Advising Schedule and Announcements Dr. Lloyd D. Brooks, Professor of Management Information Systems Room 316, Fogelman College of Business and Economics

Last Update:  June 8, 2010

Advising Schedule

• By appointment

Announcements

• MIS 7060 is a frequent prerequisite for the MIS concentration and should be taken during the first semester.  Students who are assigned this prerequisite and feel that they have taken equivalent courses should provide a proposal to the departmental advisor which includes a completed request form, transcripts, and course descriptions to support their proposal.  This request should be presented to the departmental advisor prior to or during the first semester of course work in order to be considered. Academic credit must have been earned in a programming course and in a course that included file structures as a major component of the course.  See the departmental advisor for additional details.  Students may be assigned other prerequisites as deemed useful for completing the degree program and then progressing to a successful career in the information technology area.
• MIS 7070 or equivalent course is a prerequisite for the MIS concentration.  This course is normally assigned to students who have undergraduate degrees in content areas outside of the MIS field. If assigned as a prerequisite, this course must be taken during the first semester of enrollment with the exception of the summer term.
• MIS 7640 is a capstone course and should be taken during the last semester prior to graduation.
• Students who are assigned IEI as a prerequisite must enroll in the IEI program during the first semester of enrollment.
• Students may generally take courses required for the degree program at the same time that prerequisites are being completed.  However, prerequisites should be completed during the first semester that the courses are offered after being accepted into the MSBA degree program.
• The departmental advisor does not have input into awarding of assistantships.  Applications are available in the Graduate Programs Office, Room 101.
• The Graduate Bulletin and other academic information can be located online at the following link: Graduate Bulletin
Prospective MSBA degree students with a concentration in Management Information Systems can use either GRE or GMAT exam scores for admission.  The University Testing Center administers the GRE exam on a regular basis.  The URL for the GRE site is:  http://www.ets.org  The URL for the GMAT site is:   http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT
• International students who need transcripts or other credentials evaluated by the World Education Services can find information at the following Web site:  http://www.wes.org      The listing should be on a course-by-course basis.  An official copy of the transcript should also be sent to the University of Memphis Graduate Admissions Office.  International students will find useful information at the following web site:  http://cipsweb.memphis.edu
• The home page URL for the Fogelman College of Business and Economics is:  http://business.memphis.edu   You will find several informational links from this web site and the University web site.  The URL for the University of Memphis is:  http://www.memphis.edu

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