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Management & Information Systems BBA/Information Systems MS (Fall Admit)


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The Bachelor and Accelerated Master Pathway for MSIS is an integrated, five-year program that is designed for students at the Shidler College of Business who want to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Information Technology Management. In this program, students may complete up to 9 credit hours of work in the MSIS program in their final year of their bachelor’s program. The remaining 21 credit hours are completed in one year as a graduate student in the MSIS program. Shidler MSIS majors will be able to apply to the MSIS Program toward the end of their junior year or early in their senior year. This program is for students who wish to enter professional careers in technical fields, such as business analysts, project managers, security analysts, or system development and implementation. Email: busapp@hawaii.edu for more information.

Admissions Guidelines: MSIS BAM Pathway

*Applicants who do not meet these requirements may still be granted admission but may be required to take a placement exam at the time of matriculation and/or to take English language classes in addition to their MSIS course work.

5-Year Plan


This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan.

Year 1


Credits 15

Spring


Credits 16

Total Credits 31


Year 2


Fall


Credits 16

Spring


Credits 15

Total Credits 62


Year 3


Credits 15

Credits 15

Summer


Total Credits 92


Year 4


Credits 15

Spring


Credits 13

Summer


  • Internship Credits: 3 (recommended)

Total Credits 120


Graduate (Year 5)


Total 5th Year Credits 18


Notes:

Minimum 45 upper division (300+ course) credits are required.
Students must incorporate all focus requirements into this plan. Focus designations (i.e. W,E, O, H) are CRN & semester specific.
1Students must take one IB elective, which may double count as a non-Business or non-Major class. 2-3 non-business / non-major classes (9 semester hours) are required, internship may substitute for 1 class.
2MSIS Pathway class. Must pass with “B” or better. Students who take in Fall of Year 4 can be admitted for Spring (Year 4) pathways.
3Double-counting of BBA/MSIS courses (up to 9 cr - ITM 433  (FA), ITM 631 , ITM 654 , ITM 683  (SP)). ITM 433  counts as MIS major tech elective and is required for MSIS.
ITM 683  will count as MIS major tech elective if no other course, including ITM 433 , is taken as an MIS elective. Only one MIS major tech elective is included in the BBA MIS degree and possible for double-counting with MSIS.
4Students may elect to take 3 or 6 credit hours of the 6-hour Capstone in the Spring, Year 5. Otherwise, 3 credit hours of ITM 696  are required in Summer, Year 5.
5Students may take ITM 431  or ITM 631 , which will count as both a required MIS course. Only ITM 631  double-counts for MIS and MSIS.
Students may take ITM 354  or ITM 654 , which will count as both a required MIS course. Only ITM 654  double-counts for MIS and MSIS.

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