Information Systems, B.S.B.A.

The Department of Business Analytics and Information Systems offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Information Systems.

The objectives of the Information Systems program are to facilitate good management by:

Providing specialized professional training in information systems principles and techniques.
Stimulating the application of sound information systems to the wide range of business activities.
Aiding in the development of the student’s intellect, communication skills, and analytic ability to prepare for the dynamic field of computer-information systems.

This degree is designed for individuals who aspire to a career as an analyst, or information systems manager or programmer. The major is conducive to a double major or as a minor to another major in the University since technology is critical to any profit or non-profit business.

Requirements for the Information Systems Major

Undergraduate core curriculum requirements:

See Undergraduate Core Curriculum

48-63 Credit Hours dependent on courses taken, including

Mathematics:

MATH 150 - Elements of Calculus I

Social science:

Business Core Requirements:

Business Core Courses

A 2.00 grade point average must be attained in the business core. At least half of the 42 total credit hours must be taken at Xavier.

Major Requirements:

18 total credit hours required, as follows:

9 hours of BAIS courses:

9 hours of major elective:

Select from

BAIS 304-499 (excluding BAIS 403). Students may also choose ACCT495 or FINC 495 at the discretion of course instructors. (Refer to Course Descriptions .)

Electives:

3 hours of business electives:

Preferably an Internship via

Note(s):

A 2.000 average must be attained in the information systems courses.

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours

B.S.B.A. Information Systems

This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year

First Semester

FY Seminar-CORE 100 or THEO 111
ENGL 101/115
Mathematical Perspectives-MATH 140 or 170
Second Language I 4
Social Science Elective-ECON 200 1
BUAD 101
CORE 101

Second Semester

THEO 111 or FY Seminar-CORE 100
Second Language II ⁴
Historical Perspectives Elective
ECON 201
MKTG 300
BUAD 102
CORE 102

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PHIL 100
Humanities Elective ³
ACCT 200
BAIS 210
BAIS 220
BUAD 201

Second Semester

Scientific Perspectives or Natural Sciences Elective ²
ACCT 201
MGMT 200 (DCR Flag)
MGMT 201-(Oral Communications & Writing Flag)
BAIS 211
BUAD 202

Junior Year

First Semester

Philosophical Perspectives-PHIL 200
FINC 300-(Quantitative Reasoning Flag)
Creative Perspectives Elective
BAIS 358-Database Management
General Elective 1*
BUAD 301

Second Semester

Theological Perspectives Elective
ENGL 205
ECON 300
BAIS 360-Intro to Application Development
BAIS Elective 1
BUAD 302

Senior Year

First Semester

Natural Science Elective or Scientific Perspective ²
MGMT 302
BAIS Elective 2
BAIS Elective 3
General Elective 2*
BUAD 401

Second Semester

Business Core Capstone
BAIS 495-System Development Project
BAIS Elective 4
Business Elective or Internship for Credit
BLAW 300 (ERS flag)
BUAD 402
CORE 499

Scheduling Notes:

Minimum for undergraduate degree is 120 hours. Major is 21 hours (plus business elective or internship for credit).
1-Social Science: Business majors must take ECON 200 as Social Science Elective
2-Science: Take any six hours of science - but must include at least 3 hours of Natural Science such as BIOL, CHEM or PHYS
3-Humanities: Include any Literature (except 205), CLAS, HIST 200+, THEO 300+, PHIL 300+ (but cannot also double count as ERS)
4-Foreign Language: Must complete 201-level
FLAGS: All flags are included in business core curriculum
*General electives may be filled by any course or pre-requisites based on Math or Foreign Language placement scores