Bachelor of Science in Business Technology Management

Submitting an application is the first step toward achieving your personal and professional goal of earning a Bachelor's degree. Students with prior college credit, military credit, professional licenses or certificates, or several years of work experience may be able to translate this experience directly into college credit.

An enrollment counselor will help evaluate your prior learning credit, provide valuable information regarding financial aid and tuition assistance, recommend programs and classes, and help you get started with the application process.

Materials Needed for Application and Admission

• Completed Online Undergraduate Application Form.
• $50.00 nonrefundable application fee (waived for previous Regis University students).
• Writing Skills Placement Essay: Select one of the essay topics to demonstrate your abilities.
• Transcripts: Provide official college transcripts of prior coursework within 30 days from the start of first class. If you have never attended college, request official high school or GED transcripts. All transcripts need to be sent directly to the CPS Undergraduate Office of Admissions.
• Work Experience: Document that you have at least three years of full-time work experience after high school, or a combination of full-time work experience and previous college credit equivalent to three years. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may submit a letter of appeal to the School Dean. Download the guidelines for work experience admission appeal.
• Additional admission requirements apply to international students who are non-U.S. citizens.
• Please remember: Applications that are incomplete and/or missing information will NOT be processed. All documents must be received by the admission office 4 weeks prior to the start term to ensure proper placement in your first course.

Total Degree Requirements (128 Credit Hours)

Core Studies Requirements (45 Credit Hours)

• Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• English Composition (3 Credit Hours)
• Advanced Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• Literature/Humanities (6 Credit Hours)
• Global Issues (6 Credit Hours)
• Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
• Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
• Natural Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
• Philosophy (6 Credit Hours)
• Religious Studies (6 Credit Hours)

Foundational Courses (28 Credit Hours)

• AC 325  Accounting Principles & Management Concepts (4 Credit Hours)
• BA 300  Business Systems in a Sustainable Society (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 315  Developing Management Skills (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 366  Management Essentials (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 313  Introduction to Database Concepts (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 425  Systems Analysis & Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 301  Networking Technologies & Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• MKT 325  Marketing Principles (3 Credit Hours)
• MT 270  Introduction to Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Major Courses (30 credit hours)

• BA 454  Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 457  Process Mapping & Improvement (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 465  Strategic Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 418  Ethics for the Information Technology Professional (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 448  Information Technology Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 455  Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 460  Decision Support Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 480  Managing Technologies for Business Strategies (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 493  Senior Capstone (3 Credit Hours)
• FIN 400  Business Finance (3 Credit Hours)

Optional Minor (12 Credit Hours)

General Electives:

• If minor is completed: 13 Credit Hours
• If minor is not completed: 25 Credit Hours

Total Degree Requirements (155 Credit Hours)

Core Studies Requirements (45 Credit Hours)

• Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• English Composition (3 Credit Hours)
• Advanced Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• Literature/Humanities (6 Credit Hours)
• Global Issues (6 Credit Hours)
• Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
• Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
• Natural Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
• Philosophy (6 Credit Hours)
• Religious Studies (6 Credit Hours)

Foundational Courses (31 Credit Hours)

• AC 325  Accounting Principles & Management Concepts (4 Credit Hours)
• BA 300  Business Systems in a Sustainable Society (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 315  Developing Management Skills (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 366  Management Essentials (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 313  Introduction to Database Concepts (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 425  Systems Analysis & Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 301  Networking Technologies & Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 208  Computer Science Fundamentals* (3 Credit Hours)
• MKT 325  Marketing Principles (3 Credit Hours)
• MT 270  Introduction to Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

*Combined B.S. to M.S. ITM students only

Upper Division Major Courses (30 credit hours)

• BA 454  Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 457  Process Mapping & Improvement (3 Credit Hours)
• BA 465  Strategic Management (3 Credit Hours)
• FIN 400  Business Finance (3 Credit Hours)

Complete three of the following courses:

• CIS 418  Ethics for the Information Technology Professional (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 448  Information Technology Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 455  Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 460  Decision Support Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 480  Managing Technology for Business Strategies (3 Credit Hours)

Complete these three graduate courses:

• MSCC 610  Information Technology Concepts (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCC 697  Information Technology Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 600  Strategic Information Technology (3 Credit Hours)

BTM General Electives

• If minor is completed: 10 Credit Hours
• If minor is not completed: 22 Credit Hours

M.S. in Information Technology Management Degree Requirements

• MSCI 610  Ethics in Information Technology (3 Credit Hours)

Nine semester hours selected from the following:

• MSCI 615  Business Process Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 625  Supply Chain Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 630  Knowledge Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 640  Enterprise Technology Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 660  Global E-Business (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 680  Information Technology Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 681  Enterprise Project Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCI 685  Emerging Technologies (3 Credit Hours)
• MSIA 672  Managing a Secure Enterprise (3 Credit Hours)

Graduate Requirement

• MSCC 630  Enterprise Architecture (3 Credit Hours)

General Electives

• Nine semester hours of any SCIS 600-level courses

Thesis

• MSCI 698  Graduate Thesis (3 Credit Hours)

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Spring 2 - 2012	February 13	March 18
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Summer 1 - 2012	May 7	June 10
Summer 2 - 2012	June 11	July 15
Summer 3 - 2012	July 16	August 19

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Spring 2 - 2012	March 5	April 29	February 29
Summer 1 - 2012	May 7	July 1	May 2
Summer 2 - 2012	July 2	August 26	June 27