Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Management Information Systems Professional

The Management Information Systems Professional Certificate is designed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in fields other than MIS and are considering a career change demanding a higher level of proficiency relative to the use of computers in business, but do not aspire to a master’s degree. Candidates for the certificate are required to (1) complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of undergraduate MIS courses, (2) complete a minimum of nine semester hours of approved related business courses, (3) complete a minimum of 21 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 21 hours at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and (4) meet other academic standards. Certain courses in (1) and (2) above may be waived, if the student has previously completed appropriate business courses. Students must apply for the certificate and complete a Certificate Plan approved by the Director of Master’s Programs in the College of Business.

Required MIS Courses (30 Semester Hours)

MISY 2305 Computer Applications in Business
MISY 3310 Management Information Systems Concepts
MISY 3320 Business Data Communication Systems I
MISY 3330 Data Base Management
MISY 3340 Systems Analysis & Design
MISY 4310 Business Data Communications Systems II
MISY 4325 Business Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems

MISY 4340 Information Resource Management
Approved MISY or COSC electives

 

Sem. Hrs.

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3
6

 

Students must earn at least a 2.0 overall grade point average and at least a 2.0 grade point average in all MIS classes.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program candidates are not allowed to take graduate courses for certificate credit. See the College of Business section of the Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions.