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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED

BUSINESS Business Information BS
ADMINISTRATION Systems

Chair: David Anyiwo

Professor: David Anyiwo

Associate Professor: Azene Zenebe

Assistant Professor: Andrew Mangle

Lecturer: Elmer Yorkman, Andrea Calloway

MISSION
The mission of the MIS Department reflects the five core values of Bowie State University: excellence,
civility, integrity, diversity, and accountability. The Department seeks to produce graduates who are
technologically astute, think critically, and demonstrate proficiency in information technology fields, and
are prepared for leadership in the application of information technology in business and societal problem
solving as well as in locating and seizing opportunities in the constantly changing marketplace.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Management Information Systems offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration with concentration in Business Information Systems.

Entering students are expected to successfully satisfy the requirements for the business mathematics
proficiency course by taking BUAD-100 (Business Mathematics). All majors are required to earn at least
a “C” grade in all courses in their major program. Graduating seniors are encouraged to take the
national standardized Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) during the Fall semester of their
senior year. After completing Expository Writing (ENGL 101) and Argument and Research/ENGL 102),
students must take and successfully pass the Bowie State University English Proficiency Examination.
Transfer students who completed their English composition requirements at another institution must
also take the Bowie State University English Proficiency Examination during their First Semester of
enrollment at the University.

Students are expected to familiarize themselves and comply with the College of Business and their
respective department’s standards for graduation. Each student’s program is individually reviewed and
may be adjusted to reflect student’s academic background and career goals.

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