Computer Information Systems
Effective Fall 2025
Computer Science & Computer Information Systems ATF

Common Pathway: ABus   SR  
Arizona General Education Curriculum   AGEC-B

University degrees listed on the matrix must include the lower division courses listed in the Common Course Matrix below.

Shared Majors: A shared major is a university degree program that has similar academic preparation to one or more degree programs at other Arizona public universities.
Institution Degree Major
ASU BS Artificial Intelligence in Business    
ASU BS Business Data Analytics    
ASU BS Computer Information Systems    
ASU BS Software Engineering    
ASU Polytechnic BS Information Technology    
NAU BS Business Analytics    
NAU BSBA Information Systems    
NAU-Statewide & Online BA Computer Information Technology   Personalized Learning  
NAU-Statewide & Online BS Computer Information Technology   Personalized Learning  
UA BAS Applied Computing    
UA BA Games & Behavior    
UA BA Information Science & Arts    
UA BA Information Science & ESociety    
UA BS Information Science & Technology    
UA BSBA Management Information Systems    
UA BSBA Operations & Supply Chain Management    
UA BS Software Engineering    
UA Online & CAST BA Information Science & ESociety    

Common Courses   The courses listed below are recommended to students who plan to transfer to a university.
* Accounting Business Statistics Introduction to Cybersecurity Legal Environment Macroeconomics Math Requirement
(in addition to Brief Calculus required in the AGEC-B, the universities have different quantitative requirements)
Microeconomics Object Oriented Programming Systems
ASU ACC 231 & ACC 241 ECN 221 Under Review LES Dept Elective ECN 211 See the CIS Major Guide for the university specific quantitative requirement ECN 212 Elective *******   CIS 235
NAU ACC 255 & ACC 256 ECO 201 Under Review ACC 205 ECO 285 See the CIS Major Guide for the university specific quantitative requirement ECO 284 ISM 220 ISM Dept Elective
UA ACCT 200 & ACCT 210 MGMT 276 Under Review Elective ECON 201B See the CIS Major Guide for the university specific quantitative requirement ECON 201A Elective Elective

AWC ACC 211& ACC 212 QBA 211 Under Review BUA 220 ECN 240 See Math Courses ECN 250 CIS 220 ******* NA
CAC ACC201 & ACC202 BUS 208 Under Review BUS 201 ECN 201 See Math Courses ECN 202 CIS 123 NA
Cochise BUS201 & BUS202 BUS 219 or MAT 167 **** Under Review BUS 233 ECN 201 See Math Courses ECN 202 CIS 217 ******* CIS 270
CCC ACC255 & ACC256 BUS 232 Under Review BUS 214 ECN 204 See Math Courses ECN 205 CIS 220 or CIS 215 ******* NA
Dine ACC 200 & ACC 201 * MTH 213 * Under Review BUS 204 ECO 200 See Math Courses ECO 201 NA NA
EAC BUA233 & BUA243 BUA 120 * Under Review BUA 245 BUA 221 See Math Courses BUA 223 CMP 128 ******* CMP 201
MCCCD (ACC 111 & ACC 112 & ACC 212) or (ACC 211 & ACC 212) or (ACC 111 & ACC 230 & ACC 240) GBS 221 Under Review GBS 205 ECN 211 See Math Courses ECN 212 CIS 162AD ******* CIS 250
Mohave BUS 221 & BUS 222 BUS 208 CIS 253   BUS 202 BUS 207 See Math Courses BUS 206 CIS 208 ******* CIS 270
NPC BUS 217 & BUS 218 BUS 201 NA BUS 206 ECN 211 See Math Courses ECN 212 CIS 227   CIS 280  
Pima ACC 211 & ACC 212 BUS 205 Under Review BUS 220 ECN 202 See Math Courses ECN 201 CIS 142 ******* NA
TOCC ACC101 & ACC102 ***** BUS 205 Under Review BUS 220 ECN 202 See Math Courses ECN 201 NA NA
Yavapai ACC 131 & ACC 132 ECN 232 Under Review BSA 237 ECN 235 See Math Courses ECN 236 CSC 125   CSA 281

Required AGEC-B Course   The courses listed below are recommended to students who plan to transfer to a university.
* Intro to Computer Information Systems
ASU CIS 105
NAU ISM 120
UA MIS 111

AWC CIS 105 or CIS 120 *
CAC CIS 120
Cochise CIS 120
CCC CIS 120
Dine CIS 111
EAC CMP 103
MCCCD CIS 105
Mohave CIS 110
NPC CIS 105
Pima CIS 120
TOCC CIS 100 *
Yavapai CSA 110


Course Notes
* UA - Is not a direct equivalent at UA. Students may have to take the required university course upon transfer.
* NAU - Is not a direct equivalent at NAU. Students will have to take the required university course upon transfer.
* ASU - Is not a direct equivalent at ASU. Students will have to take the required university course upon transfer.
**** ASU, NAU - Cochise's MAT167 has no direct equivalent at ASU or NAU. Students may have to take the required course at the university upon transfer.
***** ASU - TOCC's ACC102 is not a direct equivalent at ASU. Students may have to take the required course at the university upon transfer.
******* Does not satisfy major requirement, applied as elective credit.

See the Degrees and Pathways list for information about language proficiency requirements associated with these majors, and to learn about other majors offered by the Arizona public universities.

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