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Qualifying Examination
To qualify to take the Qualifying Examination, a student must have completed all
the core courses, or enrolled in the courses during the term when she or he plans
to take the examination. Students will have three chances to take and pass the
exam. The exam will be given in the first week of December, May and August.

Advancement to Candidacy
Students are advanced to candidacy upon completion of the core coursework
required for the qualifying examination with a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 3.25 and passing the qualifying examination. It is the
responsibility of the student to apply for advancement to candidacy.

Information Systems Analyst Certificate Program
The requisite conditions for the certificate program are the same as for the MS-
MIS degree program. The purpose of the certificate program is to prepare
management professionals to serve as the liaisons between functional units and
the information processing/computer operations unit in organizations. The
certificate program emphasizes the assessment of information management
needs and the design of systems to meet those needs. Requirements for the
certificate are fifteen (15) credit hours.

The required courses are listed below:

INSS 615 - Principles and Practices of Information Systems Development
INSS 630 - Information Systems in Organizations
INSS 640 - Information Systems Analysis & Design
INSS 650 - Database Management & Decision Systems
INSS 775 - Information Systems Project Management, or
INSS 785 - Project & Change Management in Information Assurance

Students who do not have a solid background in computer information systems
will be required to complete INSS 505 and/or INSS 510 as prerequisite courses.

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