Computer Science or Computer Information Systems? Which is better?

I am a freshman in college, currently majoring in Computer Science. However, since I stink at math, I am reconsidering my major. Is CIS a worse degree than CS? Can I expect to still have a good career if I major in CIS rather than CS?

Computer Science or Computer Information Systems? Which is better?
CIS wouldn't necessarily have fewer opportunities than CS major. Do the best you can and be on top of the field is the important part.





Best wishes.
Reply:Your problem with CIS is that a LOT of US domestic IT has been outsourced to other countries where the wages are 1/10th that of the US.





CIS is not necessarily a worse degree that pure CS, it just doesn't have the career potential upside that pure CS does. Your career is bound to be less lucrative with CIS degree, but by other measures of "good" it could be OK.





I'd advise to try to stick out the maths and get a pure CS degree.
Reply:Background: I'm a PhD student in computer science with BS and MS degrees in CS. My little brother is currently working on his CIS undergrad.





CS is definitely going to require a bit of math; at the school I went to, you had to do enough math for a minor just to get the CS major. Required courses included linear algebra, differential equations, and 2 1/2 semesters of calculus. CIS requires much less (since my brother had college calculus in high school he hasn't taken ANY math in college) but you have to take business classes instead. It all depends on what you're interested in; I find the computer theory fascinating and don't care for business so much, which is why I'm in CS. CIS might actually make you more employable since you have the business background.