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Undergraduate Program

Program Description

  • Department of CIS & QM offers an academic program that leads to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a major in Computer Information Systems (CIS). The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in CIS at Texas State University specializes in providing a leading edge, highly marketable information systems education. In order to graduate well-rounded, business-savvy Information Technology professionals, the curriculum for a BBA in CIS includes a variety of courses in Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Economics, and Data Analysis in addition to the courses offered in CIS.
  • The department has established major academic alliances with Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft. The department's Industry Advisory Board, which comprises of IT professionals from major corporations, plays an active role in shaping the future direction of our CIS curriculum.
  • The CIS curriculum strengthens skills that are critical to sucess in the information systems field. These include systems development, critical and logical thinking, leadership, oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
  • The department offers courses in e-Business, Internet and client-server applications development, systems analysis and design, database management systems, and modern programming languages. Some of the major topics covered in the curriculum are:
    • Application Programming
    • Systems Analysis and Design
    • Database Management
    • Advanced Systems Development
    • e-Business/ e-Commerce Development
  • Description and a brief summary of all courses offered is available here.

Admissions :From High School to Texas State

  1. Admission to Texas State University:

    • Submit the Texas Common Application for Freshman Admission including one essay and information on extracurricular activities, application fee and all credentials by the required deadline. Submit official high school transcript with class rank and SAT I or ACT (with writing) scores. Rank verification may be submitted after the completion of six semesters of high school. The application form is available here or may be obtained by contacting the Undergraduate Admissions Office.

    • Those still in high school may apply once they have completed six semesters and can provide a preliminary high school transcript showing class rank.

    • Students who have graduated within the past three years from an accredited high school and have attempted no college work or graduates of non-accredited high schools or home school programs and GED recipients see Special Admission Options. Refer to the catalog.

    • Students who complete college courses while in high school (dual credit) must submit an official college transcript following graduation. You must have a cumulative 2.0 grade point average in all transferable college work.

  2. Texas State will grant 24 semester hours or equivalent course credit in appropriate subject areas for all International Baccalaureate (IB) exam scores of 4 or higher for an entering freshman who has earned an IB diploma. IB students should submit an official transcript of grades (diploma or certificate) to the Testing, Research-Support and Evaluation Center.

  3. Admission to McCOY College:

    • To be admitted to the McCoy College of Business Administration the student must have completed at least 30 semester hours either at Texas State or another college or university, including English 1310, English 1320, and Math 1329, will be considered for admission based upon a competitive index, using the grades from English 1310, English 1320, Math 1329 and the overall GPA from all colleges and universities attended. Students will be automatically admitted if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. All other applicants will be considered for the remaining openings through a review process.

    • Applications to the McCoy College of Business Administration are currently available in the Advising Center, McCoy Hall 115, or online (click here). Deadlines for application to the McCoy College of Business Administration are October 15 for Spring and March 15 for Summer and Fall. Applications must be turned into the Advising Center on or before the deadline.

        Click here to view the CIS Course Curriculum.


Admissions :Transfer Students

   As a student with 30 or more transferable semester hours you must meet the following requirements:

  1. Admission to Texas State University:

    • Submit the Texas Common Application for Transfer/Transient/Readmit, application fee and all credentials by the required deadline. List business as the first major choice.

    • Submit an official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended. You must be eligible to return (e.g., free of suspension, dismissal or enforced withdrawal) to all previous institutions regardless of GPA or degrees received.

    • Have a minimum 2.25 GPA in all transferable work attempted.

        NOTE: Entering students are required to demonstrate that they have competency in foreign language and computer science. This can be demonstrated by: (1) two years of the same foreign language in high school or two semesters of the same foreign language in college. (Some degree programs may have additional requirements for graduation.); (2) one year of computer literacy work in high school or one semester in college; (3) a placement exam; or (4) CLEP.
         Transfer students who have met these requirements via their high school work should submit their high school transcript.

  2. Admission to McCOY College:

    • To be admitted to the McCoy College of Business Administration the student must have completed at least 30 semester hours either at Texas State or another college or university, including English 1310, English 1320, and Math 1329, will be considered for admission based upon a competitive index, using the grades from English 1310, English 1320, Math 1329 and the overall GPA from all colleges and universities attended. Students will be automatically admitted if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. All other applicants will be considered for the remaining openings through a review process.

    • All business and non-business majors, to be eligible to enroll in selected upper-division McCoy College of Business Administration courses, must satisfy stated course prerequisites, be in good academic standing (not on probation with a Texas State GPA greater than or equal to 2.0), and have completed at least 60 semester hours.

    • Applications to the McCoy College of Business Administration are currently available in the Advising Center, McCoy Hall 115, or online (click here). Deadlines for application to the McCoy College of Business Administration are October 15 for Spring and March 15 for Summer and Fall. Applications must be turned into the Advising Center on or before the deadline.

        ACC Information Technology to Texas State Computer Information Systems: Community/junior college students who plan to transfer to the McCoy College of Business Administration are advised to pursue this business curriculum.


Admissions :From ACC to Texas State

 As a student with 30 or more transferable semester hours you must meet the following requirements:

  1. Admission to Texas State University:

    • Submit the Texas Common Application for Transfer/Transient/Readmit, application fee and all credentials by the required deadline. List business as the first major choice.

    • Submit an official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended. You must be eligible to return (e.g., free of suspension, dismissal or enforced withdrawal) to all previous institutions regardless of GPA or degrees received.

    • Have a minimum 2.25 GPA in all transferable work attempted.

        NOTE: Entering students are required to demonstrate that they have competency in foreign language and computer science. This can be demonstrated by: (1) two years of the same foreign language in high school or two semesters of the same foreign language in college. (Some degree programs may have additional requirements for graduation.); (2) one year of computer literacy work in high school or one semester in college; (3) a placement exam; or (4) CLEP.
         Transfer students who have met these requirements via their high school work should submit their high school transcript.

  2. Admission to McCOY College:

    • To be admitted to the McCoy College of Business Administration the student must have completed at least 30 semester hours either at Texas State or another college or university, including English 1310, English 1320, and Math 1329, will be considered for admission based upon a competitive index, using the grades from English 1310, English 1320, Math 1329 and the overall GPA from all colleges and universities attended. Students will be automatically admitted if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. All other applicants will be considered for the remaining openings through a review process.

    • All business and non-business majors, to be eligible to enroll in selected upper-division McCoy College of Business Administration courses, must satisfy stated course prerequisites, be in good academic standing (not on probation with a Texas State GPA greater than or equal to 2.0), and have completed at least 60 semester hours.

    • Applications to the McCoy College of Business Administration are currently available in the Advising Center, McCoy Hall 115, or online (click here). Deadlines for application to the McCoy College of Business Administration are October 15 for Spring and March 15 for Summer and Fall. Applications must be turned into the Advising Center on or before the deadline.

        ACC Information Technology to Texas State Computer Information Systems: Community/junior college students who plan to transfer to the McCoy College of Business Administration are advised to pursue this business curriculum.


Deadlines for Admission