Program Overview

Business Information Systems, B.S.B.A.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing the undergraduate business information systems program will:

• Demonstrate the systems development skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of BIS as evidenced by applying knowledge in programming assignments in BIS 2013, 3023, and 4033.
• Demonstrate the data modeling, business process modeling, and data analytics skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of BIS as evidenced by applying knowledge in data modeling and data analytics assignments in BIS 4043 and process modeling exam questions in BIS 4053.
• Demonstrate computer data networking knowledge and skills necessary to become a successful professional in the file of BIS as evidenced by applying knowledge in network fundamentals and technologies in BIS 3043 assignments and exams.
• Demonstrate project management skills necessary to become a successful professional in the field of BIS as evidenced by presentations in BIS 4093.

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

Core Curriculum and First Year Experience

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation
• ENGL 2093 STEM and Business Writing
• MATH 1143 Mathematical Functions
• MATH 1243 Applied Calculus

General Curriculum

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Language Requirement (8 hours)

Students must complete or show proficiency through the first year of a modern foreign language (8 hours) or a student may meet the foreign language requirement by earning nine (9) hours of credit in American Sign Language by successfully completing CDDE 1003 - American Sign Language 1, CDDE 1013 - American Sign Language 2 and CDDE 2003 - American Sign Language 3 with a grade of at least a C in each course.

Business Core

Freshman Core

• BIS 1001 Introduction to Spreadsheets
• ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics

Sophomore Core

• ACCT 2113 Concepts in Accounting Information I
• ACCT 2123 Concepts in Accounting Information II
• BIS 2003 Introduction to Business Information Systems
• BL 2013 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS 2001 Essential Business Skill Development
• QM 2013 Statistics I
• QM 2023 Statistics II: Data Analytics

Junior/Senior Core

• FIN 3003 Business Finance
• MGT 3003 Principles of Management
• MGT 4073 Strategic Management
• MKTG 3003 Principles of Marketing
• QM 3023 Operations Management

Business Information Systems Major Requirements

• BIS 2013 Business Programming Concepts I
• BIS 3023 Business Programming Concepts II
• BIS 3043 Telecommunications
• BIS 4033 Business Programming Concepts III
• BIS 4043 Database Design and Applications
• BIS 4053 Systems Analysis and Design
• BIS 4093 Systems Development Project
• BIS electives (3000- or 4000- level) (3 hours)

General Electives (9 hours)

Only courses from outside of the Collins College of Business may be used for general education electives.

Free Electives (6 hours)

Any non-required undergraduate course offered by the institution.

Total: 120 hours

Business Information Systems, B.S.B.A., Additional Requirements

BIS majors must complete ENGL 1033, MATH 1143, MATH 1243 (or higher level math courses), and ENGL 2093 with a grade of C or higher. BIS majors must meet the college’s language requirements. BIS majors must complete each of the Business Core courses with a grade of C or higher, except for courses designated Pass/Fail. ECON 2013 and ECON 2023 are required courses in the Business Core which are also used to fulfill part of the Tulsa Curriculum Quad III requirement.