Information Systems Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Information Systems emphasis is designed so that students completing this program will be able to transfer into a baccalaureate program in Information Systems.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UIS

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^*
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
History Electives Credits: 6^{* **}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8^*
MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 ^***
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credits: 3
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: 3 ^****
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3
General Elective Credit: 1^*****

Total: 60 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville are strongly encouraged to take non-U.S. history courses to fulfill the General Education history requirement.

^***Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville must complete MATH 2050 - Calculus-based Probability & Statistics.

^****Students who plan to transfer to Austin Peay State University or East Tennessee State University or UT Chattanooga must complete Computer Science I & II (Programming) instead of Computer Applications and electives. For these students, the total hours in the area of emphasis will be 20, and the total hours in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway will be 61.

^*****General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives.

Note: During the sophomore year, all students planning to teach should meet the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) or ACT testing requirements for their transfer institution.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

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 websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.