UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE COURSE - 0-1 HOURS
q BSAD 1100, Business Perspectives
COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN - 6 HOURS
q RHET 1311, Composition I and
q RHET 1312, Composition II or
q RHET 1320, Honors Composition
FINE ARTS - 3 HOURS
q ARHA 2305, Introduction to Visual Arts
q MUHL 2305, Introduction to Music
q THEA 2305, Introduction to Theatre and Dance
q MCOM 2306, Introduction to Motion Pictures
SOCIAL SCIENCES - 3 HOURS
q PSYC 2300, Psychology & the Human Experience
Recommended for School of Business majors. See
catalog for alternative courses.
U.S. HISTORY/GOVERNMENT - 3 HOURS
q HIST 2311, U.S. History to 1877
q HIST 2312, U.S. History from 1877
q POLS 1310, American National Government
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION - 3 HOURS
q HIST 1311, History of Civilization I or
q HIST 1312, History of Civilization II
HUMANITIES - 3 HOURS
q ENGL 2337, World Literature
q ENGL 2339, Mythology
q PHIL 2320, Ethics and Society
MATHEMATICS - 3 HOURS
q MATH 1302, College Algebra or any approved
course in the core for which MATH 1302 is
a prerequisite.
SCIENCE - 8 HOURS
q 1 science lecture and 1 science lab
q 1 science lecture and 1 science lab
See course catalog for course listings.
COMMUNICATIONS - ORAL - 3 HOURS
q ACOM 1300, Intro to Communication
TOTAL HOURS OF THE UNIVERSITY CORE
BUSINESS CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (Minor)
PRE-BUSINESS COURSES
q ACCT 2310, Principles of Accounting I
q ACCT 2330, Principles of Accounting II
q ECON 2310, Business Statistics I
q ECON 2322, Principles of Microeconomics
q ECON 2323, Principles of Macroeconomics
q MATH 1342, Business Calculus
q MKTG 2380, Legal Environment of Business
TOTAL HOURS OF PRE-BUSINESS COURSES
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS COURSES
q Career Catalyst (BSAD 2010, BSAD 4010)
q BSAD 3100, Business Professionalism
q BINS 3305, Information Systems for Dec. Making
q BINS 3352, Data Analysis and Visualization
q BINS 3380, Business Communication
q ECON 3355, Quantitative Business Analysis
q FINC 3310, Business Finance
q MGMT 3300, Principles of Management
q MGMT 3304, Operations Management
q MGMT 4380, Business Strategy (Capstone Course)
q MKTG 3350, Principles of Marketing
TOTAL HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS COURSES
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
q
BINS 3307, Systems Development Methodologies
q BINS 4312, Object-Oriented Programming
q BINS 4314, Advanced Programming
q BINS 4331, Management of Information Resources
q BINS 4350, Business Database Management Systems
q BINS 4351, Data Analysis and Reporting
q BINS 4352, Big Data Analytics Tools
q BINS 4355, Info. Systems Development Project
Choose 2 courses (6 hours) of Business Information Systems
electives. Refer to the list on the reverse side of this degree checklist.
TOTAL HOURS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSES
TOTAL HOURS OF UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE
2023-2024
CREDIT
HOURS
0-1
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
3
35
CREDIT
HOURS
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
21
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
28
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
30
5-6
120
THIS SHEET IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. YOU MUST DECLARE A BUSINESS MAJOR TO RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL DEGREE PLAN. THE OFFICIAL DEGREE PLAN WILL
SUPERSEDE THIS SHEET. Please check current catalog for prerequisite courses.
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BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
THIS SHEET IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. YOU MUST DECLARE A BUSINESS MAJOR TO RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL DEGREE PLAN. THE OFFICIAL DEGREE
PLAN WILL SUPERSEDE THIS SHEET. Please check current catalog for prerequisite courses.
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Choose 2 courses (6 hours) from the following lists of Business Information Systems electives:
* Options in Information Assurance Minor
** Options in UX Design and Web/Mobile Development Certicate
*** Options in Business Analytics Certicate
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- Have a minimum of 2.25 overall GPA (at UA Little Rock and/or at transferring school) or
- Have a minimum of 2.25 on the most recently completed 15 hours at UA Little Rock. The GPA on the most recent 15 hours will be
calculated on all hours attempted during the semester(s) in which the 15 hours requirement is met.
Without being officially admitted to the School of Business, students may take business courses as long as all prerequisites for these courses have
been met. However, students may not take the capstone course, MGMT 4380 (Business Strategy), until officially admitted into the School.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: 2.0 GPA in the major, minor, & overall. Grade of C or greater is required in each major course.
ADMISSION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to be admitted to the School of Business, students must:
NOTES
Technical Option
q ARST 2318, Computer Applications in Art**
q ARST 4348, Web Design**
q BINS 4309, Special Topics in Business Information Systems
q BINS 4311,
Security Issues & Adv. Topics in Network Tech.*
q CPSC 1375/1175, Programming I/Intro. to Comp. Sci. Lab
q CRJU 3305, Information Security
q CRJU 3309, Cybercrime*
q CRJU 4311, Security Management
q CRJU 4313, Information Security
q IFAS 2300, Introduction to Information Assurance
q IFAS 3300, Computer Forensics*
q IFSC 1310, Internet Technologies**
q IFSC 3300, Internet Applications
q IFSC 3342, Mobile Web Design**
q
IFSC 4330, Database Security*
q IFSC 4339, Network Security*
q IFSC 4350, Electronic Commerce
q IFSC 4360, Social Computing
q RHET 4307, Writing Software Documentation**
q RHET 4372, Usability Testing and Design**
Management/Entrepreneurship Option
q MGMT 3320, Human Resources Management
q MGMT 3340, Managing People in Organizations
q MGMT 3362, Venture Management & Decision Making
q MGMT 4361, Business Planning and Product Innovation**
q MGMT 4383, Entrepreneurial Perspectives
q MGMT 4391, Employment Law
q ACOM 3320, Persuasive Presentations
Business Analytics Option***
q ECON 4350, Applied Econometrics
q ERSC 4421, Introduction to GIS
q FINC 4355, Predictive Data Analysis
q IFSC 4325, Data Mining Concepts & Techniques
q IFSC 4345, Information Visualization
q MGMT 4304, Supply Chain Management
q MKTG 3385, Consumer Analysis and Behavior
q MKTG 4310, Marketing Research
2023-2024
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Continued information from the front side of the degree checklist.