Business Analytics, B.S.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and MATH 1021 ; 2.3 Cumulative GPA.

• ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ISDS 1102 , MATH 1431 ; 2.3 Business GPA; 2.6 Cumulative GPA.

• ACCT 2001 Introductory Financial Accounting (3)
• ISDS 1102 Introduction to Management Information Systems for Business Majors (3)
• MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3)
• Oral and Written Communication Requirement 1 (3)²
• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ACCT 2001 , ECON 2000 ; 2.3 Business GPA; 2.6 Cumulative GPA .

• ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• ISDS 2000 Business Statistics and Analytics I (3)
• ACCT 2101 Introductory Managerial Accounting (3) ⁴
• Oral and Written Communication Requirement 2 (3)³
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 4

CRITICAL: ECON 2010 , ISDS 2000 ; Admission to the College; 2.3 Business GPA; 2.6 Cumulative GPA.

• ECON 2035 Money, Banking and Macroeconomic Activity (3) ⁴
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• ISDS 2001 Business Statistics and Analytics II (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Semester 5

CRITICAL: ”C” or better in ENGL 2000 ; ACCT 2101 .

• BLAW 3201 Business Law (3)
• MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
• FIN 3716 Principles of Finance (3)
• ISDS 3115 Introduction to Operations Management (3)
• MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3)

Semester 6

• GBUS 3301 Descriptive Analytics (3)
• GBUS 3302 Predictive Analytics (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Approved Business Courses (3)⁵
• Elective (3)⁶

Semester 7

• GBUS 3304 Visual Analytics (3)
• Approved Business Courses (9)⁵
• Elective (3)⁶

Semester 8

• MGT 3830 Strategic Management (3)
• Approved Business Courses (9)⁵
• Elective (3)⁶

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT: If two course sequence is taken in the physical science, the additional three hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

² - Oral and Written Communication Requirement 1: Choose from CMST 2060 , CMST 2061 , or CMST 2064 .
A Communication Intensive (C-I) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Communication Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

³ - Oral and Written Communication Requirement 2: Choose from CMST 2060 , CMST 2061 , or CMST 4113 .
A Communication Intensive (C-I) course may be substituted for the Oral and Written Communication Requirement with permission from an academic advisor.

⁴ - Business students cannot receive credit for ACCT 2000 , ECON 2030 , FIN 3715  or ISDS 1100 .

⁵ - Business electives must be 3000/4000 level; MGT 3320 Strategic Human Resource Management  is strongly recommended to be taken before MGT 4321 Human Resource Analytics . Business electives must include 12 hours of business analytics courses selected from ACCT 3025 , FIN 4820 , ISDS 3303 , MGT 4321 , and MKT 3501  or courses approved by the faculty advisor.  

⁶ - ELECTIVES: See “Electives ” under “Degree Requirements of the College  .”