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Minor Program Requirements


Information Systems Minor

The Information Systems minor is particularly recommended for students in business, hospitality, and the social sciences.  It consists of the following courses (others may be substituted with the advice and consent of CIS faculty):

  1. CIS 232 - Microcomputer Applications for Business
  2. CIS 350 - Introduction to Systems Analysis
  3. CIS 380 - Data Management
  4. The courses in either the "Business Programming Column" or the "General Programming Column" below:

    Business Programming General Programming
    • CIS 160 - Structured Business Programming I
    • CIS 260 - Structured Business Programming II

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Computer Crime Minor

Dr. Suzanne Wagner, Coordinator

This is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Departments of Computer and Information Sciences and Criminal Justice. It is concerned with the study and prevention of crimes committed using computers, covering topics including consumer fraud, money laundering, and attacks on computer networks.

The program formally requires 6 courses; however, some of these have prerequisites, so a student may need to complete more than 6 courses to satisfy the minor requirements. The required courses are:

  • CRJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CRJ 210 - Criminology
  • CRJ 350 - Criminal Law
  • CIS 320 - Computer Local Networks
  • CIS 380 - Data Management (prerequisites:  CIS 232 or 260 or permission of instructor)
  • CIS 480 - Management of Computer Information Systems (prerequisites:  CIS 380 or permission of instructor)

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Applications and Analysis Minor

This program is particularly recommended for social science majors. Choose 5 from the following courses.

  • CIS 232 - Microcomputer Applications for Business
  • CIS 332 - Microcomputer Applications for Business II
  • CIS 233 - Using the Computer as a Research Tool
  • CIS 255 - Geographic Information Systems
  • CIS 190 - Web Design
  • CIS 290 - Web Programming
  • CIS 380 - Data Management
  • CIS 480 - Management of Computer Information Systems

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