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2022-2023 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2022-2023 Catalog & Student Handbook Archived Catalog

Information Systems (A.S.) TTP


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Business and Technology
Associate of Science Degree

Students who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field in Information Systems are typically designated “pre-business” or “basic business” when they enter the four-year college or university until they have met the following requirements and have been fully admitted. To be fully admitted, students must complete requirements similar to the following:

Although students may take the above courses at Motlow, they still must meet the specific four-year college or university requirements. Please consult the catalog of the college or university you plan to attend for specific requirements.

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)


History (6 credit hours)


Humanities/Fine Arts (9 credit hours)


At least one course (three credit hours) must be in Literature.

Mathematics (3 credit hours)


Natural Science (8 credit hours)


BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology  cannot be paired with BIOL 1110  or BIOL 1120  to meet the General Education science requirement. 

Additionally, CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry  cannot be paired with CHEM 1110   or CHEM 1120   to meet the General Education science requirement. 

(Unless otherwise noted, a sequence is not required.)  

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)


AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)


Area of Emphasis Notes for Transferring Students


  • Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee must complete MATH 2050 - Calculus-Based Prob/Stats  instead of MATH 1530 .
  • Students who plan to transfer to APSU, ETSU, or UTC should take CISP 1010 - Computer Science I  and CISP 1020 - Computer Science II  instead of INFS 1010 . These courses can count for 3 hours of the Guided Electives for these students.
  • Students who are not transferring to APSU, ETSU, or UTC can take any three-hour class for the Guided Electives. The other one credit hour must not be earned from ACCT, ADMN, BUSN, CISP, CITC, ECON, or INFS courses. (Note that BUSN 1305  is an exception.)

Semester Hours Credit: 60*


*All information systems majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - First-Year Experience 

 

Recommended Full-Time Schedule (Fall or Spring Start)


The following is a recommended full-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (15 credit hours)


Semester Two (15 credit hours)


Semester Three (16 credit hours)


Semester Four (14 credit hours)


Recommended Part-Time Schedule (Fall and Spring Start)


The following is a recommended part-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (6 credit hours)


Semester Two (6 credit hours)


Semester Three (9 credit hours)


Semester Four (6 credit hours)


Semester Five (7 credit hours)


Semester Six (6 credit hours)


  • History Sequence 6 sem hrs cr

Semester Seven (7 credit hours)


Semester Eight (7 credit hours)


Semester Nine (6 credit hours)


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