Business Information Systems - Transfer

Catalog 2023-2024

Associate in Science Degree

The Business Information Systems Transfer curriculum will allow students to complete courses at Middlesex College that will meet the first two years of the Bachelor of Science Degree, Information Systems Option, in several local four-year institutions such as Kean University, Montclair State University and New Jersey Institute of Technology. The students will complete 63-66 credits at Middlesex College and the remaining credits at the transfer institution. The transfer will be seamless with no credit loss or duplication. 

Program Outcomes:

Graduates of the Program will be able to:

  • Design, develop, and implement information technology-based solutions for business problems. 
  • Demonstrate proficiency in the underlying infrastructure of information systems and computer networks. 
  • Structure, collect, and analyze data to support business operations and strategic decision making. Identify business problems, frameworks for their solutions, and use appropriate problem-solving techniques for business problems. 
  • Communicate effectively with various stakeholders in written & verbal forms.
Program Requirements:

Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion.

Recommended Course Sequence

Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.

Semester I

BUS-101

Introduction to Business
3

CSC-106

Intermediate PC Applications with Programming
3

ENG-121

English Composition I
3

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GE Humanities Elective
3

Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).

MAT-129

Precalculus
4

Semester 2

CSC-112

Introduction to Business Information Systems
3

CSC-161

Introduction to Computer Science Using Java
4

ENG-122

English Composition II
3

MAT-131

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
4

Semester 3

ACC-101

Financial Accounting
4

CSC-118

Introduction to Web Technologies
3

CSC-225

Systems Analysis and Design
3

ECO-201

Principles of Economics I
3

MAT-123

Statistics I
3

Semester 4

ACC-102

Managerial Accounting
4

CSC-239

Database Concepts
3

ECO-202

Principles of Economics II
3

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GE Science Elective
4

Choose one 4-credit Science course designated in the course descriptions as General Education MST (GE MST).  Courses with lecture and lab components require both be taken to fulfill the requirement.

Total Credits 60

Contact Information
Business and Computer Science

Contact Name: Mirian Curry, Acting Chairperson
Contact Phone: 732.906.2526
Contact Email: BusinessAndCompSci@middlesexcc.edu
Department Websites:
Business Programs:   https://www.middlesexcollege.edu/academics/business-and-professional-studies/
Computer Science Programs: https://www.middlesexcollege.edu/academics/computer-science/