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College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Information Science Major

Note: All courses used towards the IS major must be taken for a letter grade. No grades below a C- may be counted toward the major.

Introductory Courses (1)

*Students who took INFO 1301 & 1302 do not have to take 1300.

Core Courses (10)

1. Courses in Math & Statistics (4)

2. Human-Centered Systems (2)

3. Information Systems (2)

* CS 2110 is an intermediate programming course that requires prior knowledge of Java. Students who have not learned Java can take CS 1130 after completing INFO 1300 and 2300, or they can take CS 1110.

4. Social Systems (2)

Note:
Where options in the core courses exist, the choice will depend on the student's interests and planned advanced courses for the selected primary and secondary tracks.

Tracks (7 courses)
Students must complete four advanced courses in their selected primary track and three advanced courses in their selected secondary track. The primary and secondary tracks should be selected from the course areas listed below (Human-Centered Systems, Information Systems, and Social Systems).

Courses taken to satisfy the core course requirements may not be used to fulfill the track requirements.

Additional information on Information Science courses can be found below and in the CIS section of Courses of Study. Course information for all other courses in the major can be found in the relevant departments (i.e. AEM, CS, STS, etc.).

1. Human-Centered Systems

* Students who take PSYCH 3420 may also count its prerequisite, PSYCH 2050, towards the Human-centered Systems primary/secondary track requirements. Similarly, students who take PSYCH 3800 may also count PSYCH 2800 towards the Human-centered Systems primary/secondary track requirements. At most, one of PSYCH 2050 or PSYCH 2800 can be counted towards the primary/secondary track requirements.

INFO 4320 may count toward the Information Systems OR Human-Centered Systems track, but not both.

2. Information Systems

* INFO 4320 may count toward the Information Systems OR Human-Centered Systems track, but not both.

3. Social Systems

*Only one of ORIE 4350 and ECON 3680 can be taken for IS credit.
Students who take ECON 3680 may also count its prerequisite, ECON 3130, towards the Social Systems primary/secondary track requirements.
Only one of INFO 3200 and SOC 4150 can be taken for IS credit.

Note: In addition to completing all IS major requirements, students will need to finish all of the necessary college-level requirements prior to graduation.