INFORMATION SYSTEMS (A1010V)

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Arts degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)  Two English composition courses are required.

• ENG 111, Expository Writing, is required as the first composition course.
• The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  ENG 112: Argument-based Research
  ENG 114: Professional Research and Reporting

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC)
Four courses from three discipline areas are required. One course must be a literature course. Three additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: art, dance, drama, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, music, philosophy, and religion. 3 SHC in Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.

• Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
• Drama (DRA 111)
• Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)
• Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 115, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
• Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
• Music (MUS 110, 113)
• Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
• Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
• Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC) Four courses from three discipline areas are required. One course must be a history course.

• The following course is required (3 SHC):
  • ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics (3 SHC)
• Two additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 221, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • History (HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220, 225)
• The following courses are recommended:
  • POL 120 American Government (3 SHC)
  • PSY 150 General Psychology (3 SHC)
  • SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology (3 SHC)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (14-16 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (8 SHC): Two courses from the biological and physical science disciplines, including accompanying laboratory work, are required.
  • Astronomy (AST 111 [class] and 111A [lab)
  • Biology (BIO 110, 111, 112, 120, 130, 140 [class] and 140A [lab])
  • Chemistry (CHM 151, 152)
  • Physics (PHY 110 [class] and 110A [lab], 151, 152, 251, 252)
  • Zoology ( BIO 130)
• Mathematics (6-8 SHC): The following courses are required:
  • Choose one: MAT 171 Pre-calculus Algebra (3 SHC) or MAT 175 Pre-calculus (4 SHC)
  • Choose one: MAT 263 Brief Calculus (3 SHC) or MAT 271 Calculus I (4 SHC)

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20 SHC) One semester hour of credit may be included in a sixty-five semester hour credit associate in arts program. The transfer of the 65th hour is not guaranteed.

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 122 College Transfer Success (1 SHC)
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 129, 130, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 161, 162, 163, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 187, 212, 215, 217, 218, 260, 262
• The following courses are required (14 SHC):
  • ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting (4 SHC)
  • ACC 121 Principles of Managerial Accounting (4 SHC)
  • CIS 110 Introduction to Computers (3 SHC) or CTS 115 Info Sys Business Concept
  • ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 SHC)
• One of the following is required (3 SHC):
  • BUS 228 Business Statistics (3 SHC)
  • MAT 151 Statistics I (3 SHC)
• Three additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required. The following courses are recommended:
  • BUS 110 Introduction to Business
  • BUS 115 Business Law I

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 64-65

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree as listed at www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/aa/planning/traditional.htm. Students are encouraged to contact the senior institution to confirm degree offerings.

Admission to the Major
Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Information Systems.