BIS Major 2007-2008 ECSU Advisement Worksheet v 2007-4d
rev. 04/2007 To plan your BIS subjects: see back of form Name:___________________________________ BIS Major 2007-2008 (Green Advisement Sheet)
(For first year students starting at Eastern in Fall 2007 or later)
Liberal Arts Core (LAC) *BIS ECSU
Transfer Credits  Current Status - Circle one:  FR  SO  JR  SR
(For Each LAC Category Enter Course # and Title) Credits Completed Prerequisite courses are in brackets
LAC Tier 1 LAC Tier 2 Accepted   Related Course Requirements (9 cr.)      
Methods and Concepts Synthesis and A. B. Course # and Title - prerequisites shown in brackets    
Arts in Humanities:                                     Arts in Context (3 cr.)
Application     CSC110 Intro to computers and Problem Solving     
Arts & Humanities: Creative Expression    (3 cr.)     ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics (see ** below)  
    MAT 216 Stat. Data Analysis (see **below)  
    These are followed by subjects carrying 51 credits as described below:  
Arts in Humanities:                                        Literature & Thought (3 cr.)      Business Core Requirements (18 cr.)      
    ACC 201  Principles of Accounting       
  Cultural Perspectives (3 cr.)     BUS 205 Management of Business Information (Tech-SETT Competency encouraged)
    BUS 225 Principles of Marketing  
Historical Perspectives (3 cr.)     BUS 230 Business and Society  
    BUS 245 Business Finance (MAT101, Acc201)  
Individuals and Societies (3 cr.)     BUS 260 Operations Management (MAT216)    
Social Sciences (3 cr.)   Information Systems Core (24 credits) - prerequisites shown in brackets
    BIS/BUS 361 Bus. Info Systems and Web Technologies (BUS205)  
    BIS 370 Systems Analysis and Design (BIS361)   
Natural Sciences (3-4 cr.)
Natural Sciences      (3 - 4 cr.)     BIS 375 Electronic commerce (BIS370)  
    CSC 249 Visual BASIC (CSC110 and recommended BIS361)  
    BIS 430 Enterprise Resource Planning and E Business (BIS370)
First Year Foundationals (Complete within first 30 credits)     BIS 440 Business Data Communications and E-Networks (BIS370)
Applied Information Technology (3 cr.)     BIS 450 Database Mgt, E-structure and security (BIS370)  
Mathematics #  (3 cr.)
    BIS 461 Seminar on IS and Business Strategies (senior standing+BIS370)
  Three Advanced 300 level or 400 BIS Electives (9 credits) from the 7 below:    
    BIS 364 BIS364 Introduction to Social Informatics (BUS205)   
Tech-SETT #
(Satisfied)
    BIS 365 BIS365 Emerging technologies and business applications (BUS205)  
LAC Tier 3     BIS/ACC 420  BIS/ACC 420 Accounting Information Technology (ACC 302 and ACC 310)     
CAPSTONE     BIS/BUS 442 BIS/BUS 442 Information Technology Project Management (BIS370recommended)  
College Writing # (3-5 cr.) Independent Inquiry     BIS 462  BIS462 Seminar in Health-care Informatics  
Liberal Arts Culminating Experience (3 cr.)     BIS 480  BIS480 Independent Study in BIS (advanced majors, with instructor consent)          
    BIS 490 BIS490 Internship in BIS (open to BIS seniors only)    
Health and Wellness # (2 cr.)         BUS 467  BUS467 Seminar in Operations and Systems    
   
Note: At Least Two Tier 2 Categories Must Be Completed Before Taking A Tier 3 Course.  Your Selected Tier 3 Course Should Integrate Your Liberal Arts Experience With Your Major. Footnotes See the reverse side for course offerings in 2007-2008
First Year Liberal                     Arts Colloquium # (3-4 cr.) * All BIS transfer students should fill out Column A for credits completed and accepted at ECSU, and
Column B for all credits completed at ECSU only.
** Students majoring in BIS need successful completion of MAT 216, and ECO  201. 
BIS and BUS majors are taking BUS205 instead of CSC200!
# = Must Be Completed Within First 30 Credits *** All Students are required to have completed the LAC Tier 1-Math and -Writing components within their first 30 credit hours of enrollment
                 = Tier 1 Prerequisite Required before Linked Tier 2                    
Category Students are strongly advised to take BUS230, BUS260, & BUS 205 BEFORE OR at the same time as BIS361.
                = One Tier 1 Prerequisite Required before Linked Tier 2
A minimum of 24 credit hours of the BIS major must be completed at ECSU.
Category Within the 120 credits required for the baccalaureate degree, 60 credits must be numbered 200 or higher. 
= Tier 1 Prequisite Strong Encouraged before Linked Tier 2 and at least 30 of these credits must be at the 300-400 level.
                 = Two Tier 2 Prerequisite Categories Completed before Tier 3
        Capstone Course