2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook

Nov 22, 2024

2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

Information Systems, A.S.

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Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with Emphasis in Information Systems (A.S.)

Program and Career Description:

The Information Systems emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelor's degree in Information Systems. Students pursuing careers in systems analysis, database administration, network administration, programming, and Web design should consider this degree. Below are a few examples of career and salary estimates.

Career	Entry-Level Education	Entry-Level Pay	Median Pay	Experienced Pay
Database Administrator	Bachelor's degree	$51,830	$81,470	$100,520
Web Developer	Bachelor's degree	$36,510	$55,800	$71,230
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	Bachelor's degree	$49,500	$74,300	$93,570

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov. Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Transfer Options

This program is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) major. A student who completes the associates degree in this major is guaranteed that all required community college courses will be accepted in this major at the transfer institution. To see which four-year institutions offer this TTP major and guarantees a seamless transfer, visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathway website at www.tntransferpathway.org.

Articulation agreements exist between other private and non-TN public institutions. These agreements are available at www.columbiastate.edu/admissions/transfer-information.

Program Requirements

Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

Communications Requirement

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

History Requirement

Take 2 courses

HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2310 - Early World History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credit(s): 3

Humanities/Fine Arts

Take 3 courses - one must be a literature course

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credit(s): 3
ART 2000 - Art History Survey I Credit(s): 3
ART 2020 - Art History Survey II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2160 - Mythology Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2860 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3
HUM 1010 - Early Humanities Credit(s): 3
HUM 1020 - Modern Humanities Credit(s): 3
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1040 - Introduction to Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to World Religions Credit(s): 3
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre Credit(s): 3

Literature Options:

ENGL 2055 - African-American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature Credit(s): 3

Natural Sciences Requirement

Take 2 courses

ASTR 1030 - Survey of Astronomy Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1080 - Concepts of Biology Credit(s): 4 (must not be paired with another BIOL)
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 4
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4
ESCI 1020 - Landforms Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II Credit(s): 4
PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science Credit(s): 4

Requirements for Graduation Include:

earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
taking the Exit Exam.

If you have completed TN eCampus courses, run a degree audit from the student tab in myChargerNet to determine how these courses apply to this program.

Information Systems, A.S. Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60

First Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 17

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
Natural Sciences Requirement Credit(s): 4
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credit(s): 3 *
ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit(s): 3
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
Natural Sciences Requirement Credit(s): 4
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
ACCT 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3 *** (MATH 1130 if required)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

Literature Requirement Credit(s): 3
MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3

Second Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 12

MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

Note(s):

*Students who plan to transfer to Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga must complete CISP 1010 and CISP 1020 **** instead of INFS 1010 and electives. For these students, the total hours in the Major required courses will be 20 hours and total degree hours will be 61.

**Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee must complete MATH 2050, Calculus-based Probability and Statistics (TN eCampus Course).

***Note: An elective can be any college-level course.

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science Degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation web sites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee System. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.

For more information contact:
Deepa Janakiraman at
djanakiraman@columbiastate.edu or 615.790.5984
or
Science, Technology & Math Division office at 931.540.2710

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution. CoSCC- INFS-02-14-18