A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Information Science (BS)
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 11.0401
- Credits (computed from items)
- 749-807
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190424
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190424_99d609da
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Affiliation
2 items
- 4
- 4
Calculus
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
Statistics
0 items
Preferred:
3 items
- 4
- As published: “Statistics I (crosslisted)”4
- 4
Allowed Alternatives:
13 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- As published: “Introductory Statistics and Data Science (crosslisted)”4
- 4
- As published: “Information Ethics, Law, and Policy (crosslisted)”or: INFO 1260 Choices and Consequences in Computing3
- 4
- As published: “Communication and Technology (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Data Science 1”or: INFO 2951 Introduction to Data Science with R4
Core (5 required courses):
major core · 5 items
- As published: “Information Ethics, Law, and Policy (crosslisted)”or: INFO 1260 Choices and Consequences in Computing3
- 4
- As published: “Communication and Technology (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Data Science 1”or: INFO 2951 Introduction to Data Science with R4
Programming Courses
2 items
- 4
- 4
Math Courses
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
Statistics Courses
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
A. Understanding Social Behavior: Choose Two Courses
9 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Computer-Mediated Communication (crosslisted)”3
- INFO 4490(crosslisted)Not resolved to a course3
- As published: “Language and Technology (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 3
- 3
B. Social Data Analytics: Choose One Course
9 items
- 4
- As published: “Natural Language Processing (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
C. Behavior in Context: Choose One Course
0 items
C1. Behavior in Sociological Context
3 items
- As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
C2. Behavior in Network Context
2 items
- As published: “Communication Networks and Social Capital (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”1-3
C3: Behavior in Design Context
4 items
- As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Qualitative User Research (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
A. Data Analysis: Choose One Course
9 items
- As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Causal Inference (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
B. Domain Expertise: Choose One Course
11 items
- As published: “Natural Language Processing (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Excursions in Computational Sustainability (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
C. Big Data Ethics, Policy and Society: Choose One Course
14 items
- 3
- As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”4
- 3
- As published: “Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Evaluation and Society (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- As published: “Free Speech, Censorship, and the Age of Global Media (crosslisted)”4
- 3
D. Data Communication: Choose One Course
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Taking America's Pulse: Creating and Conducting a National Opinion Poll (crosslisted)”3-4
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”1-3
- 3
A. Digital Culture and History: Choose One Course for Option 1, Choose 3 Courses for Option 2
7 items
- As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 3
B. Digital Production: Choose One Course
7 items
- INFO 2300Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- As published: “Introduction to Computer Game Design 1”4
- As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- 3
- As published: “Autonomous Mobile Robots (crosslisted)”3
C. Media, Art, Design: Students Pursuing Option 1 for This Concentration Choose Two Courses
concentration · 9 items
- 4
- As published: “Topics in Media Arts (crosslisted) 1”3
- As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “History and Theory of Digital Art (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 2”3
- As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Qualitative User Research (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
A. Frameworks and Institutions: Choose One Course
11 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Technology and Law Colloquium (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Ethics in New Media, Technology, and Communication (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 3
- 3
B. Methods and Analysis: Choose One Course
5 items
- As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 4
- 4
C. Cases/Topics: Choose One Course
11 items
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”1-3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Evaluation and Society (crosslisted)”3
- 3
D. Tools and Technical Domains: Choose One Course
7 items
- As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”3
- 3
A. Building (with Hardware): Choose One Course
3 items
- 3
- 4
- As published: “Autonomous Mobile Robots (crosslisted)”3
B. Working with Data/Software: Choose One Course
10 items
- As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
C. Context/Application Domains: Choose One Course
6 items
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”3
- 3
- As published: “Re-Designing Robots (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 2”1-4
A. Models: Choose Two Courses
11 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- As published: “Networks II: Market Design (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Communication Networks and Social Capital (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 4
- SOC 3080Not resolved to a course3
B. Data: Choose One Course
9 items
- As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 4
- As published: “Natural Language Processing (crosslisted)”4
- 4
- 4
C. Policy/Values: Choose One Course
10 items
- As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”1-3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”4
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
- 3
- 3
A. Core Principles of Design: Choose One Course
major core · 4 items
- As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
B. Design in Context: Choose One Course
5 items
- As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”4
- 4
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”1-4
C. Knowing the User: Choose One Course
6 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Computer-Mediated Communication (crosslisted)”3
- INFO 4490(crosslisted)Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- As published: “Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display (crosslisted)”3
D. Knowing the Technology: Choose One Course
6 items
- As published: “Introduction to Computer Game Design 1”4
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 4
Approved Electives1
electives · 9 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- INFO 3000-level or higher 2Not resolved to a course3-4
- INFO 2300(but not both)Not resolved to a courseor: INFO 2310 Interactive Web Development4
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
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