Program Overview

B.S. in Business Analytics

General Education Requirements

• Academic Foundations
  • First Year Experience requirement (4 credits)
  • English Composition requirement (6-7 credits)
  • Mathematics requirement (3-4 credits)
    • Select one of the following:
      • MAT 113: Algebra and Functions
      • MAT 115: Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry
      • MAT 131: Precalculus
      • MAT 143: Brief Calculus 2
      • MAT 161: Calculus I
• Interdisciplinary requirement (3 credits)
• Diverse Communities requirement (3 credits)
• Ethics requirement (3 credits)
• Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
  • Science requirement (6-8 credits)
    • GEO 104: Introduction to Geospatial Technology and Analytics
    • or CSC 112: Programming & Data Science
  • Behavioral & Social Science requirement (6 credits)
    • ECO 111: Principles of Economics (Macro)
  • Humanities requirement (6 credits)
    • Select one of the following:
      • PHI 101: World Philosophies
      • PHI 150: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
      • PHI 180: Introduction to Ethics
  • Arts requirement (3 credits)

Additional Baccalaureate Requirements

• University Requirements
  • Writing Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
  • Speaking Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
    • SPK 208: Public Speaking
    • or SPK 230: Business and Professional Speech Communication
• Degree Requirements
  • Capstone requirement (1-15 credits)

Major Requirements

• Pre-Business Requirements
  • ECO 111: Principles of Economics (Macro)
  • ECO 112: Principles of Economics (Micro)
  • ACC 201: Financial Accounting
  • ECO 251: Business Analytics I
  • MAT 143: Brief Calculus
  • or MAT 161: Calculus I
  • MGT 200: Principles of Management
  • MKT 250: Principles of Marketing
• Business Core
  • ACC 202: Managerial Accounting
  • BLA 201: Legal Environment of Business
  • ECO 351: Business Analytics II
  • FIN 325: Corporate Finance
  • MGT 313: Business and Society
  • MGT 341: Production and Operations Management
  • MGT 499: Business Policy and Strategy
• BUA Required Courses
  • GEO 325: Intro Business GIS
  • or ACC 330: Accounting Data Analytics
  • FIN 336: Python for Business Analytics
  • or ECO 361: Business Analytics Using R
  • FIN 385: Data Mining with Python
  • or ECO 362: Data Mining with R
  • MGT 411: Communicating Business Insights and Ethics in Big Data
  • MKT 368: Customer Database Management
  • or MIS 300: Introduction to Management Information Systems
• BUA Electives
  • Select 6 credits of electives from either 1) BUA required courses that have not already been completed, 2) additional 300/400-level BUA courses, or 3) the following list:
    • ACC 330: Accounting Data Analytics
    • ECO 370: The Economics of Health Care
    • ECO 371: Business Forecasting
    • FIN 346: Equity Asset Valuation
    • FIN 360: Financial Analysis Using Excel
    • GEO 325: Intro Business GIS
    • GEO 401: Internet Mapping
    • GEO 425: Business GIS Applications
    • GEO 427: Geodatabase System
    • MIS 301: Introduction to Business's Software
    • MIS 302: Data Analytics
    • MIS 303: Simulation
    • MKT 360: Marketing Research
    • MKT 365: Marketing Analytics
    • MKT 369: Artificial Intelligence for Business
    • SCM 351: Supply Chain Management
• Student Electives
  • Complete as many additional credits required to reach 120 total credits.
• Capstone Requirement
  • BUA 400: Senior Seminar in Business Analytics

Total Minimum Credits Required

• 120 credits

Notes

• A minimum grade of C is required in these courses.
• If either of these MAT courses is completed with a grade of C or better to fulfill general education requirements, then a free elective may be substituted.
• This course fulfills the Capstone requirement.
• Internal/external transfer students who have already taken two approved general education science classes are exempt from CSC 112 or GEO 104.
• Must be completed prior to applying to any business major.
• A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required to register for 300- or 400-level business classes.