Foundation Courses

*These courses fulfill part of the General Education requirement.

• CISC 131 - Foundations of Computing I *
• CISC 231 - Foundations of Computing II *
• CISC 238 - Graphical User Interface Application Development
• MATH 122 - Statistics *
• MATH 244 - Discrete Structures
• ACCT 120 - Introduction to Financial Accounting *

Major Courses

• CISC 301 - Information Systems within Organizations
• CISC 311 - Data Structures
• CISC 335 - Computer Networks
• CISC 337 - Database Management Systems
• CISC 339 - Artificial Intelligence
• CISC 359 - Website Administration and Security
• CISC 370 - Systems Analysis and Design
• CISC 421 - Operating Systems
• CISC 470 - Information Systems Development and Implementation (cc)

Major Electives

And four courses (Major Electives) selected from the following:

• CISC 341 - Computer Architecture
• CISC 352 - Mathematical Methods in Data Science
• CISC 380 - Workplace Experience in CS/CIS I
• CISC 381 - Workplace Experience in CS/CIS II
• CISC 385 - Cryptography and Computer Security
• CISC 395 - Special Topics in Computer Sciences
• CISC 397 - Independent Study in Computer Sciences
• CISC 411 - Analysis of Algorithms
• CISC 430 - Healthcare Analytics and Apps
• IASP 221 - LINUX Administration
• IASP 230 - Introduction to Cybersecurity
• IASP 330 - Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
• IASP 420 - Network Security
• IASP 430 - Digital Forensics

Note(s)

Mercy College’s 15-credit residency requirement in the major concentrations of mathematics, computer science or computer information systems must be satisfied by courses numbered 200 or above. Computer information systems majors who have not had their mathematics core requirement waived should complete MATH 116  and MATH 201  (rather than MATH 115 ) as part of their General Education requirement.

CISC 120  is a Prerequisite for introductory courses in computer information systems, but may be waived by passing the departmental waiver exam. Some courses are offered once a year. Please check with the department for the current course offering schedule.

Undergraduate majors may take a maximum of two graduate level courses to fulfill the major elective requirement.

*CISC 120 /MATH 120 , MATH 131 , MATH 231 , MATH 116 , MATH 122 , MATH 201 , and ACCT 120  are prerequisites for the major and must be completed as part of the General Education requirements.