CUNY SPS IT Degree Plan
BS Information Systems Degree Plan[edit | edit source]
Here is a BS Information Systems Degree plan for CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.
The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.
Why get a degree from this college?[edit | edit source]
- If you want a degree with decent brand name and high U.S. News ranking
- If you are local to the east coast
- To take advantage of large amount of credits given to certifications
- If you already have a large amount of transfer credit to start with
What's the process for getting a degree?[edit | edit source]
- Do RA credit (24 credits required)
- Do ALT credits (check for limits on max alt credit transfer)
- Do certifications
- Enroll and finish remaining credits (Must do at least 15 credits at CUNY SPS)
How the course providers are selected[edit | edit source]
CLEP is free through Modern States and is the easiest by far of the exams to pass. However if you fail a CLEP, you have to wait 90 days to retake a test. DSST are not hard to pass either though cost around $100 and retakes are 90 days as well. Saylor exams are cheap at $5 exams but are extremely hard to pass though you get 3 tries to pass them.
Mostly CLEP options are listed in the degree plan unless a DSST was likely easier to pass. Saylor options are only listed if there is no other option.
Source of Credit[edit | edit source]
This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.
General Education Requirements[edit | edit source]
| ID | Course | Credits | Course
Provider |
Course Name | CUNY SPS
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | College Writing I | 3 | CLEP | English Composition | 3 |
| ENG 102 | College Writing II | 3 | |||
| Math in Contemp Soc or Intro to Stats | 3 | DSST or CLEP | Math for Liberal Arts or College Mathematics or College Algebra or Principles of Statistics or Precalculus or Calculus
Note: Math for Liberal Arts is probably the easiest though College Mathematics shouldn't be too hard to pass. |
3 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences | 3 | DSST or CLEP | Environmental Science or Astronomy or Biology or Chemistry
Note: Biology and Chemistry are both hard CLEPS. |
3 | |
| World Cultures and Global Issues | 3 | DSST or
CLEP |
History of the Vietnam War or Introduction to World Religions or History of the Soviet Union or Spanish Language Level 1
Note: Unless you have at least 1 year of academic experience in a foreign language, it's not recommended you attempt a CLEP as the spoken words would be impossible to understand without a lot of experience. |
3 | |
| U.S. Experience in Its Diversity | 3 | CLEP | American Government or History of the United States I or II | 3 | |
| Creative Expression | 3 | CLEP | Analyzing and Interpreting Literature or Humanities | 3 | |
| Individual and Society | 3 | CLEP | Introductory Sociology or Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Scientific World | 3 | CLEP | Introductory Psychology | 3 | |
| Any Area | 3 | CLEP | Pick something | 3 | |
| College Option | 3 | DSST | Technical Writing | 3 | |
| College Option | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 36 | 30 |
Major Requirements[edit | edit source]
| ID | Courses | Credits | Course
Provider |
Course Name | CUNY SPS
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS 200 | Foundations of Information Systems | 3 | Coursera | Google IT Support | 3 |
| IS 205 | IT Infrastructure and Support | 3 | Coursera | Google IT Support | 3 |
| IS 250 | Computer and Network Security | 3 | DSST or
CompTIA |
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity or
Security+ |
3 |
| IS 260 | Networks and Business Data Communication | 3 | Coursera | Google IT Support | 3 |
| IS 300 | Enterprise Architectures and Applications | 3 | Coursera | Google IT Support | 3 |
| IS 320 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 | |||
| IS 326 | E-Commerce for Information Systems | 3 | |||
| IS 350 | I S Strategy, Management, and Acquisition | 3 | Saylor | Software Engineering | 3 |
| IS 374 | Business Process Design and Workflow Analysis | 3 | |||
| IS 499 | Information Systems Capstone | 3 | |||
| PROM 210 | Project Management | 3 | Coursera | Google Project Management
Note: This cert is worth 9 credits so 6 credits will go into your electives |
3 |
| Total | 33 | 21 |
Major Requirements - Technical Track[edit | edit source]
| ID | Courses | Credits | Course
Provider |
Course Name | CUNY SPS
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS 210 | Software Application Programming I | 3 | Coursera | Google Data Analytics | 3 |
| IS 211 | Software Application Programming II | 3 | Coursera | Google Data Analytics | 3 |
| IS 361 | Database Architecture and Programming | 3 | Coursera | Google Data Analytics | 3 |
| IS 362 | Data Acquisition and Management | 3 | Coursera | Google Data Analytics | 3 |
| IS 380 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 | |||
| Total | 15 | 12 |
Free Electives[edit | edit source]
| ID | Course | Credits | Course
Provider |
Course Name | CUNY SPS
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Project Management | 6 | ||||
| Pick whatever you want | 36 | Whatever
Note: Doing a Google cert is an easy way to get credit. |
30 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 36 |
Total Transfer Credit[edit | edit source]
| ID | Course | Credits | Course
Provider |
Course Name | CUNY SPS
Credit (Max 105 transfer) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | 30 | |||
| Major Requirements | 33 | 21 | |||
| Major Requirements - Technical Track | 15 | 12 | |||
| Free Electives | 36 | 36 | |||
| Total | 120 | 99 |
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