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Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems

 
 

General Education Courses (49 units)

Lower Division Requirements (40 units)

Area A: Communication In The English Language and Critical Thinking: 9 units minimum- select one course from each category

A1: Oral communication

SPC 100                                         3 units
Public Speaking

A2: Written Communication

ENG 100                                         3 units
English Composition and Reading

A3: Critical Thinking

ENG 201                                       3 units
Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Across the Curriculum

OR

PHL 200
Introduction to Logic

Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms: 10 units minimum – select one course from each category. One Physical or Life Science course must include a Laboratory experience.

B1: Physical Science

GEO 200                                        3 units
Physical Geography

Or

GSC 150                                        3 units
Introduction to Planet Earth

Or

PHY 120                                         3 units
Physics

B2: Life Science

BIO 100                                         3 units
General Biology

B3: Laboratory Activity (Choose a lab course from areas B1 or B2)

BIO 100                                        1 units
Lab

Or

GSC 150A                                         1 units
Lab

B4: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

MAT 100                                        3 units
College Algebra

Or

MAT 120                                         3 units
Calculus and Analytic Geometry

 

Area C: Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign Languages: 9 units minimum – select one course from C1 and two courses from C2.

C1: Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre)

ART 100                                         3 units
Art Appreciation

C2: Humanities, Arts and Letters (Philosophy, Foreign Languages)

PHL 100                                         3 units
Introduction to Philosophy

Or

ENG 250                                         3 units
Contemporary Multicultural Literature

Or

SPAN 100                                         5 units
Elementary Spanish I

Or

SPAN 101                                          5 units
Elementary Spanish II

Or

SPAN 200                                         5 units
Intermediate Spanish I

Or

SPAN 202                                         5 units
Intermediate Spanish II

Or

SPAN 205                                         5 units
Spanish for Native Speakers

Area D: Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior: 9 units minimum – select three courses from D1 through D3. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in section F).

D1: Human Behavior

ANT 100                                          3 units
Introduction to Anthropology

Or

BUS 120                                          3 units
Introduction to Microeconomics

Or

PSY 100                                          3 units
Introduction to Psychology

Or

SOC 101                                          3 units
Introduction to Sociology

D2: Comparative Systems

HIS 100                                           3 units
U.S. History I

Or

POL 101                                          3 units
Intro to American Gov.

D3: Social Issues

HIS 201                                           3 units
U.S. History II

Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self Development: 3 units minimum – Select one (a minimum of three units) course from Area E.

ANT 125                                           3 units
Human Understanding and Development

Or

UNI 100                                           3 units
First Year Seminar

 

Area F: American Institutions: 6 units- American Institutions requirement can be met by completing one of the following area sequences. Sequence 1, HIS 100 must be completed prior to taking HIS 201.

Sequence I: American History I and II AND

HIS 100                                          3 units
US History I

HIS 201                                          3 units
US History II

Sequence II: American Gov and US History AND

HIS 201                                           3 units
US History II

POL 101                                            3 units
Intro to American Gov.

 

Upper Division General EdUCATION Requirements (9 units)

ENG 300                                          3 units
Advanced Writing Skills

ENG 301                                          3 units
World Literature

OR

PHL 300                                          3 units
Personal, Professional, and Social Ethics

SPC 300                                           3 units
Argumentation and Advocacy of World Issues

OR

HIS 414                                          3 units
World History II

OR

HIS 314                                          3 units
World History

 

 
 
 
 
   

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