Degree Requirements

The combined major in business administration and information systems requires a minimum of 89 units to be earned with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher. The program consists of 21 or 22 units of lower-level required courses, 6 or 7 units of required mathematics, 30 units of upper-level BUAD required courses, and 32 units of Information Systems requirements as well as the Towson University Core Curriculum.

Note: These requirements are for the catalog year 2013-2014. If your catalog year is different, please refer to your specific catalog to view requirements. You may also refer to the college’s Advising Forms for each catalog year.

Lower-Level Required Courses (18 units)

Course Number	Course Name
ACCT 201 or ACCT 211	Principles of Financial Accounting (3) or Honors Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 202 or ACCT 212	Principles of Managerial Accounting (3) or Honors Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 201 or ECON 203	Microeconomic Principles (3) or Honors Microeconmic Principles (3)
ECON 202 or ECON 204	Macroeconomic Principles (3) or Honors Macroeconomic Principles (3)
LEGL 225	Legal Environment of Business (3)
ECON 205 or MATH 231	Statistics for Business and Economics I (3) or Basic Statistics (3)
MATH 211	Calculus for Applications (3)
Completion of the Computer Proficiency Exam (CPE) with a passing score of 70 percent or higher.

Required Mathematics Courses (7 units)

Course Number	Course Name
MATH 263	Discrete Math (3)
MATH 273	Calculus I (4)

Information Systems Required Courses (32 units)

Course Number	Course Name
CIS 211	Fundamentals of Information Systems and Technology (3)
CIS 239	Computer Systems Architecture (3)
CIS 334	Data Organization (3)
CIS 350	Telecommunications (3)
CIS 379	Systems Analysis and Design (3)
CIS 458	Organizational Database Management (3)
CIS 479 or EBTM 443	Software Project Management (3) or Introduction to Project Management (3)
COSC 236	Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
COSC 237	Introduction to Computer Science II (4)
CIS 435 or CIS 440 or CIS 475	Human-Computer Interaction (3) or Systems Development for E-Commerce (3) or Analysis/Design for Web Sites (3)

Upper-Level Business Required Courses (30 units)

Course Number	Course Name
BUSX 301	Business Cornerstone (3) Note: Advanced Writing Seminar is taken prior to or concurrent with BUSX 301
EBTM 306	Fundamentals of Project Management and Business Decisions (3)
EBTM 311	Principles of e-Business (3)
FIN 331	Principles of Financial Management (3)
MKTG 341	Principles of Marketing (3)
MNGT 361	Principles of Management (3)
EBTM 365	Principles of Operations Management (3)
BUSX 460	Professional Experience (3) Note: Requires approved internship
MNGT 482 or COSC 418	Business Ethics and Sustainability (3) or Ethical and Societal Concerns of Computer Scientists (3)
MNGT 481	Business Strategy and Policy (3)