Management Information Systems (Accelerated B.B.A./M.S.)

University of Memphis

This program permits outstanding undergraduate majors in Business Information & Technology to begin coursework for the Masters of Science in Information Systems during their senior year. Students interested in the accelerated program are encouraged to begin planning for it early in their undergraduate careers, in consultation with both their undergraduate B.B.A. advisor and the M.S.I.S. advisor of the Department of Business Information & Technology. To be accepted into the Accelerated B.B.A./ M.S. Program, student must have a grade point average of at least 3.00, and must submit two letters of reference and a copy of their transcript to the Department of Business Information & Technology. Each applicant will also complete an interview with the M.S. advisor of the Department. After being accepted into the program, the student will work closely with his or her undergraduate advisor and master’s advisor in order to develop a carefully tailored program of student so that he or she can begin work on the M.S. as they complete the B.B.A. Students must apply to the ABM program. To continue the Program once they have completed the B.B.A., students must apply for full admission into the Graduate School and into the M.S. Program in Information Systems. Up to 9 hours of graduate coursework may be applied to both the B.B.A. in BIT and the M.S.I.S. degrees. Core: MIS 7605 (3775) MIS 7650 (4310) MIS 7610 (3770) Electives: MIS 7435 (4760) MIS 6672 (4672) MIS 6681 (4681) MIS 6682 (4682)University General Education Program (41 hours)See Graduation from the University for the University General Education Program requirements. Note that MATH 1710, MATH 1830, MATH 1421, or MATH 1910 (Mathematics requirement) and ECON 2010 and ECON 2020 (Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement) with a minimum grade of ''C'' are specified for the B.B.A. degree.Lower Division Business CoreNo grade below ''C-'' and a minimum of 2.5 GPA in the majorTo major in Accounting, a student must have earned a grade of at least ''B-'' in ACCT 2010.ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: (3)ACCT 2020 - Managerial ACCT/Non-Acct Major Credit Hours: (3) Not Required for Acct. MajorsECON 2010 - Intro to Macroeconomics Credit Hours: (3)ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics Credit Hours: (3)MIS 2749 - Foundation/Information Systems Credit Hours: (3)SCMS 2610 - Introduction to Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: (3)Take either:SCMS 2710 - Business Analytics -Statistics Credit Hours: (3) orMATH 1530 - Prob/Statistics/Non Calculus Credit Hours: (3)Take one from:MATH 1710 - College Algebra Credit Hours: (3)MATH 1830 - Elementary Calculus Credit Hours: (3)MATH 1910 - Calculus I Credit Hours: (4)MATH 1421 - Honors Calculus I Credit Hours: (4)Upper Division Business CoreNo grade below ''C-'' and a 2.00 GPA in the following Upper Division Business Core:ACCT 3130 - Legal/Social/Political Environ Credit Hours: (3)FIR 3410 - Financial Management Credit Hours: (3)MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)MGMT 3032 - Communication and Career Readiness for Business Professionals Credit Hours: 3MGMT 4710 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: (3) (Registration limited to graduating seniors)MIS 3210 - Critical Thinking Using Analytics Credit Hours: (3)MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: (3)SCMS 3711 - Business Analytics - Tools Credit Hours: (3)Choose One From the Following:ECON 4350 - International Econ Credit Hours: (3)

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