Information Sciences Major, BS in Information Sciences

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ¹ Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Natural Sciences  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

• CCI 150 - Communication in an Information Age 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• PSYC 110 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
• SOCI 110 - Social Problems and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹  Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Natural Sciences  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

Term 3

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Unrestricted Elective 6-7 Credit Hours

• Select one course:

• STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *
• STAT 207 - Honors: Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ³ Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Unrestricted Electives 6 Credit Hours
• ¹ Written Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
   

• Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ¹ Applied Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁵ College Elective 3 Credit Hours

• INSC 201 - Foundations of Information Sciences 3 Credit Hours
• INSC 210 - Foundations of Information Technology 3 Credit Hours
• INSC 311 - User-Centered Design 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ³ Engaged Inquiries  Elective 6 Credit Hours *
• ⁶ INSC Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Electives 3 Credit Hours

• INSC 260 - Programming for Information Applications 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ⁵ College Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁶ INSC Electives 6 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• INSC 380 - Information Management in Organizations 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ⁶ INSC Electives 9 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 0-3 Credit Hours
   

• Select one course:

• INSC 385 - The Life of Data 3 Credit Hours
• INSC 491 - Global Study 1-15 Credit Hours
• INSC 493 - Independent Project or Research 3 Credit Hours
• INSC 496 - Professional Seminar and Portfolio 3 Credit Hours
• INSC 499 - Professional Experience 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Select courses from the Volunteer Core  list.
2. Select two courses from the Volunteer Core  list. At least one of the courses must have a laboratory.
3. Select three courses from the Volunteer Core  list from at least two subject areas.
4. Any courses not already required for the major.
5. Two courses chosen from advertising, advertising and public relations, communication and information, communication studies, journalism and electronic media, and/or public relations.
6. INSC courses not already required for the major. Students may elect to take DATA 102  as an INSC elective. Students must complete at least three INSC 400-level courses (nine credit hours) to earn the major in information sciences.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .