Information Science Major – B.A. Degree

A. Core Requirements (27 cr)

• ISC 110 - Introduction to Information Science Credit: 3
• ISC 150 - Introduction to Scripting and Markup Languages Credit: 3
• ISC 220 - Information Storage and Retrieval Credit: 3
• ISC 300 - Ethics and Social Policy in the Digital Age Credit: 3
• ISC 325 - Multimedia/Hypermedia Design and Authoring Credit: 3
• ISC 329 - Database Management Systems in Business Credit: 3
• ISC 330 - Telecommunications Credit: 3
• ISC 355 - Knowledge Representation and Intelligent Systems Credit: 3
• ISC 496 - Information Science Capstone Seminar Credit: 3

B. Cognate Requirements (12 cr)

• CSC 212 - Principles of Programming Credit: 3
• CSC 241 - Abstract Data Types and Programming Methodology Credit: 3
• MAT 158 - Introduction to Statistics A Credit: 3
• MAT 258 - Introduction to Statistics B Credit: 3

C. Learning Agreement (12 cr)

• A student, along with a faculty member, will devise a learning agreement containing a minimum of twelve credit hours, at least nine of which are at the 300- or 400-level. The proposed agreement is to be submitted to the Information Science Program Faculty Committee and the Information Science Director for approval, typically by the end of the student’s sophomore year. The sequence of courses comprising the learning agreement may be from any one of several different departments participating in the Information Science Program.

Note: A C- or better must be earned in all core and cognate courses.