2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Computer Science, B.S.: Information Systems Option

This option, with an emphasis on information systems, prepares students to design, develop, and manage systems in large enterprises, including business environments.

General Education 33

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or higher.

MATH 1000: Students eligible to take MATH 1054 based on their placement test may take that course in place of MATH 1000 (In this case, MATH 1054 will fulfill GE Foundation Requirements and the student may take an additional 3 credits in Free Electives to total 120 S.H.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 20

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 8

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Lab Science: (BIO 1000, BIO 1300, CHEM 1083, ENV 1100, ES 1100, ES 1200, ES 1300 or PHYS 2091)

4

CPS 1231: Students who have had prior programming experience may enter CPS 2231 directly with approval of the Departmental Advisory Committee (In this case, CPS 2231 will fulfill GE Science and Mathematics Distribution and the student may tank another 4 credits in Major Electives to total 120 S.H.).

Academic Major 41

All major courses, additional requirements and concentration courses, including the capstone, require a grade of C or higher.

Major Core 14

CPS 2231COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

4

CPS 2232DATA STRUCTURES

4

CPS 2390COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & ARCHITECTURE

3

CPS 3250COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

3

CPS 2231: Students who have had prior programming experience may enter CPS 2231 directly with approval of the Department Advisory Committee. (In this case, CPS 2231 will fulfill GE Science and Mathematics Distribution and the student may take another 4 credits in Major Electives to total 120 S.H.).

Major Concentration 12

CPS 3351INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING

3

CPS 3500PROGRAMMING THE WWW

3

CPS 3740DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3

CPS 4301SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

3

CPS 4301: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.

Major Electives 12

Select 12 credits at the 3000 level or above with approval of departmental advisor.

CPS 3000 or 4000 Level

3

CPS 3000 or 4000 Level

3

CPS 3000, 4000 , or 5000 Level

3

CPS 3000, 4000 , or 5000 Level

3

With Approval of the Graduate Program Coordinator, undergraduate students may take up to two CPS 5000 level graduate courses as Major Electives. (Note: for any graduate course to be credited towards the graduate program, students must take additional credits in Major or Free Electives to total 120 S.H.).

Major Capstone 3

CPS 4951SENIOR CAPSTONE

3

OR

CPS 4961SENIOR RESEARCH

3

Additional Required Courses 34

Additional Required Courses 34

All Additional courses require a grade of C or higher.
TECH 2920COMPUTER SYSTEMS

3

COMM 3590BUSINESS & PROF. COMM

3

ENG 3091TECHNICAL WRITING

3

MGS 2030PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

MATH 2110DISCRETE STRUCTURES

3

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2526APPLIED STATISTICS I

3

MATH 1054: Students eligible to take MATH 1054 based on their placement test may take that course in place of MATH 1000 (In this case, MATH 1054 will fulfill GE Foundation Requirement and the student may take an additional 3 credits in Free Electives to total 120 S.H.)

Select One of the "Approved" tracks below:
Web System 9
TECH 1010INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS

3

TECH 3620MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

3

TECH 3910INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3

Health Information Systems 9
TECH 3620MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

3

TECH 3750HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

TECH 4750HEALTH INFORMATICS

3

Information Management 9
ACCT 2200PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I

3

MGS 3032ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

3

MGS 3040MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

Pre-qualification requirements for the MBA degree program are COMM 3590, MATH 1054, MATH 2526, MGS 3032 and MGS 3040. Students must pass this courses with a grade of B or higher to be pre-qualified. See Kean University's MBA program for additional information.

Free Electives 12

(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)

CPS 1996 Research Initiative for Freshman (Optional): Students can take 1 credit which may fulfill Free Electives requirement with approval of the Departmental Advisory Committee. CPS 1996 is recommended to be taken in the second semester of the freshman year.

CPS 2010 Career Education (Recommended) 

CPS 3291, CPS 3292 or CPS 3293 Career Internship in Information Technology (Recommended)

CPS 1996, CPS 2010, CPS 3291, CPS 3292, and CPS 3293 are courses acceptable for use as Free Electives.

Total Credit Hours: 120