IS majors students must earn a minimum grade of “C-” in each CS/CIS/IS course applying to their IS major.

Students must obtain a 2.00 GPA in their (combined) business core and major courses as well as a 2.00 cumulative Northern Michigan University GPA.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Business, College of department page.

Total Credits Required 124
Liberal Studies
30-40
Health Promotion Requirements 2
Required Courses in Major70
Business Core32
ACT 230 Principles of Accounting I 4
ACT 240 Principles of Accounting II 4
FIN 351 Financial Management I 4
MGT 221 Business Law I: Legal Environment of Business 4
MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management 4
MGT 325 Operations Management 4
MGT 344 Managerial Communication 4
MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing 4
Cyber Security38
Information Systems Core18
CS 120 Computer Science I [Div V] 4
CIS 226 Introduction to Networks and Security 4
CIS 250 Systems Analysis and Design 4
CIS 415 Systems Development Project or2
     CIS 491 Internship in Computer Information Systems (1 - 8 cr.)
CIS 464 Database Management Systems 4
Cyber Security Core16
CIS 336 Network Operating Systems 4
IS 436 Network Security Tools and Techniques 4
MGT 336 Cyber Law 4
CS 302 Unix System Administration 4

Electives4
Choose from courses in the following areas:
E-Commerce, Digital Forensics, Network Forensics, Mobile Applications or Health Informatics
CIS 495 Special Topics in Computer Information Systems * (1 - 4 cr.) or
     CS 495 Special Topics in Computer Science * (1 - 4 cr.)
MKT 470 E-Commerce and Marketing (4 cr.)
CJ 480 Cybercrime (4 cr.)
* When topic includes cyber security. Adviser permission required.

Other Required Courses24
MA 103, MA 104, MA 111, MA 115 or MA 1614
MA 171 Introduction to Probability and Statistics [Div V] 4
PY 100G Psychology as a Social Science [Div II] or4
     PY 100H Honors Psychology as a Natural Science (4 cr.) [Div II] or
     PY 100L Psychology as a Natural Science with Laboratory (4 cr.) [Div II] or
     PY 100S Psychology as a Natural Science (4 cr.) [Div II]
EC 201 Microeconomic Principles 4
EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles 4