Transfer Advising Guide for Information Science (B.S.)
Program overview
In this major, you’ll be challenged to consider everyday and emerging information technologies with an eye to human values. You will learn to bring a critical-thinking perspective to questions around design, computation and data analysis as you develop a broad set of perspectives around history, ethics and technology for social good. As a part of your coursework, you’ll graduate with a professional portfolio and project experience, preparing you to make an impression with employers.
Admission requirements
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- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Students with more than 36 credit hours must have completed an introductory course:
- Introduction to Programming–CSC 1019 or Computer Science 1–CSC 1060
Community College Course Summary*
AA Degree Requirement | Credit Hours | Course Title or Category |
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Written Communication | 6 |
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Oral Communication | 3 |
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Mathematics | 3 |
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Arts & Humanities | 6 |
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History | 3 |
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Social & Behavioral Science | 6 |
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Natural & Physical Sciences | 7 |
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Student Choice | 3 |
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Electives | 23 | Elective course suggestions include:
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* If an AA is not completed, either prior to starting at CU or through reverse transfer, additional CMCI Core courses may be required.
Notes
The AA/AS degree fulfills CMCI Core requirements with the exception of CMCI 2030, CMCI Core Computing, and CMCI Core Diversity. CMCI 2030 is a required CMCI specific course and not offered outside of CMCI. CMCI Core Computing & CMCI Core Diversity could be satisfied, only if an equivalent course is completed. CSC 1019 or 1060 completes the Computing requirement. COM 2300 or 2270 completes the CMCI Diversity requirement.
CMCI requires third-level proficiency in a world language. All students are required to demonstrate third-level proficiency in a single non-English modern or classical language. Students may meet this requirement by:
- Completing a Level III course (typically the third of three consecutive years) in a single non-English language while in high school.
- Graduating from a high school that uses a non-English language as its principal mode of instruction, or receiving, in high school, a state-sponsored seal of biliteracy.
- Passing an appropriate third-semester college course that is part of a three-course sequence of at least 12 semester credit hours, or earning AP or IB credit equivalent to such a course.
- Passing a CU Boulder-approved proficiency examination.
‡Secondary Area of Study: Students must complete a secondary area of study outside the major. This secondary area of study can be met by any of the following: of at least 18 credit hours. Some electives may be applied toward the secondary area of study.
This is a suggested guide of coursework only and is subject to change. Always consult with your academic advisor for graduation planning purposes.
Year 1 – Colorado Community College
First semester
Total credits: 15
- ENG 1021 – 3 credits
- Arts & Humanities – 3 credits
- Natural Science – 3 credits
- CSC 1019 or Social & Behavioral Science – 3 credits
- History – 3 credits
Second semester
Total credits: 16
- ENG 1022 – 3 credits
- Arts & Humanities – 3 credits
- MAT 1260 – 3 credits
- Natural Science – 4 credits
- Social & Behavioral Science – 3 credits
Year 2 – CU
First semester
Total credits: 15
- CMCI 2030 – 4 credits
- INFO 1111 (fall only) – 4 credits
- INFO 1701 (Social Science if CSC 1019 was completed) – 4 credits
- Secondary Area of Study – 3 credits
Second semester
Total credits: 14
- INFO 2201 – 4 credits
- INFO 1302 (Elective is MAT 1260 was completed) – 3 credits
- INFO 1121 (spring only) – 4 credits
- Secondary Area of Study – 3 credits
Year 3 – CU
First semester
Total credits: 16
- INFO 2301 – 3 credits
- INFO 2131 – 3 credits
- INFO 2001 – 1 credit
- INFO Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- Secondary Area of Study – 3 credits
- Secondary Area of Study (UD) – 3 credits
Second semester
Total credits: 15
- INFO 3401 – 3 credits
- Elective – 3 credits
- Secondary Area of Study (UD) – 3 credits
- INFO Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- Elective – 3 credits
Year 4 – CU
First semester
Total credits: 16
- INFO 3402 – 3 credits
- INFO 4001 – 1 credit
- Secondary Area of Study or Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- INFO Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- INFO Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- Elective (UD) – 3 credits
Second semester
Total credits: 15
- INFO 4700 – 3 credits
- INFO Elective – 3 credits
- Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- Elective (UD) – 3 credits
- Elective (UD) – 3 credits
Total credits: 122