Management Information Systems
The Bachelor's Degree
The bachelor’s degree provides students with both a foundation in business, and skills in management information systems, rather than a foundational focus on computer science. The skill set combination prepares students to provide solutions and achieve goals for companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. The B.S. in MIS degree program also equips students with expertise from a holistic business perspective, versus merely a micro-level or science perspective, and will allow them to combine their knowledge of computing and organizations to bridge the gap between technical and business specialists. The B.S. in Management Information Systems may be earned online, blended, or through a combination of online and blended modes of delivery.
Advising
New students must contact the department for initial advising to plan a program of study that reflects their interests and satisfies degree requirements. Students are also required to access the Degree Audit System throughout their college career to verify that degree requirements are being met.
The College of Business and Management and the University of Illinois Springfield have a team of advisors ready to assist students in achieving their academic and career preparation goals. Advising services are customized based on the level and location of the student. Refer to the Undergraduate Academic Advising - College of Business and Management for resources to help you succeed in achieving your academic goals. CBM strictly enforces prerequisites.
Grading Policy
The Management Information Systems program has minimum grade requirements as noted in the degree requirements’ sections outlined below. For questions related to the grading policy, please contact your advisor.
Degree requirements
All majors in the College of Business and Management require foundation knowledge in accounting, economics, mathematics, and statistics. Several of these courses also fulfill UIS general education requirements. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in each course and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 across all foundation courses. UIS courses that satisfy the foundation knowledge requirements include:
| Foundation Requirements (Junior or senior standing required to enroll in ACC 311 and ECO 315) 1 | ||
| ACC 211 & ACC 212 | Introduction to Financial Accounting and Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 4-6 |
| or ACC 311 | Administrative Uses of Accounting | |
| ECO 213 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| or MAT 121 | Applied Statistics | |
| ECO 201 & ECO 202 | Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics | 4-6 |
| or ECO 315 | Economics for Administration | |
| Total Hours | 11-15 | |
Course work equivalent to the above may be accepted upon approval by the student’s advisor and the College of Business and Management by a Student Petition.
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College Core Requirements:
The college core is required of all undergraduate College of Business and Management students. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 across all college core courses.
| College Core: 1 | ||
| BUS 312 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 322 | Principles of Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 331 | ECCE: Business, Ethics, and Society | 3 |
| FIN 302 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 310 | Managing Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 330 | Business and Managerial Communication | 3 |
| MGT 488 | Strategic Management: The Capstone 1 | 3 |
| MIS 352 | Principles of Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MIS 376 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
| 1 | Prerequisite: All college core courses, and within 12 hours of graduation or during the student's last semester. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in MGT 488 (a grade of C- or lower will not be accepted). |
Major Requirements - MIS Core
To earn a Bachelor’s of Science in Management Information Systems a student must:
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Complete at least 48 semester hours of upper-division (300-400 level) course work;
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Complete at least one half of his or her business course work at UIS (college core and major); and
Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 across all courses required for the major.
ALL MIS undergraduate majors must complete 21 core credit hours to fulfill the degree requirements as follows:
| Mis Core: Total of 21 credit hours required for the comprehensive concentration | ||
| CSC 225 | Computer Programming Concepts I | 3 |
| MIS 385 | Data and Information Management | 3 |
| MIS 454 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| MIS 456 | Networks and Telecommunications in Organizations | 3 |
| MIS 458 | Project Management | 3 |
| MIS 468 | Business Process Management | 3 |
| MIS 469 | IS Strategy Management and Acquisition | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Other requirements include:
| Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) 1 | 10 | |
| 1 | The Management Information Systems degree requires a minimum of three hours of internship course work consisting of an individualized field experience (IPL 300) or an individual project (IPL 301). Students are encouraged to complete six hours of Internship. Internship hours will be used to fulfill the Engagement Experience ECCE categories including U.S. Communities and Global Awareness. The one hour UNI 301 Speaker Series course fulfills the last hour of the ECCE requirement (10 total ECCE hours required). Only in exceptional cases, using a Student Petition, with appropriate College of Business and Management approvals, students may request to waive the three-hour internship requirement and substitute an alternative ECCE course. Credit for Prior Learning (IPL 305) may not be used by College of Business and Management students to fulfill degree requirement. Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours in Management Information Systems prefix courses (MIS) at the UIS College of Business and Management. |
Transferring in College Core Courses
| BUS 312 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 322 | Principles of Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 331 | ECCE: Business, Ethics, and Society | 3 |
| FIN 302 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 310 | Managing Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 330 | Business and Managerial Communication | 3 |
| MGT 488 | Strategic Management: The Capstone | 3 |
| MIS 352 | Principles of Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MIS 376 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
The following requirements must be met in order for transfer credit to fulfill an upper division college core course requirement:
- The course must be an upper division course.
- The course must have been completed within six years prior to admission.
- A grade of C (2.0) or better must be earned in each course requested for transfer (grades of C- or lower will not be accepted).
- No more than four courses or twelve hours of transfer credit may be used to fulfill CBM college core course work.
- MGT 488 Strategic Management: The Capstone must be completed at UIS.