UT Dallas 2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Naveen Jindal School of Management

Computer Information Systems and Technology (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
010 Core 010 3 010 Core 010 3
060 Core 060 3 060 Core 060 3
MATH 1325 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 2090 3 BA 1310 2, 3, 4 8090 3
BLAW 2301 3 3 or BA 1320 2, 3, 4 8090
BCOM 1300 1, 3, 8 3 or ECON 2301 2, 3, 4 8090
or BCOM 3300 3, 8 or ECON 2302 2, 3, 4 8090
UNIV 1010 1 0 MATH 1326 2, 3, 4, 5 090 3
or OPRE 3340 3, 5
OPRE 3333 3, 7 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
040 Core 040 3 030 Core 030 3
ACCT 2301 3 3 ACCT 2302 3
GOVT 2305 2 070 3 GOVT 2306 2 070 3
ITSS 3300 3 3 BA 1310 2, 3, 4 8090 3
ITSS 3311 3, 10 3 or BA 1320 2, 3, 4 8090
or ECON 2301 2, 3, 4 8090
or ECON 2302 2, 3, 4 8090
ITSS 3312 3, 10, 16 3
or ITSS 4381 3, 10, 16
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
030 Core 030 3 BCOM 4300 3 3
FIN 3320 3 ITSS 4330 3 3
ITSS 4300 3 3 ITSS 4351 3 3
ITSS 4360 3 MKT 3300 3
OPRE 3360 3 3 CIST Guided Elective 11, 14 3
or STAT 3360 3 ITSS 4090 12 0
UNIV 2020 1 0 or BA 4090 12
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
ITSS 4370 3 050 Core 050 3
OBHR 3310 3 IMS 3310 3
or OBHR 3330 ITSS 4395 3
OPRE 3310 3 or BPS 4395
CIST (ITSS) Guided Elective 11, 14, 15 3 CIST (ITSS) Guided Elective 11, 14, 15 3
CIST Guided Elective 11, 14 3 Free Elective9 3
BA 4095 13 0
Total  15 Total  15
 
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes. Specific prerequisites are required for certain upper-division courses. Review requirements for your major and choose accordingly.
4A required course in the Major that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum. Students must choose a different course for each Core Curriculum category:
  • BA 1310 or BA 1320 or ECON 2301 or ECON 2302 satisfies 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum (if not applied towards other Core Curriculum requirements) and a Major Preparatory requirement
  • MATH 1326 satisfies 3 semester credit hours 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum (if not applied towards other Core Curriculum requirements) and a Major Preparatory requirement
  • BA 1310 or BA 1320 or ECON 2301 or ECON 2302 satisfies 3 semester credit hours 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum (if not applied towards other Core Curriculum requirements) and a Major Preparatory requirement
5MATH 1325 is required for all JSOM undergraduate students. Students may substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325. Students may substitute MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 for MATH 1326. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require another course to satisfy the 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum requirement.
6To make timely degree progress, students should complete MATH 1325 or its equivalent by the end of their first semester at UT Dallas. Students who will not meet this requirement should contact their academic advisor to discuss their degree timeline.
7Students may substitute MATH 2333 or MATH 2418 or CS 2305 for OPRE 3333.
8JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BCOM 1300 in their first semester. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BCOM 3300 in their first semester.
9Free Electives: 0-3 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. in Computer Information Systems and Technology. Students who complete OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require another 090 Component Area Option Core course to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. Students who complete MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 instead of OPRE 3340 will require 3 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation.
10Students who have completed CS 1436 with a C or better may replace ITSS 3311 with an additional ITSS upper-division course (excluding ITSS 4301 and ITSS 4V90). Students who have completed CS 1337 with a C or better may replace (ITSS 3312 or ITSS 4381) with an additional ITSS upper-division course (excluding ITSS 4301 and ITSS 4V90).
11CIST Guided Electives: 12 semester credit hours from one of the following tracks:
  • Business Intelligence and Analytics Track - ITSS 4352, ITSS 4353, ITSS 4354, ITSS 4355
  • Enterprise Systems Track - ITSS 4340, ITSS 4343, ITSS 4344, ACCT 4342, ACCT 3322
  • IT Sales Engineering Track - ITSS 4340, MKT 3330, MKT 4331, MKT 4332, Any ITSS upper-division course, excluding ITSS 4301 Database Systems and ITSS 4V90 ITSS Internship that is not part of the BS CIST major preparatory, major core, or major related courses.
  • IT Product Development Track - ENTP 3301, ENTP 3320, Any 2 ITSS upper-division courses, excluding ITSS 4301 Database Systems and ITSS 4V90 ITSS Internship that are not part of the BS CIST major preparatory, major core, or major related courses.
  • Cybersecurity Management Track - ITSS 4356, ITSS 4361, ITSS 4362, Any ITSS upper-division course, excluding ITSS 4301 Database Systems18 and ITSS 4V90 ITSS Internship that is not part of the BS CIST major preparatory, major core, or major related courses.
  • General Track - Any 12 semester credit hours of ITSS upper-division courses, excluding ITSS 4301 Database Systems18 and ITSS 4V90 ITSS Internship, that are not part of the BS CIST major preparatory, major core, or major related courses may be used to satisfy the 12 semester credit hours of guided elective credit.
12An Internship (Practicum) of at least 160 working hours is required for all JSOM majors. The zero semester-credit-hour internship courses, ITSS 4090 or BA 4090, are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement. Students who are employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project for registration in BA 4090 with preapproval from their program director. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/career-management-center/internships/
13A Community Engagement Experience is required for all JSOM majors in fall 2018 catalog or later. Students may fulfill the requirement with BA 4095, BPS 4396, ENTP 4340, IMS 4335, or MKT 4360. The 0 semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy the requirement. Students will be registered for BA 4095 for 0 semester credit hours in the semester they complete 100 service hours. For more information, visit https://jindal.utdallas.edu/undergraduate-programs/utdserv/
14ACCT 4301 or ITSS 4301 may not be used to satisfy BS CIST degree plan requirements.
15CIST (ITSS) Guided Elective - Students must ensure that they have at least 6 semester credit hours of guided electives with an ITSS prefix not including ITSS 4301 and ITSS 4V90.
16ITSS 4381 can satisfy the ITSS 3312 major preparatory requirement in prior BS CIST catalogs if the course is not used elsewhere on the degree plan.
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level and higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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