Computer Information Specialist

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20107

Advisors:
Evelyn Crowther
Ed Hunter
Janice Lawhorn
Mike Moore

This is a comprehensive program that prepares you for a variety of computer related positions. It is for the student who is interested in software development and maintenance, software installation and maintenance, networking software installation and maintenance (the systems manager), system design, and computer operations.

Curriculum Requirements

CMP 100	Computer Careers	1 credit
CMP 103	Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
CMP 113	Operating Systems I	3 credits
CMP 201	Systems and Procedures	3 credits
CMP 205	Data Communications	3 credits
CMP 244	Computer Applications I	3 credits
CMP 250	Networking	3 credits
CMP 265	Advanced Programming Languages	3 credits
CMP 291	CIS Practicum	5 credits

Select two Programming Languages (six credits) from the following:

CMP 104	Introduction to Computer Science I	3 credits
CMP 121	Visual Basic Programming I	3 credits
CMP 126	Java Programming I	3 credits
CMP 130	C Programming I	3 credits
CMP 221	COBOL I	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

33 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

Curriculum Related Requirements

Select a minimum of 13 credits of courses numbered 100 or above. Recommended electives are computer-related courses from the following departments:

Art (ART)
Business (BUS)
Business Administration (BUA)
Computers (CMP)
Drafting (DRF)
Electronics (ELT)
Small Business Management (SBM)

Total Curriculum Related Requirements

13 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

Total Curriculum and Curriculum Related Requirements

46 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

Mathematics

MAT 154 College Algebra

3 credits

An additional 15 credits, including courses in two different areas other than Mathematics, are to be selected from the list of General Education Courses. You may not exceed nine credits in any GE Category, with the exception of Health and Physical Education, where the maximum is two credits.

Total General Education Requirements

18 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.