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Program checklist · BS

Computer Information Systems, BS

Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA

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
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0101
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
111
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
498571
CourseShelf checklist
CK_498571_379a0806
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum Requirements

0 items

    Minimum Requirements

    3 items
    1. Minimum grade of C- in the following courses: ENGL 1200, MATH 1510, CMIS 1100, STAT 2010 or STAT 2020, CMAC 2000, CMIS 1200, CMIS 2200, CMIS 3125, CMIS 3150, CMIS 3200, CMIS 3500, CMIS 3600, CMIS 4500, CMIS 4900, MGMT 3000.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Restrictions apply for the number of graduate level credits (DSA, PSM and PSC courses) allowed for an undergraduate major and only a maximum of 4 credits of CMIS 4950 will be allowed for electives.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Students need to be enrolled in the Accelerated Data Science and Analytics (DSA) program to take the DSA courses listed as electives. Students need to be enrolled in the Accelerated Professional Science Masters in Cybersecuity program to take the PSM and PSC courses listed as electives.
      Not resolved to a course

    General Education

    21 items
    1. FOUNDATIONS 15-18 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. First Year Seminar - FYS 1000 - Navigating the First Year at PennWest
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Quantitative Reasoning - MATH 1510 - Discrete Structures
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. Written Communication - Choose 1 of the following options:
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Written Communication - ENGL 1100 - Introduction to College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. AND ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      3
    7. Oral Communication - COMM 1010 - Public Speaking
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. Technological Literacy - CMIS 1100 - Introduction to Information Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. DISCOVERIES 24-27 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. Social Sciences - ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Social Sciences - ECON 2200 - Principles of Macroeconomics
      3
    13. Social Sciences - Any Course (GDSS)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. Natural Sciences and Technology - CMIS 1200 - Application Programming I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. Natural Sciences and Technology - STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Natural Sciences and Technology - QBA 2000 - QBA 2: Statistical Analysis
      3
    16. Flex Discoveries - CMSC 2000 - Introduction to Cybersecurity
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. Flex Discoveries - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. Flex Discoveries - (If not completing ENGL 1100) - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Essential Skills remain in General Education requirements but are completed within the major and do not add to the 42 standalone credits.
      Not resolved to a course
    20. Intensive Writing - CMIS 4900 - Senior Capstone I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. Capstone - CMIS 4920 - Senior Capstone II
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Major

    0 items

      Required Major Courses

      11 items
      1. CMIS 2200
        3
      2. CMSC 3010
        3
      3. CMIS 3125
        3
      4. CMIS 3200
        3
      5. CMIS 3250
        0
      6. CMIS 3500
        3
      7. CMIS 3600
        3
      8. CMIS 4250
        3
      9. CMIS 4500
        3
      10. CMIS 4900
        3
      11. CMIS 4920
        3

      Major Electives

      19 items
      1. Pick 6 Credits From:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CMIS 3260
        0
      3. CMIS 3270
        0
      4. CMIS 3340
        3
      5. CMIS 3720
        3
      6. CMIS 3990
        3
      7. CMIS 4720
        3
      8. CMIS 4950
        0
      9. CMSC 3380
        3
      10. CMSC 3740
        3
      11. DSA 5100
        Database Management System and Data Warehousing - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      12. DSA 5220
        Python Programming for Data Science - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      13. DSA 5300
        Analytical Methods and Optimization - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      14. DSA 5400
        Applied Data Mining - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      15. PSC 6000
        Operating Systems - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      16. PSM 6450
        Applied Cryptography - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PSC 7350
        Biometric - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      18. PSC 7450
        Cyber Risk Mgmt & Assess - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course
      19. PSC 7550
        Wireless Network & Security - 3 credit hours
        Not resolved to a course

      Required Related Electives

      4 items
      1. MGMT 3000
        3
      2. Any ACC or FINA course 2000 level or higher
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. QBA 1000
        3
      4. Any BLAW, MKTG, or BSIN course 2000 level or higher
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      Source. Pennsylvania Western University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.pennwest.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=2016. Captured page pages/0044.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.