Academic Programs - Butte College

Associate in Science Degree in Computer Information Systems

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Total Units: 45 - 58

Term 1

20 - 21 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	MATH-18: Intro to Statistics	4	Recommended math placement varies
Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 or Equivalent Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 68.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 68.00 The use of probability techniques, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniques to facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Applications using data from disciplines including business, social sciences, psychology, life science, health science, and education. (C-ID MATH 110).
	CSCI-20: Programming & Algorithms I	3	If a student has no programming experience, it is recommended that they take CSCI-4 before taking CSCI-20.
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV and CSCI 4 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 85.00 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-49: PCs and Peripherals/A+	4
Unit(s): 4.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 76.50 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 119.00 This is an introductory course in computer hardware, operating systems and connectivity. The course prepares students to take the CompTIA A+ exams. The focus of this course is to develop an understanding of personal computing devices, including terminology, safety, assembly, operating system installation, configuration, optimization, security, and industry best practices.
	CSCI-23: Systems Analysis and Design	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 2 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 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.
	English Composition	3 - 4
ENGL-2: Reading and Composition (3.00 units) ENGL-3: Reading/Comp Intensive (4.00 units)
	Area F Choice: Self Integration (Select One)	3
BUS-62: Money & Happiness (3.00 units) CDF-14: Child Growth/Development (3.00 units) CLP-30: Career Life Planning (3.00 units) CSL-20: College & Life Success (3.00 units) ENGL-31: Existential Literature (3.00 units) FN-2: Nutrition (3.00 units) FN-8: Maternal & Child Nutrition (3.00 units) HLTH-2: Health & Wellness (3.00 units) HLTH-10: Leisure for Healthy Living (3.00 units) LM-40: Life Management (3.00 units) POS-92: Exploring Leadership (3.00 units) PSY-15: Lifespan Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-20: Personal/Social Growth (3.00 units) PSY-34: Eastern Psychology: Trad & Pr (3.00 units) PSY-36: Psy of Meditation & Mindfulnes (3.00 units) SOC-8: Marriage and Family (3.00 units) SOC-14: Sociology of Gender (3.00 units)

Notes:

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

Term 2

7 - 8 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	ACCT-2: Financial Accounting	4	Strongly recommended but not required
Unit(s): 4.00 Recommended Prep: ACCT 20 or BCIS 85 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III or MATH 217 or concurrent enrollment Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 68.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 68.00 This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110).
	Area C Choice (Select One)	3 - 4
ANTH-17: Intro to Linguistics (3.00 units) ART-1: Art Appreciation (3.00 units) ART-2: Art History Survey I (3.00 units) ART-2H: Honors Art History Survey I (3.00 units) ART-3: Asian Art Histry Survey (3.00 units) ART-4: Art History Survey II (3.00 units) ART-4H: Honors Art History Survey II (3.00 units) ART-5: Survey of Modern Art (3.00 units) ART-6: African-Oceanic-NatAmer (3.00 units) ASL-1: American Sign Language I (4.00 units) ASL-2: American Sign Language II (4.00 units) ASL-3: American Sign Language III (4.00 units) CHIN-1: First Semester Chinese (4.00 units) CHIN-2: Second Semester Chinese (4.00 units) CMST-6: Oral Interpretation (3.00 units) DRAM-2: Theatre Arts Appreciatn (3.00 units) DRAM-4: Creative Drama-Children (3.00 units) DRAM-8: Principles of Acting I (3.00 units) ECON-20: Econ History of U.S. (3.00 units) ECON-20H: Honors Econ History of U.S. (3.00 units) ENGL-4: Introduction to Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-6: Creative Writing (3.00 units) ENGL-8: British Literature I (3.00 units) ENGL-10: British Literature II (3.00 units) ENGL-14: U.S. Literature I (3.00 units) ENGL-15: Film as Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-16: U.S. Literature II (3.00 units) ENGL-20: Introduction to Poetry (3.00 units) ENGL-21: Mythology (3.00 units) ENGL-25: Intro to Shakespeare (3.00 units) ENGL-26: Queer Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-35: Cross-Cultural Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-45: Latino Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-47: Native American Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-52H: Honors Great Works/Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-53H: Honors World Literature (3.00 units) FASH-74: Historic Costume (3.00 units) FREN-1: First Semester French (4.00 units) FREN-2: Second Semester French (4.00 units) GERM-1: First Semester German (4.00 units) GERM-2: Second Semester German (4.00 units) GERM-3: Third Semester German (4.00 units) GERM-4: Fourth Semester German (4.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History since 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-8: U.S. History to 1877 (3.00 units) HIST-10: U.S. History-1877-Prsnt (3.00 units) HIST-18: Multicultural Hist-U.S. (3.00 units) HIST-26: Men and Women in Amer Hist (3.00 units) HIST-30: HIST-African American (3.00 units) HUM-17: Comparative European Studies (3.00 units) HUM-22: Greco-Roman Cultures (3.00 units) ITAL-1: First Semester Italian (4.00 units) ITAL-2: Second Semester Italian (4.00 units) JPN-1: First Semester Japanese (4.00 units) JPN-2: Second Semestr Japanese (4.00 units) JPN-3: Third Semester Japanese (4.00 units) JPN-4: Fourth Semestr Japanese (4.00 units) LATN-1: First Semester Latin (4.00 units) LATN-2: Second Semester Latin (4.00 units) LATN-3: Third Semester Latin (4.00 units) MUS-1: Music Appreciation (3.00 units) MUS-3: Music Fundamentals (3.00 units) MUS-5: American Popular Music (3.00 units) MUS-6: Women and Music (3.00 units) MUS-7: Jazz Appreciation (3.00 units) MUS-9: World Music (3.00 units) MUS-10: Music Theory I (3.00 units) PHIL-2: Intro to Philosophy (3.00 units) PHIL-5: Environmental Ethics (3.00 units) PHIL-16: Western Religions (3.00 units) PHIL-18: Eastern Religions (3.00 units) PHIL-58: Teaching About Religion (3.00 units) PHO-1: History of Photography (3.00 units) RTVF-13: Explore Contemporary TV (3.00 units) RTVF-15: Introduction to Film (3.00 units) SPAN-1: First Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-2: Second Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-3: Third Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-4: Fourth Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-14: Hispanic Short Stories (3.00 units) SPAN-16: Hispanic Film (3.00 units)
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider CSCI-31, a prerequisite for the CIS major at CSUC or consider taking General Education for CSU transfer, especially A1: www.assist.org

Term 3

7.5 - 8.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CSCI-21: Programming & Algorithms II	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 85.00 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).
	MATH-13: Survey of Calculus	4
Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 or Equivalent Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 68.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 68.00 Presents a study of the techniques of calculus with emphasis placed on the application of these concepts to business and management related problems. The applications of derivatives and integrals of functions including polynomials, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions are studied. (C-ID MATH 140).
	Area F Choice: Kinesiology Activity (Select One)	0.5 - 1.5
KIN-23: Weight Training I (1.50 units) KIN-24: Weight Training II (1.50 units) KIN-25: Olympic Weightlifting (1.50 units) KIN-27: Core Crossfit Training (1.50 units) KIN-28: Plyometric Training (1.50 units) KIN-29: Body Sculpting (1.50 units) KIN-31: Quickfits (1.50 units) KIN-33: Aerobic Mix (1.50 units) KIN-34: Step Aerobics (1.50 units) KIN-35: Aerobic Dance (1.50 units) KIN-36: Gentle Aerobics & Movement (1.50 units) KIN-38: Ballroom Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-39: Ballroom Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-40: Jazz Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-41: Gentle Yoga (1.50 units) KIN-42: Yoga I (1.50 units) KIN-43: Yoga II (1.50 units) KIN-44: Jazz Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-45: Pilates (1.50 units) KIN-46: Tai Chi Chuan (1.50 units) KIN-47: Stress Mgmt Technique/Exercise (1.50 units) KIN-48: Stretching for Life (1.50 units) KIN-49: Fit Mix (1.50 units) KIN-50: Stability Ball Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-51: Butte Fitness/Wellness Center (0.50 - 1.50 units) KIN-52: Walking for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-53: Jogging/Running for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-57: Archery (1.50 units) KIN-58: Badminton (1.50 units) KIN-60: Bowling (1.50 units) KIN-61: Golf (1.50 units) KIN-62: Tennis (1.50 units) KIN-63: Track & Field (1.50 units) KIN-64: Baseball (1.50 units) KIN-65: Soccer (1.50 units) KIN-66: Softball (1.50 units) KIN-67: Non-Contact Football (1.50 units) KIN-68: Volleyball I (1.50 units) KIN-69: Volleyball II (1.50 units) KIN-70: Basketball I (1.50 units) KIN-71: Basketball II (1.50 units) KIN-73: Self Defense (1.50 units) KIN-74: Boxing (1.50 units) KIN-75: Jujitsu (1.50 units) KIN-76: Aikido (1.50 units) KIN-77: Karate (1.50 units) KIN-78: Taekwondo (1.50 units) KIN-90: Skill Dev Intercollegiate Athl (1.50 units) KIN-91: Strength & Cond for Athletes (1.00 units) KIN-93: Pep Activities (1.50 units) KIN-94: Adaptive PE (1.50 units)
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		The department recommends ACCT-4 (has a prerequisite of ACCT-2). This is a prerequisite for the CIS major at CSUC.

	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider CSCI-31, a prerequisite for the CIS major at CSUC or consider taking General Education for CSU transfer www.assist.org

Term 4

10.5 - 20.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CSCI-22: Discrete Structures	3	CSUC allows CSCI-22 to count for Area A3 General Education.
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 42.50 hours Lecture / 25.50 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 68.00 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: Princ of Microeconomics	3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 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).
	Area A Choice (Select One)	1 - 5
AGS-20: Plant Science (3.00 units) AGS-30: Ecology-Insect/Disease (3.00 units) AGS-40: Intro to Animal Science (3.00 units) AGS-50: General Soils (4.00 units) ANTH-2: Physical Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-2H: Honors Physical Anthropology (3.00 units) BIOL-1: Introduction to Biology (4.00 units) BIOL-2: Intro to Human Biology (3.00 units) BIOL-5: Ecology and Field Biology (4.00 units) BIOL-7: Sustaining Life (3.00 units) BIOL-9: Current Issues in Biology (3.00 units) BIOL-9H: Honors Current Issues Biology (3.00 units) BIOL-10: Survey of Human Systems (4.00 units) BIOL-15: Intro to Microbiology (5.00 units) BIOL-20: Human Anatomy (4.00 units) BIOL-21: Human Physiology (4.00 units) BIOL-41: Cell and Molecular Biology (5.00 units) BIOL-42: Organismal Biology (5.00 units) BIOL-43: Ecology and Evolution (5.00 units) CHEM-1: General Chemistry I (5.00 units) CHEM-2: General Chemistry II (5.00 units) CHEM-21: Organic Chemistry I (5.00 units) CHEM-22: Organic Chemistry II (5.00 units) CHEM-51: Elem Inorganic Chem (5.00 units) CHEM-52: Elem Organic & Biochem (4.00 units) FN-2: Nutrition (3.00 units) GEOG-2: Physical Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-3: Physical Geography Lab (1.00 units) GEOL-32: Physical Geology with Lab (4.00 units) GEOL-34: Historical Geology with Lab (4.00 units) NR-28: Environmental Management (3.00 units) PHYS-10: Concepts of Physics (3.00 units) PHYS-11: Concepts of Physics Lab (1.00 units) PHYS-21: College Physics I (4.00 units) PHYS-22: College Physics II (4.00 units) PHYS-41: Phy-Scientists/Egr I (4.00 units) PHYS-42: Phy-Scientists/Egr II (4.00 units) PHYS-43: Phy-Scientists/Egr III (4.00 units) PSC-10: Environmental Science (4.00 units) PSC-11: Earth Science with Lab (4.00 units) PSC-12: Concepts in Physical Science (4.00 units) PSC-20: Introductory Physical S (3.00 units) PSC-21: Intro Physical Sci Lab (1.00 units) PSC-30: Introductory Astronomy (4.00 units) PSC-30H: Honors Introductory Astronomy (4.00 units) PSC-50: Introduction to Weather (3.00 units) PSC-51: Weather Lab (1.00 units) PSC-53: Natural Disasters & Hazards (3.00 units) PSY-3: Intro Biological Psychology (3.00 units)
	Multicultural Breadth Competency (Select One)	3 - 8	Not necessary if satisfied by Area B, C, or F choice
AGS-10: World Food & Hunger Issues (3.00 units) AJ-2: Admin of Justice (3.00 units) AJ-14: Community Policing (3.00 units) ALH-6: Critical Six Soft Skills (3.00 units) ANTH-4: Cultural Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-4H: Honors Cultural Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-13: Magic-Witchcft-Religion (3.00 units) ANTH-14: Language & Culture (3.00 units) ANTH-16: Archaeology-Ancient Soc (3.00 units) ANTH-18: World Cultures (3.00 units) ANTH-32: Native Americans (3.00 units) ANTH-33: Ancient Mesoamerica (3.00 units) ANTH-34: Native Americans Today (3.00 units) ART-1: Art Appreciation (3.00 units) ART-3: Asian Art Histry Survey (3.00 units) ART-6: African-Oceanic-NatAmer (3.00 units) BUS-35: Mgmt & Human Relations (3.00 units) BUS-64: Princ of Marketing (3.00 units) CDF-14: Child Growth/Development (3.00 units) CDF-57: Teaching in a Diverse Society (3.00 units) CDF-59: Anti-Bias Curriculum in ECE (3.00 units) CMST-9: Intercultural Communication (3.00 units) CSL-20: College & Life Success (3.00 units) ENGL-26: Queer Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-35: Cross-Cultural Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-45: Latino Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-47: Native American Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-53H: Honors World Literature (3.00 units) GEOG-4: Cultural Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-8: World Regional Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-10: Geography of California (3.00 units) GEOG-12: The American West (3.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History since 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-6: Modern World History (3.00 units) HIST-18: Multicultural Hist-U.S. (3.00 units) HIST-20: Polit History Mid East (3.00 units) HIST-30: HIST-African American (3.00 units) MCGS-8: Multicultural/Gender Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-10: Intro to Women's Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-32: Intro African American Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-36: Intro Chicano American Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-38: Intro Asian American Studies (3.00 units) MUS-9: World Music (3.00 units) NR-26: Environmental World (3.00 units) NSG-41: Clinical Nursing III (7.00 units) NSG-78: Clinical Nursing IV (5.00 units) PHIL-18: Eastern Religions (3.00 units) PSY-34: Eastern Psychology: Trad & Pr (3.00 units) PSY-41: Socio-Cultural-Psy Dev (3.00 units) RT-165: Resp Care Practicum II (8.00 units) SOC-4: Modern Social Problems (3.00 units) SOC-20: Intro to Race and Ethnicity (3.00 units) SOC-30: Sociology of Inequality (3.00 units) SPAN-14: Hispanic Short Stories (3.00 units) SPAN-16: Hispanic Film (3.00 units)
	Area F Choice: Kinesiology Activity (Select One)	0.5 - 1.5
KIN-23: Weight Training I (1.50 units) KIN-24: Weight Training II (1.50 units) KIN-25: Olympic Weightlifting (1.50 units) KIN-27: Core Crossfit Training (1.50 units) KIN-28: Plyometric Training (1.50 units) KIN-29: Body Sculpting (1.50 units) KIN-31: Quickfits (1.50 units) KIN-33: Aerobic Mix (1.50 units) KIN-34: Step Aerobics (1.50 units) KIN-35: Aerobic Dance (1.50 units) KIN-36: Gentle Aerobics & Movement (1.50 units) KIN-38: Ballroom Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-39: Ballroom Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-40: Jazz Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-41: Gentle Yoga (1.50 units) KIN-42: Yoga I (1.50 units) KIN-43: Yoga II (1.50 units) KIN-44: Jazz Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-45: Pilates (1.50 units) KIN-46: Tai Chi Chuan (1.50 units) KIN-47: Stress Mgmt Technique/Exercise (1.50 units) KIN-48: Stretching for Life (1.50 units) KIN-49: Fit Mix (1.50 units) KIN-50: Stability Ball Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-51: Butte Fitness/Wellness Center (0.50 - 1.50 units) KIN-52: Walking for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-53: Jogging/Running for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-57: Archery (1.50 units) KIN-58: Badminton (1.50 units) KIN-60: Bowling (1.50 units) KIN-61: Golf (1.50 units) KIN-62: Tennis (1.50 units) KIN-63: Track & Field (1.50 units) KIN-64: Baseball (1.50 units) KIN-65: Soccer (1.50 units) KIN-66: Softball (1.50 units) KIN-67: Non-Contact Football (1.50 units) KIN-68: Volleyball I (1.50 units) KIN-69: Volleyball II (1.50 units) KIN-70: Basketball I (1.50 units) KIN-71: Basketball II (1.50 units) KIN-73: Self Defense (1.50 units) KIN-74: Boxing (1.50 units) KIN-75: Jujitsu (1.50 units) KIN-76: Aikido (1.50 units) KIN-77: Karate (1.50 units) KIN-78: Taekwondo (1.50 units) KIN-90: Skill Dev Intercollegiate Athl (1.50 units) KIN-91: Strength & Cond for Athletes (1.00 units) KIN-93: Pep Activities (1.50 units) KIN-94: Adaptive PE (1.50 units)
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		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.

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