Information Systems

Applied baccalaureate degree

 

Applied baccalaureate degrees are distinguished by a focus on serving the needs of adults who already hold an associate’s degree and now desire to pursue a bachelor’s degree in order to advance their careers or, in some cases, to change careers. Most commonly the associate’s degree held by the adult is an Associate of Applied Science (AAS). These degrees provide the knowledge and skills needed by students to start a career immediately after completing the degree rather than preparing them to continue to upper division courses and a bachelor’s degree. It is easiest to consider the scenario where those who have received an AAS degree, started a career based on this degree, and later have decided that they would like a bachelor’s degree. These adults may have some of the following career aspirations:

• To increase their responsibility level but remain focused on a technical career.
• To move into supervision or management.
• To obtain the advantages associated with a liberal arts degree including general broader knowledge and more advanced thinking and problem solving skills, possibly including a desire to continue to pursue a graduate degree.

Admission to the Applied Baccalaureate degree program
The A.B. degree is NOT open for the traditional student who is currently enrolled at WOU (e.g., a student who started higher education at WOU or a student who earned a transfer degree such as an AAOT). Admission into the A.B. degree track at WOU requires the student to meet the following conditions:

• Student has either completed an Associate of Applied Science Degree (or other terminal/non-transfer associate degree)

~OR~

• Has a minimum of 60 quarter units toward an Associate of Applied Science degree (or other terminal/non-transfer associate degree).

Placement of transfer units into the A.B. curriculum will be determined in consultation with the academic advisor for the specific A.B. program.

Students who have pursued and/or have completed an Oregon Transfer Module (OTM), Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree or an Associate of General Studies degree (AGS), are not eligible for admission into the A.B. track – they will continue to be admitted into our traditional B.A., B.S., B.F.A., B. Mus degree tracks.

The following are requirements of the Applied Baccalaureate core curriculum as well as major requirements for Information Systems. It does not represent a contract and may have errors. Please consult the current WOU Course Catalog and your advisor for more information.

Applied Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Applied Baccalaureate Core Curriculum Grid

CS/IS Tentative Course Offerings by Term

 

The degree requirements listed below are considered a draft until fully approved through the Western Oregon University curriculum process.

	Information Systems Major
Course	Description	Credits
CHOOSE ONE: (4)
CS 123	Intro to Information Systems	4
CS 160	Survey of Computer Science	4
CHOOSE ONE: (4)
CS 13x	Programming Language	4
CS 161	Computer Science I	4
REQUIRED IS COURSES: (40)
IS 240	Information Management I	4
IS 270	Applied Operating Systems	4
IS 278	Networks	4
IS 340	Information Management II	4
IS 345	Systems Analysis	4
IS 350	Enterprise Architecture	4
IS 355	Strategy, Acquisition, and Management	4
IS 440	Systems Administration	4
IS 470	Project Management	4
IS 475	Project Implementation	4
CS/IS 1xx or 2xx	Approved Elective (see IS advisor)	4
CS/IS 3xx or 4xx	Approved Elective (see IS advisor)	12
Mathematics Requirements
MTH 231	Elements of Discrete Mathematics	3
MTH 243	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	4
Other Degree Requirements
Information Systems Major		71
Minor (12 UD min)		varies
Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (LACC)		54
BA/BS Requirements		varies
Electives		varies
Total Credit Hours to Graduate		180

Information Systems majors must have a grade of C or better in the required Information Systems major courses.