Answer: In general, you can graduate under the CIS degrees listed in any of the OCC catalogs that were in effect during the time you have been actively taking CIS classes. You, the student, can choose which degree best fits your graduation needs.

If you choose to graduate with one of the older degrees, you will most likely find a course listed as "required" for that degree which is no longer offered by the CIS discipline. There are a couple of ways this can be resolved. In some cases, the CIS department has identified a course in the new curriculum that is equivalent to the old course. In such a case, the catalog description of the new course will say that it "replaces" the old course.

For example, in the new catalog, CIS 2232's description includes the line "Replaces CIS 2050 (2003-2004)", indicating that this course is equivalent to CIS 2050 for the purposes of graduation requirements. (This also makes it equivalent for the prerequisite checks -- i.e., if a new course has a prerequisite of CIS 2232, then CIS 2050 will also satisfy the prerequisite check).

If you cannot find an equivalent course in the new curriculum, you will have to check with the CIS department chairperson to find out which course(s) in the new curriculum will satisfy an older graduation requirement. This will require the signing of a "Course Substitution Form", obtained from your CIS counselor and signed by the CIS department chairperson.

You can also choose to graduate with one of the degrees in the new curriculum. In this case, you may need to substitute some of the courses you have taken under the old curriculum for the newer courses in the new curriculum.