MCIS General Information

Mission Statement

The mission of the Mathematical, Computing and Information Sciences Department is to provide quality programs for three Bachelor of Science degrees and two Master of Science degrees. The MCIS Department also provides a minor in four programs and provides the courses for students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in secondary mathematics. The programs of this department place a strong emphasis on quality teaching and encourage research and other scholarly activities to strengthen this emphasis. In its presentation of the programs, the Department attempts to provide a balance between the theoretical and the practical.

The MCIS Department provides the appropriate courses for its own majors and minors in addition to several service courses in Mathematics and Computer Science for other disciplines. In conjunction with Academic Computer Services, the Department attempts to provide all undergraduate students access to modern computing laboratories.

Assessment Activities

We administer the Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT) for Computer Science and for Mathematics.
We administer an Exit Survey and Senior Exit Interviews to graduating seniors in each of our major areas (CS and MS) in the fall and spring.
We administer an alumnus questionnaire specific to our fields, which accompanies the University alumni questionnaire.
The students are tracked in the MS 100 and MS 112 math classes.

Accreditation

Effective October 1, 2003, the Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems were accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET, Inc.

For more information about Mathematics or Computer Science at JSU, contact:
MCIS Department
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
(256) 782-5269
Fax: (256) 782-5261
anderson@jsu.edu