Computer Information Systems

Associate of Business Degree

ABus-SR 70102

Advisors:
Evelyn Crowther
Ed Hunter
Janice Lawhorn
Mike Moore

This degree prepares you to transfer to a college or university and pursue a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems. Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs. Web addresses for the transfer guides of Arizona’s three public universities are included below.

Upon completion of a four-year program at a college or university, you will be prepared for employment as a:

Computer specialist in marketing, finance and accounting
Systems analyst and designer
Information system consultant and computer auditor
Applications designer and programmer
Networking system designer and manager

Curriculum Requirements

BUA 230	Uses of Accounting Information I	3 credits
BUA 240	Uses of Accounting Information II	3 credits
BUA 245	Legal Environment of Business	3 credits
BUA 250	Introductory Accounting Lab	1 credit
CMP 103	Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
CMP 104 or CMP 130	Introduction to Computer Science I or C Programming I	3 credits
CMP 221	COBOL I	3 credits
MAT 160	Introduction to Statistics (Prerequisite: MAT 154)	3 credits
MAT 171	Finite Mathematics	4 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

26 credits

General Education Requirements

AGEC-B

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Mathematics	MAT 210 Elements of Calculus	4 credits
Lab Science	Select two lab science courses from list	8 credits
Humanities	Select from Humanities list. Choose courses from more than one department and one course must be in the Arts.	9 credits
Social Science	BUA 221 Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
	BUA 223 Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
	Another Social Science course from list	3 credits

Total General Education Requirements

36 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.

Elective Requirements

To obtain this degree you must complete two credits of elective coursework from the approved list.

Elective Requirements

2 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, 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 twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 12 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.

Transfer Guides:

ASU - 2001/2002
ASU - 2000/2001
ASU - 1999/2000
ASU - 1998/1999

NAU - 2001/2002
NAU - 2000/2001
NAU - 1999/2000
NAU - 1998/1999

U of A - 2001/2002
U of A - 2000/2001
U of A Computer Science - 2000/2001
U of A - 1999/2000
U of A Computer Science - 1999/2000
U of A - 1998/1999
U of A Computer Science - 1998/1999