Program: Management Information Systems, BS / Technology & Performance Improvement Studies, MS - Integrated Program - Chicago State University

Apr 01, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

University General Education Requirements

The Management Information Systems, B.S. / Technology & Performance Improvement Studies, M.S., 4 + 1 Integrated Degree Program was created to allow outstanding undergraduate students to finish the requirements of both a B.S. and an M.S. degree within 5 years (4+1). Traditionally, students complete the 120 credit hour B.S. MIS program in 4 years and the 33 credit hour M.S. TPIS program in 2 years. The 4+1 integrated degree program is a total of 144 credit hours that allows 9 credit hours to be shared between the two programs.

The benefits of the program are the following:

An accelerated program to earn a B.S. and an M.S. simultaneously in five years.
Students are eligible for financial aid at the graduate level.
Students have the opportunity to interact and work with graduate students on research projects in the area of technology and performance improvement.
Students are eligible for graduate assistantships and scholarships which are usually offered to graduate students only.

Program Requirements:

Combined MIS/TPIS students must meet all undergraduate and graduate program requirements and adhere to all policies.

MIS students can apply to the program in the fall semester of their junior year (after completion of 60 credit hours), if they have maintained a 3.00 GPA and at least 30 hours of coursework was completed at CSU. Once admitted into the program, students are required to complete all remaining program requirements within 6 consecutive years. If the combined MIS/TPIS degree is not completed at the end of six years, the student will be dismissed from the combined MIS/TPIS program and updated to an undergraduate student status only (BS-MIS).

Should a student decide to withdraw from the accelerated program, they must submit their request in writing to the program coordinator and submit the required Change of Program form. At that time, the student will be able to apply for the BS-MIS degree as long as all the undergraduate program requirements are met, and the graduation application is filed.

Program Structure:

The structure of the program, as compared to the individual programs, is provided below. Students in the program will be required to take TPS 5070, TPS 5110, and INSY 5300 in their senior year. TPS 5070 will count towards one of the TPS Core courses and TPS 5110 and INSY 5300 will count towards TPS directed electives. All other courses will be completed according to the plan developed with the program coordinator.

General Education Requirements (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hours)

(6) Credit hours in Composition:

ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (based on the placement test)
ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (based on the placement test)

(3) Credit hours in Oral Communication:

CMAT 1140 - Business Based Communication Credit Hours: 3

(3) Credit hours in Mathematics:

MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

General Requirements (24 credit hours)

(9) Credit hours in Fine Arts/Humanities

(6 credits Fine Art and 3 credits Humanities);

(9) Credit hours of Social Science

ECON 1010 - Prin of Econ I Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1020 - Prin Econ II:Microec Credit Hours: 3

3 additional credits in Social Science:

select from:

AFAM 1000 - Introduction to African American Studies Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 1020 - Cultural Diversity and the American Experience Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 2010 - Global Cultures Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1000 - Society/Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1100 - Global Diversity Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2200 - Geospatial Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1200 - World History I: Introduction to the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1210 - World History II: Creating the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
LIMS 1100
SOC 1200 - Race & Ethnicity Credit Hours: 3
SOC 1250 - Diversity US Soc Credit Hours: 3
WS 2000 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credit Hours: 3

(6) Credit hours in Physical/Life Sciences:

(1 course must include a lab).

Embedded Courses (no additional credit hours)

Critical Thinking and Diversity

Supporting courses required for the Business major (9 credit hours)

ENG 2790 - Business Writing Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1400 - Basic Calculus Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2520 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Business Core Courses (48 credit hours)

ACCT 2110 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 2111 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 1290 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
or
ACCT 2291 - Business Law I Credit Hours: 3
FIN 2660 - Principles of Finance Credit Hours: 3
INSY 1370 - Microcptr Applic Bus Credit Hours: 3
INSY 3200 - Bus Problem Solving Credit Hours: 3
QBA 2000 - Statistics for Business Credit Hours: 3
QBA 3500 - Quantitative Business Applications Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 1020 - Career Fluency Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 1030 - Int Mod Bus Systems Credit Hours: 3
or
MGMT 1045 - Intro to Entrepren Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3010 - Prin of Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3020 - Organization Behave Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3240 - Production Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4850 - Internatnl Business Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4890 - Business Policy and Strategy Credit Hours: 3 * fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement.
MKTG 3110 - Prin of Mktg Credit Hours: 3

Program Requirements:

Program Structure:

General Education Requirements (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hours)

(6) Credit hours in Composition:

(3) Credit hours in Oral Communication:

(3) Credit hours in Mathematics:

General Requirements (24 credit hours)

(9) Credit hours in Fine Arts/Humanities

(9) Credit hours of Social Science

3 additional credits in Social Science:

(6) Credit hours in Physical/Life Sciences:

Embedded Courses (no additional credit hours)

Supporting courses required for the Business major (9 credit hours)

Business Core Courses (48 credit hours)

Combined MIS/TPIS

36 cr - General Education

48 cr - Business Core

18 cr - Required MIS Major

6 cr - Non-Business Electives

12 cr - TPIS Core

6 cr - Directed Electives

6 cr - Thesis/Project

Total credit hours: 144