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Information Science Minor

Student

Program Requirements

Total hours for all minor coursework: 19-20 hours

Minimum 2.0 GPA in INFO courses.

1. Introductory Courses—4 credit hours

Choose one:

INFO 1111 Introduction to Information Science: Understanding the World Through Data—4 credit hours
INFO 1121: Introduction to Information Science: Designing Interactions—4 credit hours

2. Literacies—3 credit hours

Choose one:

INFO 1101 Compuation in Society—3 credit hours
INFO 1201 Computational Reasoning 1: Expression and Media Transformation—3 credit hours
INFO 2301 Quantitative Reasoning 2: Uncertainty & Inference—3 credit hours
- INFO 1301 prerequisite and INFO 1201 prerequisite or equivalents

3. Personalization —12-13 credit hours

Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division (3000-4000 level)

INFO 1101² Computation in Society
INFO 1111² Introduction to Information Science: Understanding the World Through Data
INFO 1121² Introduction to Information Science: Designing Interactions
INFO 1201²Computational Reasoning 1: Expression and Media Transformation
INFO 2131 Information Ecosystems
INFO 2201 Computational Reasoning 2: Representations of Data
INFO 2301² Quantative Reasoning for Information Science
INFO 3101²History of Computing and Information
INFO 3401¹ Information Exploration
INFO 3402¹ Information Exposition
INFO 3XXX Any "Investigations in Information Science" course¹
INFO 4XXX Any "Mastery in Information Science" course¹
¹Must meet prerequesites
²Cannot count as both required and personalization

Interested in this minor?

If you are not a CMCI major and wish to declare a CMCI minor, please fill out the CMCI Minor Declaration form. You can also drop by CMCI advising, at Stadium 110 between Gate 2 and Gate 3 and fill out a minor form.

If you are a CMCI major, you may discuss and declare the minor with your CMCI advisor. You can also declare by filling out the CMCI Minor Declaration form or by filling out a minor form at the front desk of CMCI advising.

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