BS Computer Information Systems

Program Benefits
Highly-competitive companies need information systems that are secure, help create competitive advantage, improve business performance, and meet business goals and objectives.  Courses in this program are delivered in a combination of on-campus and online formats.  Students can choose a concentration in Programming or Information Security.  Topic areas covered are:
    • Database Design and Administration
    • Systems Analysis and Design, Business Process Design, Systems Implementation, IS Project Management

Programming Track:
    • Application Development
    • Internet Systems Architecture and Development
    • Systems Infrastructure and Integration

Security Track
    • Security Management
    • Intrusion Detection and Response
    • Planning for Contingencies, Continuity, and Disasters

Students learn to manage many aspects of Information Systems.  Courses have extensive hands-on components that allow students to use a variety of tools to explore their areas of concentration.

Career Benefits
Many course projects parallel actual customer requirements, giving students experience in dealing with the actual dynamics of real world projects.  Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared for careers such as:
    • Information Systems Manager
    • Systems Analyst
    • Database Manager

Programming Track
    • Computer Software Engineer
    • Web/Application Developer

Security Track
    • Chief Security Officer
    • Security Compliance Officer
    • Information Assurance Analyst
    • Information Security Manager
    • Computer Security Specialist

Certifications
Cleary University's BS in Computer Information Systems prepares students for the Certified Computing Professional (CCP) certification exam, which is administered by the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP).  Course work in the major, along with review of the study guide, prepares students to sit for the CCP exam. To be certified, candidates must pass one core and two specialty exams and either have a bachelor's degree and two years of full-time professional work experience in the IT field, or four years of experience without a bachelor's degree.
 
BS in Computer Information Systems Course Requirements

Major Courses  36 credits
No substitution.  All courses must be taken at Cleary University.
BCS 401 Managing Information Technology Projects
BCS 406 E-commerce Technology
BCS 450 Principles of Information Security
CIS 400 Systems Analysis and Design
CIS 410 Database Design and Implementation I
CIS 415 Database Design and Implementation I

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Administrative Core Courses  48 credits
No substitution.  All courses must be taken at Cleary University.
ACC 401 Financial Accounting
ACC 402 Managerial Accounting
BAC 300 Business Research and Communication
BCS 440 Technology and the Organization
ECO 320 Economics of Business
FIN 400 Financial Management
LAW 320 Business Ethics and Legal Issues
MGT 407 Behavior of Organizations
MGT 420 International Business
MKT 415 Interactive Marketing
MTH 344 Quantitative Business Analysis
OPM 400 Operations Management

Competency Core Courses 12 or 8 credits
Courses may be taken at Cleary University.  Substitution permitted by Transfer or Prior Learning documentation.

General Education and Elective Courses 84 or 88 credits
Courses may be taken at Cleary University.  Substitution permitted by Transfer or Prior Learning documentation.

Total  180 credits