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Business Administration—Management Information Systems
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Do you like using technology to solve problems and improve business processes? Do you enjoy working with people and computers? Earn your Bachelor’s degree in MIS online from WSU, the largest and most comprehensive MIS program in the Pacific Northwest.
The WSU MIS curriculum emphasizes both technical and business skills. Courses provide extensive hands-on experience in building software applications as well as an understanding of the people side of information systems. Students learn to effectively collaborate with non-technical business people to interpret the information needs of an organization, then design sound software applications to meet those needs.
Potential careers
Program prerequisites
Program of study
Computer-related requirements
MIS graduates find employment in a variety of business sectors as:
- Business analysts
- Programmer analysts
- Systems analysts
- Project managers
- Technology and risk assurance auditors
- Network and systems administrators
- Consultants
- Computer training and support personnel
Visit the DDP Career Services Center to make an appointment with the DDP career counselor to discuss other MIS career options.
Get information about career outlook, salaries, working conditions and more from the U.S Department of Labor.
College of Business Certification Requirements
Beginning Fall 2008, to certify as a management information systems major, students must have 60 credit hours, a 2.5 WSU cumulative GPA, and have completed the following ten courses with a GPA of 2.5 or better in the prerequisite courses.
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average
- 60 semester credits
- 2.5 GPA in the certifying courses:
- Acctg 230 & 231
- B Law 210
- MgtOp 215 (formerly Dec S 215)
- EconS 101 & 102 (formerly Econ 101 & 102)
- Engl 101
- Math 201 & 202
- MIS 250
Note: WSU Academic Regulations 34 states that students may ONLY repeat a course in which they have received a grade of C- or below, a withdrawal (W), or when a course may be repeated for additional credit. See Academic Regulations for more information.
WSU General Education Requirements (GERs) (Can be satisfied with a direct transfer degree; for a list of direct-transfer agreements, visit WSU’s Transfer Information Web page).
Lower-division Prerequisite Courses:
(27 semester credits)
- B Law 210 - Law and the Legal Environment of Business
- Acct 230 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Acct 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- MgtOp 215 (prior to fall 2004: Dec S 215) - Statistics
- Math 201 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics for Business & Economics
OR
Math 172 - Calculus II - Math 202 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Business & Economics
OR
Math 171 - Calculus I - EconS 101 (formerly Econ 101) – Fundamentals of Microeconomics
- EconS 102 (formerly Econ 102) – Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
- MIS 250 - Managing Information Technology
Upper-division Business Core Requirements:
(15 semester credits)
- MgtOp 301 (formerly Mgt 301) - Principles of Management & Organization
- Fin 325 - Introduction to Financial Management (formerly Finance)
- MgtOp 340 (formerly Dec S 340) - Operations Management
- Mktg 360 - Marketing
- MgtOp 492 (formerly Mgt 492 ) - Small Business Policy
MIS Core Requirements:
(27 semester credits)
- MIS 171 - Web Technologies and Innovations
- MIS 271 - Intermediate Business Programming
- MIS 322 [M] - Systems Analysis & Design
- MIS 325 - Enterprise Business Programming
- MIS 372 [M] - Database Management Systems
- MIS 374 - Information Technology Infrastructure
- MIS 375 - Global E-Commerce
- MIS 424 – Internet Business Programming
- MIS 448 - Global IS Project Management
College of Business Graduation Requirements:
- 3 GER credits of Written Communications [W]: Engl 402 or 403
- 3 credits of Political Science credit
- 3 credits of Sociology or Psychology [S]
- 3 credits of Communications [C]
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average in all business courses
Global Learning Requirement
The College of Business has a six-credit global learning requirement intended to provide students with opportunities to develop skills and knowledge to succeed in the global marketplace. A variety of options exist to fulfill this requirement, including study abroad, international internships, and approved coursework.
Please review the online WSU catalog for additional information about specific degree requirements (WSU Catalog).
Computer-related Requirements:
- Skill level: Students should have good basic computing skills; students who do not have good basic computing skills should find local resources to improve their skills before considering enrollment in WSU MIS courses.
- Hardware: Hardware requirements (e.g. processor power, CD drives) may also be higher for MIS courses. Exact details for hardware requirements for each course will be available on each course's online syllabus. Meeting hardware requirements for any MIS course is the student s responsibility.
- Software: Certain MIS courses, because of their pedagogical goals, require the student to have access to particular types of software. All courses require Microsoft Office 97 (or higher)—including PowerPoint—and Acrobat Reader 5.0 and may require additional software; a complete list of the software requirements for each course will be listed in each course's online syllabus. Although students can typically purchase software at educational discounts from the WSU bookstore, the Bookie, or through other affiliated educational software programs, the overall cost of materials required for the MIS curriculum may be higher than for other majors. Meeting software requirements for any MIS course is the students responsibility.
- Internet connectivity: All MIS courses depend on the student having a good Internet connection. In many instances, course deliverables (including exams, online tutorials, etc.) will require the student to access and submit assignments during a specific time. While some DDP courses may not require this level of connectivity, most courses in the MIS curriculum may have higher connectivity requirements. It is up to each student to ensure that his/her Internet connection is sufficient (both in terms of speed and reliability) for any MIS course in which he/she is enrolled.
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