Transfer Pathway: Management - Information Systems B.S.
Transfer Pathways allow you to complete your Transfer Pathway degree at a Minnesota State Community College and transfer to St. Cloud State University without losing credits or taking extra courses. You are guaranteed junior status and given assurance that all 60 of your credits will count toward the related bachelor’s degree.
After you are admitted to St. Cloud State University, you will complete 60 credits to earn your bachelor’s degree. For more information about how St. Cloud State can support your transfer, connect with a member of our Transfer Team.
Year Three
| 3rd Year/Fall Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| HBS 211 | Career Essentials | 1 |
| IS 250 | Application Program Development I | 3 |
| ACCT 292 | Accounting II | 3 |
| IS 299 | Business Analytics (required for students who transfer in a 3 credit statistics course) | 0-1 |
| BLAW 235 | The Legal, Ethical and Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Areas | 4-5 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes: To complete the B.S. Information Systems in 120 total credits, students will need to take Liberal Education Program courses that count towards multiple goal areas (e.g. Goal 3/10 course, Goal 6/8/Diversity course). To meet the graduation requirement for a minimum of 40 credits at the 300-400 level, students will need to take some of their Liberal Education Program and/or general elective credits at the 300-400 level.
| 3rd Year/Spring Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| IS 340 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| IS 363 | Enterprise Architecture (pre-req: IS 250 or equivalent programming course) | 3 |
| MKGT 333, CMST 341, or ENGL 332 | Business Communication Requirement | 3 |
| MGMT 383 | Operations Management (pre-req: IS 242) | 3 |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Area | 3 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes:
Year Four
| 4th Year/Fall Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| IS 356 | System Analysis and Design (pre-req: IS 340 and IS 250 or equivalent programming course) | 3 |
| IS 450 | IS Strategy, Management and Acquisition (pre-req: IS 340) | 3 |
| IS 443 | Database Design, Implementation and Administration (pre-req: IS 250 or equivalent programming course) | 3 |
| FIRE 371 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Areas | 3 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes:
| 4th Year/Spring Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| IS 451 | IT Infrastructure (pre-req: IS 356) | 3 |
| IS 460 | Project Management (pre-req: IS 356) | 3 |
| MGMT 497 | Strategic Management (taken in last semester of coursework; pre-reqs are all core courses) | 3 |
| IS Elective | IS major elective | |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Areas or General Electives | 6 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes: Students who start a Transfer Pathway program in Fall 2021 or later will also need to complete the Racial Issues Graduation Requirement (RIGR).
Admissions Requirements
To be admitted to HBS Upper Division Status in the BS Information Systems major, students will have to satisfy the following requirements:
- A transfer GPA of at least 2.5 and 40 earned credits
- The following courses (or the equivalents/substitutions) must be complete:
- ACCT 291 Accounting I
- ENGL 191 Introduction to Rhetorical & Analytical Writing
- CMST 192 Introduction to Communication Studies
- MATH 106 Finite Math or MATH 112 College Algebra (need grade of “C-“ or better)
- The following courses (or the equivalents/ substitutions) must be completed or enrolled in:
- ACCT 292 Accounting II
- IS/STAT 242 Business Statistics (4 credits; need grade of “C-“ or better)
- BLAW 235 The Legal, Ethical and Global Environment of Business
- CSCI/CNA 169 Computers in Society
- ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 206 Principles of Microeconomics
Updated: 2/10/2022
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