Computer Information Systems suggested 4-year plan of study
Red – CIS core classes Silver – Electives supporting interest in field lightblue – Gen. Ed. required courses
Fall	Freshman Year	Course Number	Spring	Freshman Year	Course Number
3	Intro to Computers	CIS 103	3	Web Design	CIS 123
3	Fine Arts^*3 ^*5 (Graphic Arts)	(ART 113)	1	Comp. Software App^.	CIS XXX
3	English Comp I	ENG 104	3	General Ed Opt. ^*5 (Logic)	(PHL 253)
1	Success in Ed	ENG 011	3	English Comp II	ENG 106
3	College Algebra (or higher)	MTH 143	3	Speech	CAC 101
3	Life Science^*1		3	Old Testament	BIB 113
16			16
Fall	Sophomore Year		Spring	Sophomore Year
3	PC Hardware	CIS 283	3	Operating Systems	CIS 353
3	Programming Fund.	CIS 203	3	Program Design	CIS 303
1	Comp. Software App.	CIS XXX	1	Comp. Software App.	CIS XXX
3	New Testament	BIB 123	3	History
4	Physical Science(Physics)^*1		3	General Ed Opt.
3	Fine Art (Apprec.)^*3		3	Literature
			1	(Mo. Constitution)^*6
17			16-17
Fall	Junior Year		Spring	Junior Year
3	Database Mgmt.	CIS 313	3	Database Admin. (or Web Development)	CIS 403/333
3	Networking	CIS 373	3	Internal Internship	CIS 383
3	Architecture (or Systems Analysis and Design)	CIS 413/323	3	History
1	PE		1	PE
3	Elective^*2		3	Elective^*2
3	Elective^*2		3	Elective^*2
16			16
Fall	Senior Year		Spring	Senior Year
3	Advanced Networks	CIS 473	3	Web Development (or Database Admin)	CIS 333/403
3	Systems Analysis and Design (or Architecture)	CIS 323/413	3	IT Seminar	CIS 489
3	Literature		3	External Internship	CIS 483
3	Advanced Elective^*4		3	Advanced Elective^*4
3	Elective^*2		3	Elective^*2
15			15
*1 Lab is required for at least one of the science courses *2 Can be distributed through out the plan as needed to attain 124 credit hours for graduation *3 Must be an appreciation class from Music, Art or Theatre and a different discipline for other fine art credit *4 Must accumulate 40 hours of 300-400 level credits *5 CIS Department Recommendation *6 If not from Missouri, the Missouri State Constitution course is a requirement Must have 124 credit hours to graduate and last 30 hours must be completed at school of degree. Account for scholarships, sports, and work requirements.