Department of Information Systems and Analysis 

The undergraduate academic program of the Department of Information Systems and Analysis leads to the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Computer-Based Information Systems. The Department is also responsible for offering management science courses required of all the students in the School of Business. The objective of the department is to provide the students with a strong foundation in information systems and life-long learning that would allow them to pursue careers in fields such as applications programming; systems analysis; data base systems management; systems development; telecommunications and network management. 

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM

® Programming Languages:
INFO-300 Structured COBOL I (Object Oriented COBOL) 
INFO-302 Introduction to C Language Programming 
INFO-304 Visual Basic 
INFO-305 Structured COBOL Programming II 
INFO-307 Visual C++ 

Senior Project can be satisfied with a project report on a corporate internship/coop project in Information Systems at the end of the Junior Year or by extending a project undertaken in any one of the following courses: INFO-330, INFO-370, INFO-375, INFO-380, INFO-390.

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

27 Total Semester Hours: 

INFO-210 Introduction to Software Design 
INFO-xxx Programming Language I 
INFO-xxx Programming Language II 
INFO-330 Data Base Management 
INFO-360 Information Structures 
INFO-370 Systems Analysis and Design 
INFO-xxx C.O.B.I.S. Elective 
INFO-xxx C.O.B.I.S. Elective 
INFO-xxx C.O.B.I.S. Elective 

Graduation Requirements: 

Minimum semester credits required: 121-123. 

Minimum cumulative grade point average for all semester credits earned: 2.0. 

Maximum number of semester credits accepted with an earned grade of “D”: 21. 

Maximum number of credits accepted in the business core curriculum with an earned grade of “D”: 6. 

Minimum cumulative grade point average earned in course requirements in the major: 2.5. 

A grade of “D” or “F” is not accepted in these required major courses. Courses including, but not limited to, College Algebra I, those courses taught in the Center for Academic Reinforcement, and any other remedial courses as determined by the School of Business do not count toward the graduation requirements. 

Students may transfer credits from other Schools and Colleges but only credits approved by the School of Business will count toward a business degree. For more information inquire in the Office of Student Affairs, Room 222, School of Business. 

The Department of Information Systems and Analysis is located in Suite 438 and can be contacted at (202) 806-1510.