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Application:  To apply for a minor, fill out the form on the Registrar's website, and bring to the CCS Undergraduate Advisor for approval.

You can also start your MS or Ph.D. in Information Systems while doing your BS degree in any NJIT major.

                           

Minors for Majors Outside CCS

The following set of courses allow you to earn one of three minors, for students not majoring in the College of Computing Sciences.

Information Systems

Required Courses (15 credits or 5 courses):

  • One of these follow-on computing courses:            
    • Application/web-oriented:
      IS 118 Introduction to Application Development Tools (PHP and Visual Basic)
    • Programming-oriented:
      CS 113 Introduction to Computer Science II (Java)
  • IS 390 Requirements Analysis and Systems Design
  • IS 331 Database Systems Design and Management
  • IS 455 IT Policy and Strategy
    (IS 350 not required as a prerequisite - see an IS Advisor to waive)
  • 1 additional IS, CS or IT course approved by the IS Undergraduate Advisor.

Web & IS

Required Courses (15 credits or 5 courses):

  • IS 118 Introduction to Application Development Tools (PHP and Visual Basic)
  • IS 218 Introduction to Web System Design (Drupal)
  • IS 270 Multimedia Information Systems
  • IS 390 Requirements Analysis and Systems Design
  • IS 447 Human-Computer Interfaces
  • We strongly recommend you also take IS 431 (database) as a sixth course [optional]

Human Computer Interaction (pending approval)

Required Courses (15 credits or 5 courses, plus a GUR requirement):

*Rutgers courses are listed in their catalog as "21&62:subject:course"

                            

Minors for CCS Majors

The following set of courses allow you, as a CCS student, to earn a minor in Web & Information Systems or HCI.

Web & IS (for CCS majors)

Required Courses (15 credits or 5 courses):

  • IS 218 Introduction to Web System Design (Drupal)
  • IS 270 Multimedia Information Systems
  • IS 390 Requirements Analysis and Systems Design
  • IS 447 Human-Computer Interfaces
  • IS 455 IT Policy and Strategy or IS 475 Evaluation of Computer Applications

Human Computer Interaction (pending approval)

Required Courses (15 credits or 5 courses, plus a GUR requirement):

*Rutgers courses are listed in their catalog as "21&62:subject:course"