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 (3 credits)
This is an interdisciplinary program. In addition to the standard business analytics elective courses, six elective courses are from Data Science (DATA 101, DATA 102, DATA 202, DATA 301, DATA 311, DATA 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)
Business Analytics Core(12 credits)
Business Analytics Electives (12 credits)
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
Additional Requirements
Accelerate 91精品 B.S. Business Analytics / M.B.A. Program
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate 91精品 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鈥檚 B.S. program and transferred into the student鈥檚 M.B.A. program.
Eligible students can apply to the Accelerate 91精品 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 91精品 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 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鈥檚 Office will change the student鈥檚 undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate 91精品 program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.
Total Credit Hours: 120