Academic Programs - Butte College

Associate in Science Degree in Computer Information Systems

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Total Units: 60 - 64

Term 1

15.00 - 16.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	Required Core (Select One): Meets Area 2	4.00
MATH-18: Intro to Statistics (4.00 units) MATH-18s: Intro Statistics w/ Support (4.00 units)
	CSCI 20: Programming and Algorithms I	3.00	If a student has no programming experience, department recommends taking CSCI 4 before taking CSCI 20. Meets Area 2.
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is an introduction to the discipline of computer science, with a focus on the design and implementation of algorithms to solve simple problems using a high-level programming language. Topics include fundamental programming constructs, problem-solving strategies, debugging techniques, declaration models, and an overview of procedural and object-oriented programming languages. Students will learn to design, implement, test, and debug algorithms using pseudocode and a high-level programming language. (C-ID COMP 122).
	CSCI 23: Systems Analysis and Design	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 The course presents a systematic methodology for analyzing a business problem or opportunity, determining what role, if any, computer-based technologies can play in addressing the business need, articulating business requirements for the technology solution, specifying alternative approaches to acquiring the technology capabilities needed to address the business requirements, and specifying the requirements for the information systems solution in particular, in-house development, development from third-party providers, or purchased commercial-off-the-shelf packages. (C-ID ITIS 140).
	Area 1A Choice (See GE Guide)	3.00 - 4.00

	Graduation Requirement Choice (See GE Guide)	2.00

Notes:

This is considered a transfer major. The requirements reflect the Computer Information Systems major prerequisites at CSU Chico.

Term 2

17.00 - 18.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units
	CSCI 21: Programming and Algorithms II	3.00
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This is a software engineering course, focused on the application of software engineering techniques for the design and development of large programs. Topics include data abstraction, data structures and associated algorithms, recursion, declaration models, and garbage collection. Students will learn to design, implement, test, and debug programs using an object-oriented language. (C-ID COMP 132).
	CSCI 49: PCs and Peripherals/A+	4.00
Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 76.50 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 85.00 Total Course Hours: 204.00 This course provides an introduction to the computer hardware and software skills needed to help meet the growing demand for entry-level Information & Communication Technology (ICT) professionals. The fundamentals of computer hardware and software as well as advanced concepts such as security, networking, cloud computing, and the responsibilities of an ICT professional will be introduced. A special emphasis is placed on software, hardware, and network troubleshooting techniques. This course is intended to help students prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exams. (C-ID ITIS 110).
	Required Core (Select One): Meets Area 2	4.00
MATH-13: Survey of Calculus (4.00 units) MATH-13s: Survey of Calculus- Support (4.00 units)
	Area 3 Choice (See GE Guide)	3.00 - 4.00

	Area 6 Choice (See GE Guide)	3.00

Term 3

15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CSCI 22: Discrete Structures	3.00	Prerequisite: CSCI 20 and MATH 13 or MATH 13s or MATH 26 or MATH 26s. CSUC allows CSCI 20 to count for Area A3.
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 and MATH 26 or MATH 26s or MATH 13 or MATH 13s Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is an introduction to the discrete structures used in Computer Science, with an emphasis on their applications. Topics covered include functions, relations and sets, basic logic, proof techniques, basics of counting, graphs and trees, and discrete probability. (C-ID COMP 152).
	ECON 4: Principles of Microeconomics	3.00	Meets Area 4.
Prerequisite(s): Elementary Algebra or equivalent Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This is an introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets, and market failure. (C-ID ECON 201).
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)	9.00	Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options. Consider CSCI 31, a prerequisite for the CIS major at CSUC or consider taking General Education for CSU transfer, especially A1.

Term 4

13.00 - 15.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

Course Name	Units	Notes
Area 1B Choice (See GE Guide)	3.00

Area 5 Choice (See GE Guide)	3.00 - 5.00

Elective (any course numbered 1-99)	7.00	Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options. Department recommends ACCT 4 (prerequisite of ACCT 2). This is a prerequisite for the CIS major at CSUC.

Computer Information Systems