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Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

MIS majors may take ECON 2106 in Area E and complete the remaining hours required in Area F with a 1000-4000 level elective.
MATH 1401 is a prerequisite for MGMT 3101 and should be taken for Area D Math.

Core Curriculum

Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.

Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.

Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.

In this section

• Area A: Communication Skills
• Area A2: Quantitative Skills
• Area B: Institutional Options
• Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
• Area C2: Fine Arts
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
• Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
• Area E: Social Sciences
• Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field

Total Credit Hours: 42

Area F

Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses with a grade of C or better:

• ACCT 2101 Accounting Principles I
• ACCT 2102 Accounting Principles II
• BCOM 2285 Business Comm and Reports
• CBIS 2220 Principles of Info Systems
• ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics

Total Credit Hours: 18

Major Requirements

Common Business Knowledge Courses

• BUAD 2172 Business Ethics
• FINC 3131 Business Finance I
• LENB 3135 Legal Environment of Business
• MGMT 3101 Applied Business Statistics
• MGMT 3141 Principles of Management
• MGMT 3165 Oper Quality & Supply Chain Mgmt
• MGMT 4195 Strategic Management
• MKTG 3161 Principles of Marketing

Total Credit Hours: 24

International Requirement

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses with a grade of C or higher. CBIS 4215 is the preferred course for Management Information Systems majors.

• BCOM 4283 Global and Intercul Bus Comm
• BUAD 3500 Issues in Intl Business
• CBIS 4215 Electronic Commerce
• LOGS 3181 International Logistics
• MGMT 4145 International Management
• MKTG 3180 Intl Marketing Environment
• MKTG 4175 Intl Marketing Strategies

Total Credit Hours: 3

Management Information Systems Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses with a grade of C or better:

• CBIS 2810 IS/CS Professional Development
• CBIS 2811 IS/CS Career Preparation
• CBIS 3120 Intro Enterprise Resource Plan
• CBIS 3210 Business Analysis
• CBIS 3213 Intro Information Technology
• CBIS 3214 Intro to Database Management
• CBIS 4120 Bus Intelligence & Analytics
• CBIS 4210 Business Application Dev

Total Credit Hours: 20

Management Information Systems Elective

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses that not used in the section above with a grade of C or higher:

• CBIS 3211 Info Tech Hardware & Software
• CBIS 3217 Business Publishing
• CBIS 3218 Web Design Tools
• CBIS 4140 Enterprise Perf Mgmt Systems
• CBIS 4214 Web Application Integration
• CBIS 4216 Adv Web App Integration
• CBIS 4217 Computer Security
• CBIS 4218 Advanced Networking
• CBIS 4225 System Administration
• CBIS 4605 Internship
• CBIS 4805 Independent Study
• CBIS 4980 Study Abroad
• FTA 3850 Digital Payments Security
• FTA 3860 Emerging Payment Technologies
• FTA 4001 Foundations of FinTech
• FTA 4002 Financial Technologies
• FTA 4005 Intro Financial Data Analytics
• FTA 4100 Intro Inform Security FinTech

Total Credit Hours: 3

Management Information Systems Capstone

Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses with a grade of C or higher:

• CBIS 4140 Enterprise Perf Mgmt Systems
• CBIS 4214 Web Application Integration
• CBIS 4218 Advanced Networking

Total Credit Hours: 3

Optional Concentrations

Courses used to fulfill major requirements may also be used toward concentration requirements if listed among the approved courses below.

Federal financial aid will not pay for an optional concentration course unless that course is also necessary to complete the 120 hours required for a degree or the 39 hours of required upper-level credit. Contact Financial Aid if you have questions about your federal aid eligibility.

Data Analytics Concentration

• CBIS 3120 Intro Enterprise Resource Plan
• CBIS 4120 Bus Intelligence & Analytics
• CBIS 4140 Enterprise Perf Mgmt Systems

Total Credit Hours: 9

Information Technology Concentration

Satisfactorily complete CBIS 3213, CBIS 4218, and one of the following courses:

Choose one of:

• CBIS 3211 Info Tech Hardware & Software
• CBIS 4217 Computer Security
• CBIS 4225 System Administration

Total Credit Hours: 9

Web Development Concentration

• CBIS 4210 Business Application Dev
• CBIS 4214 Web Application Integration

Choose one of:

• CBIS 3218 Web Design Tools
• CBIS 3219 Web Development
• CBIS 4216 Adv Web App Integration

Total Credit Hours: 9

Logistics and Transportation Concentration

• LOGS 3180 Bus Log & Supply Chain Mgt

Choose two of:

• LOGS 3181 International Logistics
• LOGS 3182 Logistics Analytics
• LOGS 4605 Logistics Internship

Total Credit Hours: 9

Human Resources Management Concentration

• MGMT 4105

Choose six additional hours from:

• MGMT 4115 Collective Barg/Labor Relation
• MGMT 4125 Compensation and Benefits
• MGMT 4605 Internship &/or Coop Education

Total Credit Hours: 9

Sales Concentration

• MKTG 3170 Professional Selling
• MKTG 4164 Sales Management

Choose one of:

• MKTG 3167 Retailing
• MKTG 4505 Special Topics
• MKTG 4605 Internship/Coop Education

Total Credit Hours: 9

Electives

Students are strongly encouraged to complete an MIS internship as an elective.

Total Credit Hours: 0-7

Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all major courses, all Area F courses, and all Common Business Knowledge courses. Common Business Knowledge courses are ACCT 2101, ACCT 2102, BCOM 2285, BUAD 2172, CBIS 2220, ECON 2105, ECON 2106, FINC 3131, LENB 3135, MGMT 3101, MGMT 3141, MGMT 3165, MGMT 4195, and MKTG 3161, and the course taken to fulfill the international business requirement.

The senior exit requirement for a management information systems major is the Major Field Test completed during MGMT 4195. Students are also required to complete a College of Business & Technology exit survey.

Total Credit Hours: 120

The breadth and depth of knowledge gained will prepare graduates for a variety of career paths:

• Business Systems Analyst
• Project Manager
• Computer Programmer
• Web Developer
• Database Administrator
• Analista de aseguramiento de la información
• IT Auditor
• IT Security Manager
• IS Manager
• Soporte de hardware informático
• Network Administrator
• Administrador del servidor
• Applications Developer
• Computer Specialist
• SAP Consultant
• Security Auditor
• Data Analyst
• Project Manager
• Database Developer
• IS Consultant