UNI VERS ITY OF MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST 1119 Main Administration Building College Park, Maryland 20742-5031 301.405.5252 TEL 301.405.8195 FAX June 9, 2015 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Alexander J. Triantis Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business Elizabeth Beise Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs Proposal to Establish a Combined Bachelor's/Master's Program in Information Systems (PCC log no. 14049) At its meeting on May 1, 2015, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula and Courses approved the proposal to establish a combined Bachelor's/Master's Program in Information Systems. A copy of the approved proposal is attached. The change is effective Fall 2015. Please ensure that the change is fully described in the Graduate and Undergraduate Catalogs and in all relevant descriptive materials, including the undergraduate programs' four-year plans (contact Lisa Kiely at lkiely(g!umd.edu for more information), and that all advisors are informed. MDC/ Enclosure cc: Gregory Miller, Chair, Senate PCC Committee Barbara Gill, Office of Student Financial Aid Reka Montfort, University Senate Erin Taylor, Division of Information Technology Pam Phillips, Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment Anne Turkos, University Archives Linda Yokoi, Office of the Registrar Cynthia Stevens, Office of Undergraduate Studies Alex Chen, Graduate School Joyce Russell, Robert H. Smith School of Business
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK PROGRAM/CURRICULUM/UNIT PROPOSAL Please email the rest of the proposal as an MS Word attachment PCC LOG NO. to pcc-submissions(a),umd.edu. Please submit the signed form to the Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs, 1119 Main Administration Building, Campus. College/School: Please also add College/School Unit Code-First 8 digits: 01202900 Unit Codes can be found at: hllps://hypprod. iimd. edu'html Reports/units, htm Department/Program: Please also add Department/Program Unit Code-Last 7 digits: 1291101 Type of Action (choose one): Curriculum change (including informal specializations) ^New academic degree/award program Renaming ofprogram or formal Area of Concentration New Professional Studies award iteration Addition/deletion offormal Area of Concentration New Minor Suspend/delete program Other Italics indicate that the proposed program action must be presented to the full University Senate for Summary of Proposed Action: The Robert H. Smith School of Business (RHS) at the University of Maryland, College Park proposes the creation of a dual Bachelor's/Master's Program in Information Systems. The proposed program would enable promising students to obtain both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Maryland College Park in as few as 5 years, or sooner for students entering with AP credits. In turn, this highly attractive program should augment College Park's strong reputation as a center for Information Systems education and research and attract outstanding students to both its undergraduate and graduate population. Current and prospective students would have the opportunity to combine their business undergraduate degree with rigorous training in the application of information technology to solve business problems. Given the increasing role of information technology and systems across all kinds of business and government organizations, the lure of coming to the Washington, D.C. area to obtain an undergraduate major in business and a master's degree in Information Systems from the highly-ranked Robert H. Smith School of Business should prove compelling to many outstanding prospective students. APPROVAL SIGNATURES - Please print name, sign, and date. Ijse additional lines for multi \ Department Committee Chair Katherine Stewart ^ 2. Department Chair Zhi-Long Chen 3. College/School PCC Chair Joyce Russell ^/^^--^'s^^.^-e^ 4. Dean Alexander Triantis_ 5. Dean of the Graduate School (i 6. Chair, Senate PCC 7. University Senate Chair (if required) 8. Senior Vice President & Provost if required) A/^^ (^^ ^ / / / I i,' -^c'^ly ^^^^^^^^^
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK Robert H. Smith School of Business Proposal for a Dual Bachelor s/master s Program in Information Systems Submitted April 2014 I. INTRODUCTION The Robert H. Smith School of Business (RHS) at the University of Maryland, College Park proposes the creation of a dual Bachelor s/master s Program in Information Systems. The proposed program would enable promising students to obtain both their Bachelor s and Master s degrees from the University of Maryland College Park in as few as 5 years, or sooner for students entering with AP credits. In turn, this highly attractive program should augment College Park s strong reputation as a center for Information Systems education and research and attract outstanding students to both its undergraduate and graduate population. Current and prospective students would have the opportunity to combine their business undergraduate degree with rigorous training in the application of information technology to solve business problems. Given the increasing role of information technology and systems across all kinds of business and government organizations, the lure of coming to the Washington, D.C. area to obtain an undergraduate major in business and a master s degree in Information Systems from the highly-ranked Robert H. Smith School of Business should prove compelling to many outstanding prospective students. II. COURSE OF STUDY To earn a Bachelor s degree at College Park, students must complete 120 credits, fulfill the CORE requirements, and fulfill the requirements of a major (Some courses can fulfill both a CORE and a major requirement). To earn the Master of Science in Information Systems degree (MSIS), students must complete 30 credits of graduate Information Systems-related courses, including 21 credits of core courses and 9 credits from a variety of Information Systems electives. Of the elective credits, three may be taken outside of Information Systems from a pre-approved list or with approval from the program s academic director. To separately earn both degrees, therefore, students must currently earn 150 credits. Students in the proposed program would complete a minimum of 140 credits, of which 110 would be earned at the undergraduate level and 30 would be at the graduate level. Students would be required to fulfill the same Bachelor s degree requirements (including the CORE and major requirements) and the same MSIS degree requirements as other students. They would, however, be able to count up to 10 of their credits towards both their MSIS and their Bachelor s degrees. 1 To illustrate how this program would work in practice, the courses or types of courses a student would take are listed in Appendix A 1 The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences has a dual degree with the School of Public Policy. The MPP degree is a 54 credit program so in the combined program, students take 102 undergraduate credits and 54 graduate level credits. Eighteen credits are double counted. The program allows students to obtain an undergraduate degree from BSOS and an MPM degree. The Robert H. Smith School of Business participates in a dual graduate degree program that double-count credits. The MBA/MPM program permits participating students to earn both an MBA and an MPM degree with just 66 credits of courses, 36 fewer credits than if the student first completes one program before entering the other.
for BS Accounting, BS Finance, BS Information Systems and BS Marketing majors. The sample schedules in Appendix B show for the different sample majors how a student in the dual program could complete both the BS and MSIS requirements in 4.5 years. At the discretion of the academic director for the MSIS program, up to six credits of 400-level undergraduate coursework related to Information Systems may be counted towards the MSIS degree. This proposed program would provide students with a highly effective education in the liberal arts, general business, and Information Systems. In addition to gaining the key undergraduate skills and exposure to a wide variety of disciplines required by the CORE program, students in their first three years would, through their undergraduate business major, immerse themselves in general business fundamentals. While the students during their first four years would be exposed to some of the Information Systems implications of their studies, the focus during this time would largely be on general business practices. In the fifth year of the dual program the focus would change to learning at a graduate level the theoretical foundations and practical applications of information technology and systems. Students emerging from this program would enjoy the ability to deal in a comprehensive, sophisticated way with a variety of challenges organizations are confronting as information technology continues to enable new business models and drive significant organizational change. III. ADMISSION PROCESS AND CRITERIA Students in their freshman and sophomore years would be welcome to become affiliate members of the program. This would allow students to declare their interest in Information Systems, to meet other Information Systems-oriented students and be invited to special Information Systems-related events. Students would then apply for formal admission to the program as early as the end of their freshman year. Admittance to the program would be limited to students with records suggesting a strong likelihood of excelling in graduate studies and would be determined in multiple steps. The RHS faculty and the Graduate School would make an initial determination based on a student s grades during his/her first two years (i.e., after earning at least 60 credits), SAT and/or GRE scores, letters of recommendations, and written statement. Most students admitted into the program would have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5, either a combined SAT or GRE (verbal plus quantitative) score of at least 1300, and a demonstrated interest in Information Systems. Students who were not admitted after their sophomore year could reapply for admission to the program after their junior year. Students who were initially admitted into the program after their sophomore year would be reevaluated after their junior year. If they had maintained at least a 3.5 undergraduate GPA (or if the RHS faculty felt their continuance in the program was otherwise warranted), they would be permitted to proceed with their MSIS graduate courses and would be told to expect admittance into the Graduate School after completion of their BS requirements as long as they had continued to achieve at least a 3.5 undergraduate GPA. (The RHS faculty and Graduate School, however, could in exceptional circumstances choose to admit students who did not meet this threshold.) To be admitted formally to the Graduate School, students admitted into the dual program would have only to first complete their BS degree while maintaining at least the 3.5 undergraduate average. This multi-step admissions process is viewed to be the best way of providing students a clear-cut opportunity of being admitted to the Graduate School after their BS studies are complete, while ensuring that students initially admitted into the program have every reason to diligently pursue their studies during their remaining undergraduate years, continue to demonstrate an ability to excel academically, and are truly prepared to succeed in their graduate studies. 2
Students who are not admitted into the program or are not able to maintain a 3.5 undergraduate GPA would be free to apply to the regular MSIS program pursuant to the usual application process without prejudice. IV. FINANCIAL IMPACT The proposed program is not expected to require significant additional financial resources. While we expect the program to increase the number of exceptional students applying to both the undergraduate program and to the MSIS program, it is in the power of both programs to realize this gain in the form of better qualified, rather than additional, students. Given the current targets for undergraduate admissions, this would appear to be the likely outcome for the undergraduate program. The strategic plan of the Robert H Smith School of Business does not call for an increase in the number of MSIS students admitted into the program. Instead, its objective is to diversify the student body of the MSIS program and attracting more UMCP undergrads will significantly enable achieving that objective. The Robert H Smith School of Business will manage its admission standards to realize the benefits of this dual program in the form of even better students. 3
Appendix A Dual Bachelor s/master s Course Requirements for selected Smith Majors: Accounting Finance Information Systems Marketing
B.S./M.S.I.S. Course Requirements Accounting Major 1. General Education (D- or higher, regular grading option) a. Fundamental Studies ENGL101 (3) ** Math (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Analytic Reasoning (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Oral Communication (satisfied by COMM100/107/200 below) b. Distributive Studies Humanities HU (3) Humanities HU (3) Natural Science Lab NL (4) Natural Science Non-Lab or Lab NS/NL (3/4) ** History/Social Sciences HS (satisfied by ECON200/201 below) ** Scholarship in Practice SP (satisfied by BMGT495) Scholarship in Practice SP (3) (non-major) c. I-Series (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or Diversity) I-Series IS (3) I-Series IS (3) d. Diversity (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or I-Series) Understanding Plural Societies UP (3) Understand. Plural Societies/Cultural Competence UP/CC (1-3) 2. Smith School Lower Level Core (C- or higher, regular grading option) MATH220 or MATH140 (or MATH130) Calculus I (3/4) BMGT110 Business Value Chain (3) (effective Fall 2011) BMGT220 Principles of Accounting I (3) BMGT221 Principles of Accounting II (3) BMGT230 or 231 (or equivalent) Business Statistics (3) ECON200 Principles of Micro-Economics (4) ECON201 Principles of Macro-Economics (4) COMM100/107/200 Public Speaking or any GenEd Oral Comm (3) 3. Electives 100-200 level (D- or higher) 4. Smith School Upper Level Core (effective Spring 2014) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT301 Intro to Info Systems (3) BMGT340 Business Finance (3) BMGT350 Marketing Principles (3) BMGT364 Management & Org Principles (3) BMGT367 Career Search Strategies in Business (1) BMGT380 Business Law I (3) BMGT495 Business Policies (3) Cum Credit Total (19-32) Cum Credit Total (26-27) Cum Credit Total (3-17) Total Lower Level Credits (61-62) Cum Credit Total (19) 5. Upper Level Economics Requirement (C- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ECON305/325, ECON 306/326, ECON330 (or BMGT341) or ECON340 (3) Cum Credit Total (3) 6. Major Requirements (effective Spring 2008) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT310 Intermediate Accounting I (3) BMGT311 Intermediate Accounting II (3) BMGT321 Managerial Accounting (3) BMGT323 Taxation of Individuals (3) 2
BMGT326 Accounting Systems (3) BMGT411 Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting (3) BMGT422 Auditing Theory and Practice (3) Complete 1 course from list below (3): BMGT410 Government Accounting BMGT417 Taxation of Corporations, Partnerships and Estates BMGT423 Fraud Examination BMGT424 Advanced Accounting BMGT427 Advanced Auditing Theory and Practice BMGT428 Special Topics in Accounting Cum Credit Total (24) 7. Professional Writing (D- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ENGL391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398 (3) 8. Upper Level Electives (D- or higher) (BMGT381 recommended for CPA in MD) *select from approved 400-level IS courses or MS courses Cum Credit Total (3) Cum Credit Total (9-10) Total Upper Level Credits (58-59) Total Degree Credits (120) *Upper level electives count toward BS and MS degrees. TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS Masters of Science in Information Systems MSIS Graduate Courses 120 credits - BS awarded 20-21 additional credits - MSIS awarded GRAND TOTAL 140-141 credits 3
B.S./M.S.I.S. Course Requirements Finance Major 1. General Education (D- or higher, regular grading option) a. Fundamental Studies ENGL101 (3) ** Math (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Analytic Reasoning (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Oral Communication (satisfied by COMM100/107/200 below) b. Distributive Studies Humanities HU (3) Humanities HU (3) Natural Science Lab NL (4) Natural Science Non-Lab or Lab NS/NL (3/4) ** History/Social Sciences HS (satisfied by ECON200/201 below) ** Scholarship in Practice SP (satisfied by BMGT495) Scholarship in Practice SP (3) (non-major) c. I-Series (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or Diversity) I-Series IS (3) I-Series IS (3) d. Diversity (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or I-Series) Understanding Plural Societies UP (3) Understand. Plural Societies/Cultural Competence UP/CC (1-3) 2. Smith School Lower Level Core (C- or higher, regular grading option) MATH220 or MATH140 (or MATH130) Calculus I (3/4) BMGT110 Business Value Chain (3) (effective Fall 2011) BMGT220 Principles of Accounting I (3) BMGT221 Principles of Accounting II (3) BMGT230 or 231 (or equivalent) Business Statistics (3) ECON200 Principles of Micro-Economics (4) ECON201 Principles of Macro-Economics (4) COMM100/107/200 Public Speaking or any GenEd Oral Comm (3) 3. Electives 100-200 level (D- or higher) 4. Smith School Upper Level Core (effective Spring 2014) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT301 Intro to Info Systems (3) BMGT340 Business Finance (3) BMGT350 Marketing Principles (3) BMGT364 Management & Org Principles (3) BMGT367 Career Search Strategies in Business (1) BMGT380 Business Law I (3) BMGT495 Business Policies (3) 5. Upper Level Economics Requirements (C- or higher, regular grading option) ECON330 Money & Banking or BMGT341 Financial Markets (formerly offer under BMGT498G) (3) Choose One: ECON305/325, ECON306/326, or ECON340 (3) Cum Credit Total (19-32) Cum Credit Total (26-27) Cum Credit Total (3-17) Total Lower Level Credits (61-62) Cum Credit Total (19) Cum Credit Total (6) 4
6. Major Requirements (effective Fall 2013) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT343 Investments (3) BMGT440 Advanced Financial Management (3) Complete combined total of 3 courses (9cr) from list below: BMGT441 1 Fixed Income (3) BMGT442 2 Advanced Portfolio Management BMGT443 Equity Anlys and Port Mgmt (3) BMGT444 Futures & Options Contracts BMGT445 Banking and Finl Inst BMGT446 International Finance (3) Or a maximum of 1 course (3cr) from BMGT349 3 Private Equity Fund BMGT448 Special Topics in Finance BMGT449 Lemma Senbet Fund 1 BMGT441 formerly offered under BMGT448A. 2 BMGT442 formerly offered under BMGT448C. 3 BMGT349 formerly offered under BMGT448B. Choose one from BMGT310, 313, 332, 430, or 434 (3) 7. Professional Writing (D- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ENGL391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398 (3) 8. Upper Level Electives (D- or higher) *select 9-10 credits from approved 400-level IS courses or MS courses *Upper level electives count toward BS and MS degrees. Cum Credit Total (18) Cum Credit Total (3) Cum Credit Total (12) Total Upper Level Credits (58) Total Degree Credits (120) TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS Masters of Science in Information Systems MSIS Graduate Courses 120 credits - BS awarded 20-21 additional credits - MSIS awarded GRAND TOTAL 140-141 credits 5
B.S./M.S.I.S. Course Requirements Information Systems Major 1. General Education (D- or higher, regular grading option) a. Fundamental Studies ENGL101 (3) ** Math (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Analytic Reasoning (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Oral Communication (satisfied by COMM100/107/200 below) b. Distributive Studies Humanities HU (3) Humanities HU (3) Natural Science Lab NL (4) Natural Science Non-Lab or Lab NS/NL (3/4) ** History/Social Sciences HS (satisfied by ECON200/201 below) ** Scholarship in Practice SP (satisfied by BMGT495) Scholarship in Practice SP (3) (non-major) c. I-Series (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or Diversity) I-Series IS (3) I-Series IS (3) d. Diversity (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or I-Series) Understanding Plural Societies UP (3) Understand. Plural Societies/Cultural Competence UP/CC (1-3) 2. Smith School Lower Level Core (C- or higher, regular grading option) MATH220 or MATH140 (or MATH130) Calculus I (3/4) BMGT110 Business Value Chain (3) (effective Fall 2011) BMGT220 Principles of Accounting I (3) BMGT221 Principles of Accounting II (3) BMGT230 or 231 (or equivalent) Business Statistics (3) ECON200 Principles of Micro-Economics (4) ECON201 Principles of Macro-Economics (4) COMM100/107/200 Public Speaking or any GenEd Oral Comm (3) 3. Electives 100-200 level (D- or higher) 4. Smith School Upper Level Core (effective Spring 2014) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT301 Intro to Info Systems (3) BMGT340 Business Finance (3) BMGT350 Marketing Principles (3) BMGT364 Management & Org Principles (3) BMGT367 Career Search Strategies in Business (1) BMGT380 Business Law I (3) BMGT495 Business Policies (3) 5. Upper Level Economics Requirement (C- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ECON305/325, ECON306/326, ECON330 (or BMGT341) or 340 (3) Cum Credit Total (19-32) Cum Credit Total (26-27) Cum Credit Total (3-17) Total Lower Level Credits (61-62) Cum Credit Total (19) Cum Credit Total (3) 6. Major Requirements (effective Fall 2013) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT302 Designing Business Applications (3) (CMSC 132 Object- Oriented Programming II can substitute) _*_ BMGT402 Database Systems (3) (CMSC424 Database Design can Substitute) BMGT403 Systems Analysis and Design (3) BMGT407 Information Systems Projects (3) 6
Two courses from List A or 1 course from List A and 1 course from List B: _*_ (3) (3) LIST A: BMGT404 Developing Applications for Decision Analytics BMGT405 Data Communications and Networking BMGT406 Developing Applications for the Web and Social Media BMGT408 Emerging Topics in IS (repeatable if content differs) BMGT476 Technology Applications in SCM BMGT485 Project Management LIST B: BMGT326 Accounting Systems BMGT332 Operations Research For Mgmt Decisions BMGT385 Operations Management BMGT430 Linear Statistical Models in Business BMGT461 Entrepreneurship BMGT484 Electronic Marketing 7. Professional Writing (D- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ENGL391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398 (3) 8. Upper Level Electives (D- or higher) *select at least 3-4 credits from approved 400-level IS classes or MS courses *Upper level major requirements and electives may count toward BS and MS degrees. Cum Credit Total (18) Cum Credit Total (3) Cum Credit Total (15) Total Upper Level Credits (58) Total Degree Credits (120) TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS Masters of Science in Information Systems MSIS Graduate Courses 120 credits - BS awarded 20-21 additional credits - MSIS awarded GRAND TOTAL 140-141 credits 7
B.S./M.S.I.S. Course Requirements Marketing Major 1. General Education (D- or higher, regular grading option) a. Fundamental Studies ENGL101 (3) ** Math (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Analytic Reasoning (satisfied by MATH220/130/140 below) ** Oral Communication (satisfied by COMM100/107/200 below) b. Distributive Studies Humanities HU (3) Humanities HU (3) Natural Science Lab NL (4) Natural Science Non-Lab or Lab NS/NL (3/4) ** History/Social Sciences HS (satisfied by ECON200/201 below) ** Scholarship in Practice SP (satisfied by BMGT495) Scholarship in Practice SP (3) (non-major) c. I-Series (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or Diversity) I-Series IS (3) I-Series IS (3) d. Diversity (overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or I-Series) Understanding Plural Societies UP (3) Understand. Plural Societies/Cultural Competence UP/CC (1-3) 2. Smith School Lower Level Core (C- or higher, regular grading option) MATH220 or MATH140 (or MATH130) Calculus I (3/4) BMGT110 Business Value Chain (3) (effective Fall 2011) BMGT220 Principles of Accounting I (3) BMGT221 Principles of Accounting II (3) BMGT230 or 231 (or equivalent) Business Statistics (3) ECON200 Principles of Micro-Economics (4) ECON201 Principles of Macro-Economics (4) COMM100/107/200 Public Speaking or any GenEd Oral Comm (3) 3. Electives 100-200 level (D- or higher) 4. Smith School Upper Level Core (effective Spring 2014) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT301 Intro to Info Systems (3) BMGT340 Business Finance (3) BMGT350 Marketing Principles (3) BMGT364 Management & Org Principles (3) BMGT367 Career Search Strategies in Business (1) BMGT380 Business Law I (3) BMGT495 Business Policies (3) 5. Upper Level Economics Requirement (C- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ECON305/325, ECON306/326, ECON330 (or BMGT341) or ECON340 (3) Cum Credit Total (19-32) Cum Credit Total (26-27) Cum Credit Total (3-17) Total Lower Level Credits (61-62) Cum Credit Total (19) Cum Credit Total (3) 8
6. Major Requirements (effective Fall 2010) (C- or higher, regular grading option) BMGT451 Consumer Analysis (3) BMGT452 Marketing Research Methods (3) BMGT457 Marketing Policies and Strategies (3) Complete combined total of 3 courses (9cr) from list below: BMGT352 Customer-Centric Innovation (3) BMGT353 Retail Management BMGT357 Retail & Mktg Intnship (3cr max) (3) BMGT372 Intro to Logistics & SCM BMGT450 Integrated Mktg Comm BMGT454 International Marketing (3) BMGT455 Sales Management BMGT458 Spec Topics in Mktg (6cr max) BMGT484 Electronic Marketing BMGT498B Design in Marketing Cum Credit Total (18) 7. Professional Writing (D- or higher, regular grading option) Choose One: ENGL391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 398 (3) 8. Upper Level Electives (D- or higher) *select 9-10 credits from approved 400-level IS courses or MS courses *Upper level electives may count toward BS and MS degrees. Cum Credit Total (3) Cum Credit Total (15) Total Upper Level Credits (58) Total Degree Credits (120) TOTAL CREDITS TOWARD BS Masters of Science in Information Systems MSIS Graduate Courses 120 credits - BS awarded 20-21 additional credits - MSIS awarded GRAND TOTAL 140-141 credits 9
Appendix B Sample Bachelor s/master s Course Schedules for selected Smith Majors: Accounting Finance Information Systems Marketing These are sample curriculum sheets that show how the combined B.S./MSIS can be completed in the included majors. They do not reflect the range of options that a student might have in their bachelor's programs. 10
Sample BS/MSIS Schedule with UG Major = Accounting Freshman Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total) ENGL 101 3 BS Accounting MATH 220/140 /130 3 BS Accounting ECON 200 4 BS Accounting BMGT 110 3 BS Accounting Lover Level Elective 3 BS Accounting Freshman Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total) ECON 201 4 BS Accounting BMGT 230 or 231 3 BS Accounting COMM 100/107/200 3 BS Accounting Natural Science Non-Lab 3 BS Accounting Lower Level Elective 3 BS Accounting Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MSIS Program Sophomore Fall (Cumulative Credits: 48 Total) BMGT 220 3 BS Accounting Natural Sciences Lab 4 BS Accounting Humanities Course 3 BS Accounting Lower Level Elective 3 BS Accounting Lower Level Elective 3 BS Accounting Sophomore Spring (Cumulative Credits: 64 Total) BMGT 221 3 BS Accounting Scholarship in Practice/I-Series 3 BS Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity Humanities Course 3 BS Accounting BMGT 367 1 BS Accounting Lower Level Elective 3 BS Accounting Lower Level Elective 3 BS Accounting Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School Junior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 79 Total) BMGT 310 3 BS Accounting BMGT 321 3 BS Accounting BMGT 301 3 BS Accounting BMGT 340 3 BS Accounting Upper Level Economics 3 BS Accounting Junior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 94 Total) BMGT 311 3 BS Accounting BMGT 323 3 BS Accounting BMGT 350 3 BS Accounting BMGT 364 3 BS Accounting Professional Writing 3 BS Accounting 11
Senior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 109 Total) BMGT 326 3 BS Accounting BMGT 422 3 BS Accounting BMGT 380 3 BS Accounting Upper Level Elective 3 BS Accounting/MSIS* Upper Level Elective 3 BS Accounting/MSIS* Senior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 121 Total) BMGT 411 3 BS Accounting BMGT 495 3 BS Accounting Upper Level Accounting Elective 3 BS Accounting Upper Level Elective 3 BS Accounting/MSIS** Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School Grad Fall (Cumulative Credits: 133 Total) IS Graduate Course 1 2 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 2 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 3 2 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 4 2 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 5 3 MSIS Requirement Grad Spring (Cumulative Credits: 142 Total) IS Graduate Course 6 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 7 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 8 3 MSIS Requirement Receipt of MSIS * Students can choose from the following Fall options: BUSI 622 Managing Digital Business Markets BUDT 704 Database Management BUDT 705 Data Networks & Infrastructure BUDT 758 Data Models & Decisions ** Students can choose from the following Spring options: BUSI 621 Strategic and Transformational IT BUDT 785 Project Management 12
Sample 4-Year BS/MSIS Schedule with UG Major = Finance Freshman Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total) ENGL 101 3 BS Finance MATH 220/140 /130 3 BS Finance ECON 200 4 BS Finance BMGT 110 3 BS Finance Lover Level Elective 3 BS Finance Freshman Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total) ECON 201 4 BS Finance BMGT 230 or 231 3 BS Finance COMM 100/107/200 3 BS Finance Natural Science Non-Lab 3 BS Finance Lower Level Elective 3 BS Finance Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MSIS Program Sophomore Fall (Cumulative Credits: 48 Total) BMGT 220 3 BS Finance Natural Sciences Lab 4 BS Finance Humanities Course 3 BS Finance Lower Level Elective 3 BS Finance Lower Level Elective 3 BS Finance Sophomore Spring (Cumulative Credits: 64 Total) BMGT 221 3 BS Finance Humanities Course 3 BS Finance BMGT 367 1 BS Finance Scholarship in Practice/I-Series 3 BS Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity Lower Level Elective 3 BS Finance Lower Level Elective 3 BS Finance Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School Junior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 79 Total) BMGT 301 3 BS Finance BMGT 340 3 BS Finance BMGT 350 3 BS Finance ECON 330 or BMGT 341 3 BS Finance Upper Level Elective 3 BS - Finance Junior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 94 Total) BMGT 343 3 BS Finance BMGT 440 3 BS Finance Upper Level Elective 3 BS Finance/MSIS** 13
BMGT 364 3 BS Finance Professional Writing 3 BS Finance Senior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 109 Total) BMGT 44x (Major Requirement) 3 BS Finance Major Requirement from options 3 BS Finance BMGT 380 3 BS Finance Upper level ECON 3 BS Finance Upper Level Elective 3 BS Finance/MSIS* Senior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 121 Total) BMGT 495 3 BS Finance BMGT 44x (Major Requirement) 3 BS Finance BMGT 44x (Major Requirement) 3 BS Finance Upper Level Elective 3 BS Finance/MSIS** Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School Grad Fall (Cumulative Credits: 133 Total) IS Graduate course 1 2 MSIS IS Graduate course 2 2 MSIS IS Graduate Course 3 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 4 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 5 3 MSIS Requirement Grad Spring (Cumulative Credits: 141 Total) IS Graduate Course 6 2 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 7 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 8 3 MSIS Requirement Receipt of MSIS * Students can choose from the following Fall options: BUSI 622 Managing Digital Business Markets BUDT 704 Database Management BUDT 705 Data Networks & Infrastructure BUDT 758 Data Models & Decisions ** Students can choose from the following Spring options: BUSI 621 Strategic and Transformational IT BUDT 785 Project Management 14
Sample 4-Year BS/MSIS Schedule with UG Major = Information Systems Freshman Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total) ENGL 101 3 BS Information Systems MATH 220/140 /130 3 BS Information Systems ECON 200 4 BS Information Systems BMGT 110 3 BS Information Systems Lover Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Freshman Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total) ECON 201 4 BS Information Systems BMGT 230 or 231 3 BS Information Systems COMM 100/107/200 3 BS Information Systems Natural Science Non-Lab 3 BS Information Systems Lower Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MSIS Program Sophomore Fall (Cumulative Credits: 48 Total) BMGT 220 3 BS Information Systems Natural Sciences Lab 4 BS Information Systems Humanities Course 3 BS Information Systems Lower Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Lower Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Sophomore Spring (Cumulative Credits: 64 Total) BMGT 221 3 BS Information Systems Humanities Course 3 BS Information Systems Scholarship in Practice/I-Series 3 BS Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity BMGT 367 1 BS Information Systems Lower Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Lower Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School Junior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 79 Total) BMGT 301 3 BS Information Systems BMGT 340 3 BS Information Systems BMGT 350 3 BS Information Systems Upper Level ECON 3 BS Information Systems Upper Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Junior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 94 Total) BMGT 364 3 BS Information Systems Professional Writing 3 BS Information Systems BMGT 302 3 BS Information Systems 15
Upper Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems Major Requirement (from options) 3 BS Information Systems Senior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 109 Total) BMGT 402 3 BS Information Systems/MSIS* BMGT 403 3 BS Information Systems Upper Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems/MSIS* Upper Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems/MSIS* BMGT 380 3 BS Information Systems Senior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 121 Total) BMGT 407 3 BS Information Systems BMGT 495 3 BS Information Systems Upper Level Elective 3 BS Information Systems/MSIS** Major Requirement (from options) 3 BS Information Systems Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School Grad Fall (Cumulative Credits: 133 Total) IS Graduate course 1 2 MSIS IS Graduate course 2 2 MSIS IS Graduate Course 3 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 4 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 5 3 MSIS Requirement Grad Spring (Cumulative Credits: 141 Total) IS Graduate Course 6 2 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 7 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 8 3 MSIS Requirement Receipt of MSIS * Students can choose from the following Fall options: BUSI 622 Managing Digital Business Markets BUDT 704 Database Management BUDT 705 Data Networks & Infrastructure BUDT 758 Data Models & Decisions ** Students can choose from the following Spring options: BUSI 621 Strategic and Transformational IT BUDT 785 Project Management 16
Sample 4-Year BS/MSIS Schedule with UG Major = Marketing Freshman Fall (Cumulative Credits: 16 Total) ENGL 101 3 BS Marketing MATH 220/140 /130 3 BS Marketing ECON 200 4 BS Marketing BMGT 110 3 BS Marketing Lover Level Elective 3 BS Marketing Freshman Spring (Cumulative Credits: 32 Total) ECON 201 4 BS Marketing BMGT 230 3 BS Marketing COMM 100/107/200 3 BS Marketing Natural Science Non-Lab 3 BS Marketing Lower Level Elective 3 BS Marketing Summer: Initial Decision Whether to Admit to Dual BS/MSIS Program Sophomore Fall (Cumulative Credits: 48 Total) BMGT 220 3 BS Marketing Natural Sciences Lab 4 BS Marketing Humanities Course 3 BS Marketing Lower Level Elective 3 BS Marketing Lower Level Elective 3 BS Marketing Sophomore Spring (Cumulative Credits: 64 Total) BMGT 221 3 BS Marketing Humanities Course 3 BS Marketing Scholarship in Practice/I-Series 3 BS Distributive Studies/I-Series/Diversity BMGT 367 1 BS Marketing Lower Level Elective 3 BS Marketing Lower Level Elective 3 BS Marketing Summer: Provisional Admittance into Graduate School Junior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 79 Total) BMGT 301 3 BS Marketing BMGT 340 3 BS Marketing BMGT 350 3 BS Marketing Upper Level ECON Elective 3 BS Marketing Upper Level Elective 3 BS Marketing/MSIS* Junior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 94 Total) BMGT 451 3 BS Marketing BMGT 364 3 BS Marketing Professional Writing 3 BS Marketing Upper Level Elective 3 BS Marketing/MSIS** Major Requirement 3 BS Marketing 17
Senior Fall (Cumulative Credits: 109 Total) BMGT 452 3 BS Marketing Major Requirement 3 BS Marketing BMGT 380 3 BS Marketing Upper level Elective 3 BS Marketing/MSIS* Upper level Elective 3 BS Marketing/MSIS* Senior Spring (Cumulative Credits: 121 Total) BMGT 457 3 BS Marketing BMGT 495 3 BS Marketing Major Requirement 3 BS Marketing Upper Level Elective 3 BS Marketing/MSIS** Receipt of BS, Formal Admittance into Graduate School Grad Fall (Cumulative Credits: 133 Total) IS Graduate course 1 2 MSIS IS Graduate course 2 2 MSIS IS Graduate Course 3 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 4 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 5 3 MSIS Requirement Grad Spring (Cumulative Credits: 141 Total) IS Graduate Course 6 2 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 7 3 MSIS Requirement IS Graduate Course 8 3 MSIS Requirement Receipt of MSIS * Students can choose from the following Fall options: BUSI 622 Managing Digital Business Markets BUDT 704 Database Management BUDT 705 Data Networks & Infrastructure BUDT 758 Data Models & Decisions ** Students can choose from the following Spring options: BUSI 621 Strategic and Transformational IT BUDT 785 Project Management 18
Michael D Colson From: Sent: To: Subject: Mike Marcellino <mmarcellino@rhsmith.umd.edu> Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:40 AM Michael D Colson Re: BMGT PCC Proposals for Combined BS/MS Programs Hi Mike, Thanks for passing along the times for the meeting. I'm making arrangements to join a faculty representative. As for your questions, I think they were just trying to show where the 9-10 (double counted) credits could be taken. We are not requesting that the students take more than 10 as double counted credits. For example: With accounting the courses vary based on whether the students are in the auditing track or the tax track. For each group they will take a different set of courses. If this needs to be clarified feel free to modify with additional text or let me know what you would like to add and I can make the adjustment. Thanks Mike Michael R Marcellino Assistant Dean MBA & MS Programs Masters Programs Office Robert H. Smith School of Business 2308 Van Munching Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1815 (301) 405-0010 TEL (301) 314-9862 FAX mmarcellino@rhsmith.umd.edu http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu http://www.mbanetworth.rhsmith.umd.edu On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Michael D Colson <mcolson@umd.edu> wrote: Hi Mike, I wanted to let you know that I have received your proposals to create combined BS/MS programs for Accounting and Information Systems 1
Here are the files: http://www.provost.umd.edu/progdocs/14-15/14049_bmgt_bmgt_addcombinedbachelormasterinformationsystems.pdf http://www.provost.umd.edu/progdocs/14-15/14050_bmgt_bmgt_addcombinedbachelormasteraccounting.pdf The steps in the approval route for this proposal are as follows: 1. Graduate PCC review (at the April 20th meeting) 2. Senate PCC review (at the May 1st meeting assuming that the Grad PCC approves) For the committee meetings, you will be contacted beforehand with a specific time (usually a 15-minute window) for the presentation and discussion of the proposal. If there is a specific contact person for this proposal, please let me know. The Grad PCC will meet from 10:30-12:00 on the 20 th, and the Senate PCC committee will meet from 8:30-10:00 on May 1. Betsy and I reviewed both proposals and had some questions. It looks like in some cases you are asking to double count 12 credits? This first image is on page 20 of the PDF for the Information Systems proposal: The same seems to be the case for the Accounting proposal (this is taken from page 9 of the pdf): 2
Was this intentional? I ll be forwarding the proposal to the Graduate School today and they will be contacting you about scheduling a time to meet on the 20 th but if I need to revise the proposal I can. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Mike - - - Mike Colson 3