back
Professors: Kailash Chandra*, Maeve Cummings*, James D. Harris*,**
Associate Professors: Felix F. Dreher*, Chairperson
Assistant Professor: Wei Sha*
Instructor: Dwight Strong
* Graduate Faculty
**University Professor
Room: 223 Kelce
Telephone: 620-235-4536
Web site: http://www.pittstate.edu/csis/
email: ffdreher@pittstate.edu
Undergraduate
The Department of Computer Science-Information Systems offers the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in information systems with an emphasis in Information Assurance and Computer Security or an emphasis in System Design and the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in computer science. All students seeking baccalaureate degrees in either computer science or information systems must be admitted to the Kelce College. See here or Kelce College admission requirements.
Students already admitted to the Kelce College of Business wishing to transfer their major to computer science or information systems must have a 2.5000 GPA on all hours attempted at that time.
A minor in computing is offered which may be applied to either the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Arts degree.
A graduate program is not available in Computer Science-Information Systems. Students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and graduate students majoring in other areas (especially those seeking degrees in Management, Economics, Mathematics or Accounting may be interested in the following courses: CSIS 350 Introduction to System Administration, CSIS 670 Information Assurance and Computer Security I, CSIS 470 Computer Networking, CSIS 615 Database Management and CSIS 801 Topics: (___).
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Computer science is concerned with the study of computing machines, communication between man and the machine, and with methods of problem solving, especially in the area of mathematics, the sciences, and engineering. Information systems is concerned with the study and analysis of information flow in an organization and the design of an information gathering and processing system using computers, which will facilitate planning and decision making in the organization.
The typical graduate finds employment in business, industry, or government as a programmer, programmer/analysts, information technology support specialists or various other positions related to operating and managing a modern information technology installation. Some choose to continue their study as a graduate student. With experience or further study, a graduate may advance to positions such as systems analyst, software engineer, project manager, database administrator, or manager of information systems.
Community College Transfers
Many Computer Science-Information Systems majors transfer from a community college. Students seeking to transfer from any college should consult the requirements for general education at Pittsburg State University as well as the specific degree requirements for their chosen major.
Changes in Requirements
Baccalaureate degree curriculums offered by the Department of Computer Science-Information Systems are periodically revised and updated. Such revisions will be communicated by the department to currently enrolled students majoring in its programs. Each student is required to graduate under the most recent curriculum in effect at the time of that student's graduation, unless those revisions would extend the student's graduation date. Requests for exceptions to such curriculum revisions should be filed in writing with the department chairperson.
Junior Standing Prerequisite
Some undergraduate courses offered in the Department of Computer Science-Information Systems numbered 300 and above have a junior standing prerequisite. For purposes of this prerequisite, junior standing is defined as the completion of 55 semester hours applicable to the student's degree program.
Admission to Computer Science-Information Systems Programs
In addition to Kelce admission requirements, students seeking to major in computer science must have a 2.5000 grade point average on all hours attempted at the time they apply for admission to the Kelce College of Business. Students already admitted to the Kelce College of Business wishing to transfer their major to computer science must have a 2.5000 grade point average on all hours attempted at that time. |
