Bachelor of Science in Information Systems 1999

• The Liberal Studies Program
• Common Core
• Concentration Classes

Liberal Studies Program

The Liberal Studies Program is organized around the following components:

The First-Year Core

8 quarter hours are required. These hours may be satisfied by either: 1)ISP 101 and ISP 102  or 2) ISP 101and ISP 103. One of these courses MUST be completed in the autumn quarter. The remaining course may be completed in either the winter or spring quarter. See the First Year Program web page for more information.

Writing

8 quarter hours are required. The writing component consists of English 103 and English 104. These courses should be taken in the freshmen year

Sophomore Seminar on Multiculturalism

4 quarter hours are required. Students should consult the class schedule to determine which courses satisfy this requirement.

Junior Year Experiential Learning

4 hours are required. Students should consult their academic or faculty advisor for help in completing this requirement.

Senior Year Capstone

4 quarter hours are required. This requirement may be satisfied by CSC 374.

Learning Domain Requirements

13 courses (52 quarter hours) are required and are distributed across six learning domains as follows:

Arts and Literature-AL 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). One course must be Art 104.

Philosophical Inquiry-PI 2 courses required (8 quarter hours).

Religious Dimensions-RD 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One "Patterns and Problems" and one "Traditions in Context". Please note that at least one course from either Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions must be a course on ethics. All CTI majors are encouraged to take PHL/REL/MGT 228, Business, Ethics, & Society, to satisfy the ethics requirement.

Self, Society and the Modern World-MW 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). These courses must be chosen from at least two different departments. One course must be Psychology 105.

Understanding the Past-UP 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One  "pre-1800" category and one "1800-1945". In addition, the two courses must be chosen from different geographical categories: Asia; Latin America; Africa; North America or Europe; inter-continental or comparative history.

Scientific Inquiry-SI 1 course required (4 quarter hours). This course must be designated as a lab. A course in mathematics or computer science will NOT satisfy this requirement.

Grades for any Liberal Studies course must be ‘D’ or better. The Pass/Fail option may not be used for any Liberal Studies course.

Special Notes for Transfer Students:
Transfer students who enter DePaul with 30 or more quarter hours may not take the first year core. Instead, they should complete two domain electives (from different domains). Transfer courses may be used to satisfy these requirements.

See the Liberal Studies homepage for more information.

Common Core

The purpose of the Core is to provide a common body of knowledge which all B.S. in Computer Science students will share. The Common Core identifies skill sets within the field of computer science as well as from other disciplines which are believed to be beneficial in curriculum development. Core requirements are classified as appropriate in the first, second, third and fourth year of the traditional four-year degree program. The requirements are as follows:

First Year:

Second Year:

Third Year:

Fourth Year:

Concentration Classes

The major in Information systems focuses on the use and management of information technology to leverage the information base of organizations. The program emphasizes high-level applications, development tools, integration of systems, high-level design techniques and project management. Exposure to this information technology includes a focus on the changes in businesses brought about by technology. The concentration requirements are as follows:

Computer Science:

Computer Science electives: Two 300-level computer science courses chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.

Mathematics:

Open Electives

9 courses (36 quarter hours) are required and may be taken from any department or program. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the undergraduate Bulletin for details). If you wish to pursue a minor, most minor field courses will be credited as open electives.

Special Notes:
Students are strongly encouraged to pursue a minor field of study. Although most courses taken for credit toward a minor are credited as open electives, these courses may not be taken using the pass/fail option. Grades of ‘C’ or better must be earned in courses for them to be credited toward a minor, and at least half of the courses taken for a minor must be completed at DePaul.

Note: Grades for all courses in the student’s major (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be 'C' or better. Grades of 'C-' may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better.