 3 cr
    CIS 310 Visual Programming 3 cr
    CIS 350 Web Applications Development II 3 cr
    CIS 410 Systems Analysis and Design 3 cr
    CIS 412 Software Engineering 3 cr

Computer Information Science Major: Comprehensive Program

Information Science Emphasis

A minimum of 49 credits is required, including the 27-credit Computer Information Science Core and the following:

CIS 150 Computers in Society 3 cr
CIS 280 Data Structures 3 cr
CIS 300 Introduction to Computer Architecture 3 cr
CIS 330 Operating Systems with UNIX System Administration 3 cr
MATH 151 Calculus I 4 cr
One of the following:
MATH 200 Discrete Mathematics 3 cr
MATH 213 Probability and Statistics 3 cr
One of the following:
CIS 480 Computer Information Science Application Project 3 cr
CIS 499 Internship in Computer Information Science 3 cr

Information Systems Emphasis

A minimum of 69 credits is required, including the 27-credit Computer Information Science Core and the following:

ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 cr
ACC 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 cr
ACC 340 Accounting Information Systems 3 cr
BUAD 210 Legal Environment of Business 3 cr
BUAD 270 Principles of Marketing
3 cr
BUAD 309 Business Communications 3 cr
BUAD 325 Information Systems in Business 3 cr
BUAD 329 E-Commerce 3 cr
BUAD 350 Human Resource Management 3 cr
BUAD 360 Managerial Finance 3 cr
BUAD 491 Strategic Management 3 cr
ECON 202 Microeconomics 3 cr
MATH 140 College Algebra 3 cr
One of the following:
MATH 213 Probability and Statistics 3 cr
ECON 216 Statistics for Business and Economics 3 cr

Computer Information Science Minor

A minimum of 18 credits is required, including three upper-division credits in Computer Information Science or in the student’s major (with approval of the Computer Information Science coordinator), and the following:

CIS 190 Computer Science I 3 cr
CIS 191 Computer Science II 3 cr
CIS 235 Computer Networks 3 cr
CIS 250 Web Applications Development I 3 cr
One of the following:
CIS 280 Data Structures 3 cr
CIS 310 Visual Programming 3 cr
CIS 350 Web Application Development II 3 cr

Capstone Course Requirement. The following courses fulfill the Capstone Course Requirement in the Computer Information Science Major: CIS 499 Internship in Computer Information Science, or CIS 480 Application Project (Information Science Emphasis); BUAD 491 Strategic Management (Information Systems Emphasis).



  • Administrative Assistant: 
    LuAnna Bryant
    970.943.2015
    FAX: 970.943.7120
    lbryant@western.edu
  • Department Chair:
    Heidi Keck
    970.943.3167
    hkeck@western.edu
  • Address:
    Computer Information Science
    Western State College of Colorado
    Gunnison, CO 81231