Business Analytics, B.S.
B.S. in Business Analytics Program is designed to fulfill the educational needs of students who want to pursue a career in business analytics. The program offers the same high-quality business education as the other specialized business degrees (Accounting, Business, Finance, Management of Information Systems, Management, and Marketing) while providing students with a broader education in business and preparing them for business analytics-related positions in organizations.
The B.S. in Business Analytics degree program includes:
• Common Business Core (27 credits)
• Business Analytics Core (12 credits)
• Business Analytics Electives (12 credits)
• Business Electives (6 credits)
• School of Business Additional Requirements (6 credits)
This is an interdisciplinary program. In addition to the standard business analytics elective courses, six elective courses are from Data Science (DATA 101, 102, 202, 301, 311, 471). The courses that make up the program are offered in multiple formats, including on-ground, hybrid, and online, to provide scheduling flexibility.
A minor is not required.
Major Requirements (57 credits)
Common Business Core (27 credits)
| AC 211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AC 212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 295 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| LAW 250 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| MC 207 | Managerial Communication I | 3 |
| MGT 295 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MIS 201 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 295 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 480 | Capstone Seminar | 0 |
| MGT 480 | Strategic Management | 3 |
Business Analytics Core(12 credits)
Business Analytics Electives (12 credits)
| DATA 101 | Fundamentals of Data Science | 4 |
| DATA 201 | Classification Analytics | 4 |
| DATA 202 | Estimation and Clustering Analytics | 4 |
| DATA 301 | Data Science Using Python | 4 |
| DATA 311 | Information Visualization | 4 |
| DATA 471 | Big Data and Cloud Computing | 3 |
| AC 335 | Accounting Analytics and Professional Competencies | 3 |
| AC 340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 310 | Principles of Investments | 3 |
| FIN 440 | Financial Modeling and Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 333 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MKT 373 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MKT 380 | Market Data Analysis | 3 |
| MKT 482 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| MIS 310 | Contemporary Business Applications Development I | 3 |
| MIS 463 | Analytics Applications | 3 |
Business Electives (6 credits) -- Students must select 6 credits of 300- or 400-level School of Business courses from: AC, ENT, FIN, LAW, MGT, MIS, and MKT
These credits can be used to complete prerequisites required by Business Analytics Electives
Additional Requirements
| BUS 250 | Introduction to Business Analytics and Skills | 3 |
| STAT 201 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
Accelerate Central B.S. Business Analytics / M.B.A. Program
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. Business Analytics / M.B.A. Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Business Analytics courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Business Analytics elective courses. In addition, up to two three (3)-credit graduate courses may be taken before matriculation as a graduate student; these 2 courses will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.B.A. program.
Eligible students can apply to the Accelerate Central B.S. Business Analytics / M.B.A. Program during their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Business Analytics and a M.B.A. in Business Analytics in as few as five years on a full-time basis.
Students who are accepted into Accelerate Central B.S. Business Analytics / M.B.A. Program will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their Bachelor's degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor's degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Recruitment & Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their Bachelor's degree.
Eligibility
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
- Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
- Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
- Admission to School of Business Business Analytics major.
- Meet the M.B.A. program admission criteria.
How to Apply
Students will submit Change of Major form and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Business Analytics professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.
Total Credit Hours: 120