Business Analytics (BS)

Program requirements for the Business Analytics (BS) degree.

University Core – 36 credits

Area I: Writing (6)

  • ENG 101 English Composition I
  • ENG 102 English Composition II: Research & Argument

Area II: Quantitative Reasoning (6)

  • STA 201 Introduction to Statistics (3)
  • MAT 115 College Algebra (3)

Area III: Computing & Information Literacy (6)

  • UNI 110 Information Literacy & Research (3)
  • UNI 120 Data & AI Literacy (3)

Area IV: Communication (3)

  • COM 110 Public Speaking / Professional Communication (3)

Area V: Civics/Global/Ethics (9)

  • POL 101 American Government (3)
  • PHI 120 Ethics (3)
  • GEO 120 Global Systems & Cultures (3)

Area VI: Humanities/Social Science/Arts (6)

  • Choose any two 3-credit courses from College of Arts & Humanities, College of Social &
  • Behavioral Sciences, College of Creative & Performing Arts

Major Core – 45 credits

  • BAN 201 Intro Business Analytics (3)
  • BAN 210 Business Statistics & Modeling (3)
  • BAN 220 Spreadsheet Modeling (3)
  • BAN 230 SQL for Analytics (3)
  • BAN 240 Data Visualization (3)
  • BAN 310 Predictive Analytics (3)
  • BAN 320 Optimization & Decision Science (3)
  • BAN 330 Experimentation & A/B Testing (3)
  • BAN 340 Data Engineering Basics (3)
  • BAN 350 Analytics for Finance/Marketing (3)
  • BAN 360 Analytics Communication (3)
  • BAN 370 Business Intelligence & Dashboards (3)
  • BAN 490 Analytics Capstone (3)
  • FIN 331 Financial Modeling (3)
  • STA 360 Machine Learning for Stats (3)

Electives – 39 credits

  • 18 credits upper-division (300–400 level) from BAN + STA + DAS + INF
  • 9 credits upper-division (300–400 level) business domain electives (FIN/MKT/SCL/MGT)
  • 12 credits free electives