1. Carolina Core (34-44 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition   
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition   

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (7-8 hours) 

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• CSCE 145 - Algorithmic Design I    
• MATH 122 - Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences  OR MATH 141 - Calculus I   

Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)

• Two 4-credit hour CC-SCI laboratory science courses

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Score two or better on foreign language placement test; or complete the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN or SPAN; or complete the 121 course in another foreign language.

• CC-GFL courses

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

• any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (3 hours)

• SPCH 140 - Public Communication  

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (1 hour)

• CSCE 390 - Professional Issues in Computer Science and Engineering  -must be passed with a grade of C or higher

Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours for this program must add up to a minimum of 34 hours.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)

No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (57-59 hours)

Supporting Courses (39 hours)

Foundational Courses (12 hours)

• ENGL 462 - Technical Writing  OR ENGL 463 - Business Writing  
• MATH 174 - Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science  OR MATH 374 - Discrete Structures  -must be passed with a grade of C or higher
• STAT 509 - Statistics for Engineers  OR STAT 515 - Statistical Methods I  
• STAT 516 - Statistical Methods II  

Liberal Arts Electives (9 hours)

Choose from the following:

• AERO 401 , 402
• AFAM 201 -580
• ANTH 101 -499
• ARMY 401 , 402
• ARTE 101 , 260
• ARTH 105 -366
• ARTS 103 -261
• CHIN 103 -550
• CLAS 220 -598
• CPLT 150 -597
• CRJU 101 -494
• DANC 101 -381
• ECON 123 -499
• ENGL 270 -499
• FAMS 180 -597
• FREN 109 -615
• GEOG 103 -595
• GERM 109 -615
• HIST 101 -692
• ITAL 101 -615
• JAPA 121 -500
• LASP 201 -451
• LATN 109 -615
• LING 300 -600
• MART 110 -341
• MUSC 110 -140
• NAVY 401 , 402
• PHIL 101 -109, 112-598
• POLI 101 -499
• PORT 121 -615
• PSYC 101 -499
• RELG 101 -552
• RUSS 121 -616
• SOCY 101 -499
• SOST 101 -500
• SPAN 109 -615
• THEA 170 -565
• WGST 112  -555

Lower Division Computing (18 hours) 

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• CSCE 146 - Algorithmic Design II  
• CSCE 190 - Computing in the Modern World  
• CSCE 201 - Introduction to Computer Security  
• CSCE 210 - Computer Hardware Foundations  
• CSCE 215 - UNIX/Linux Fundamentals   
• CSCE 240 - Advanced Programming Techniques  
• CSCE 247 - Software Engineering  

Minor in Business Information Management (18 hours)

• ECON 224 - Introduction to Economics  
• ACCT 222 - Introduction to Accounting  
• MGMT 371 - Principles of Management  
• MGSC 290 - Computer Information Systems in Business  
• Electives (6 hours)

Choose any two of the following:

• ACCT 324 - Survey of Commercial Law  
• ECON 311 - Issues in Economics  
• ECON 379 - Government Policy Toward Business  
• FINA 333 - Finance and Markets  
• IBUS 301 - Introduction to International Business  
• MGMT 472 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business  
• MKTG 350 - Principles of Marketing  
• MKTG 351 - Consumer Behavior  
• MGSC 395 - Operations Management  

Elective (0-2 hours)

The CIS curriculum includes 0-2 hours of electives depending on how students fulfill the Carolina Core requirements. Any course in the university can be used to satisfy the elective requirement (including additional electives in the major).

4. Major Requirements (27 hours)

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

Major Courses (24 hours)

• CSCE 205 - Business Applications Programming 
• CSCE 350 - Data Structures and Algorithms  
• CSCE 416 - Introduction to Computer Networks  
• CSCE 490 - Capstone Computing Project I  
• CSCE 492 - Capstone Computing Project II  
• CSCE 520 - Database System Design   
• CSCE 522 - Information Security Principles  
• CSCE 594 - Strategic Management of Information Systems

Major Elective (3 hours) 

Select from the following:

• ITEC 447 - Management of Information Technology  
• ITEC 560 - Analysis and Applications of Project Management Software  
• An approved CSCE course, 510 and higher -a list of acceptable courses is also maintained in the department office and on its website