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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


Potential Careers

MIS graduates find employment in a variety of business sectors as:

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.


Program Pre-requisites

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.



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.


Program of Study

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)

Upper-division Business Core Requirements:
(15 semester credits)

MIS Core Requirements:
(27 semester credits)

College of Business Graduation Requirements:

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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