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SCPS College Catalog 2018-2019 
    
SCPS College Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Information Systems (B.S.)


Elizabethtown College’s Bachelor of Science in Information Systems offered through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies prepares adults for increasingly responsible leadership roles in the information systems field, which is characterized by its growing global reach, diversity, technological sophistication, strategic planning, and complexity. Students explore and seek to understand the social and technological aspects related to the fact that information technology now affects nearly every aspect of professional and daily life. Program course work focuses on making use of information technology to satisfy organizational and managerial needs, and enables students to apply their knowledge of technology to enhance the operations and competitive functions of organizations. The College’s quality liberal arts core blends with the strong curriculum to produce graduates who are prepared to exercise effective information technology leadership in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century.

The Bachelor of Science in Information Systems is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. 

Degree Requirements:


The bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College requires 125 credit hours of academic work. Degree candidates must take at least 30 of their last 60 credits from Elizabethtown College. Credits from Elizabethtown must include at least 15 credits in the major.

Readings and Projects in Computer Science should be one of the last courses a student takes. This course is a type of capstone course that integrates concepts, principles, practices, and applications from prior courses in a faculty-directed project.