This option, with an emphasis on information systems, prepares students to design, develop, and manage systems in large enterprises, including business environments.
General Education 33
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.
MATH 1000: Students eligible to take MATH 1054 based on their placement test may take that course in place of MATH 1000 (In this case, MATH 1054 will fulfill GE Foundation Requirements and the student may take an additional 3 credits in Free Electives to total 120 S.H.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 20
Humanities 6
ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 6
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 8
| CPS 1231 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4 |
| Lab Science: (BIO 1000, CHEM 1083, ES 1100, ES 1200, ES 1300 or PHYS 2091) | 4 |
CPS 1231: Students who have had prior programming experience may enter CPS 2231 directly with approval of the Departmental Advisory Committee (In this case, CPS 2231 will fulfill GE Science and Mathematics Distribution and the student may tank another 4 credits in Major Electives to total 120 S.H.).
Academic Major 41
All major courses, additional requirements and concentration courses, including the capstone, require a grade of C or better.
Major Core 14
| CPS 2231 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & PROGRAMMING | 4 |
| CPS 2232 | DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS | 4 |
| CPS 2390 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & ARCHITECTURE | 3 |
| CPS 3250 | COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS | 3 |
CPS 2231: Students who have had prior programming experience may enter CPS 2231 directly with approval of the Department Advisory Committee. (In this case, CPS 2231 will fulfill GE Science and Mathematics Distribution and the student may take another 4 credits in Major Electives to total 120 S.H.).
Major Concentration 12
CPS 4301: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.
Major Electives 12
Select 12 credits at the 3000 level or above with approval of departmental advisor.
| CPS 3000 or 4000 Level | 3 |
| CPS 3000 or 4000 Level | 3 |
| CPS 3000, 4000 , or 5000 Level | 3 |
| CPS 3000, 4000 , or 5000 Level | 3 |
With Approval of the Graduate Program Coordinator, undergraduate students may take up to two CPS 5000 level graduate courses as Major Electives. (Note: for any graduate course to be credited towards the graduate program, students must take additional credits in Major or Free Electives to total 120 S.H.).
Major Capstone 3
Additional Required Courses 34
Additional Required Courses 34
All Additional courses requires a grade of C or better.
MATH 1054: Students eligible to take MATH 1054 based on their placement test may take that course in place of MATH 1000 (In this case, MATH 1054 will fulfill GE Foundation Requirement and the student may take an additional 3 credits in Free Electives to total 120 S.H.)
Select One of the "Approved" tracks below:
Web System 9
| TECH 1010 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION | 3 |
| TECH 3620 | MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| TECH 3910 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Health Information Systems 9
Information Management 9
Pre-qualification requirements for the MBA degree program are COMM 3590, MATH 1054, MATH 2526, MGS 3032 and MGS 3040. Students must pass this courses with a grade of B or better to be pre-qualified. See Kean University's MBA program for additional information.
Free Electives 12
(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)
CPS 1996 Research Initiative for Freshman (Optional): Students can take 1 credit which may fulfill Free Electives requirement with approval of the Departmental Advisory Committee. CPS 1996 is recommended to be taken in the second semester of the freshman year.
CPS 2010 Career Education (Recommended)
CPS 3171, CPS 3172, COS 3173 Internship in Information Technology (Recommended): Students can take a maximum of 6 credits for CPS 3171/72/73 Internship in Information Technology which may fulfill Free Electives Requirements with the approval of the Departmental Advisory Committee.
CPS 3291, CPS 3292 or CPS 3293 Career Internship in Information Technology (Recommended)
CPS 1996, CPS 2010 and CPS 3171/72/73 are Information Technology courses acceptable for use in Free Electives and are managed by the School of Computer Science. CPS 3291/92/93 Career Internship in Information Technology are also internship courses acceptable for use in Free Electives managed by Career Services. Students interested should contact Career Services.