BA in Data Analytics
Standards for Admission and Graduation
Admission requirement: MA151 College Algebra or equivalent
Graduation requirement: Cumulative average GPA of 2.0 in all required major coursework
Degree Requirements
The Core Curriculum (47-53 hours)
Please reference the Core Curriculum Requirements.
As a part of the Core Curriculum requirements, MA151 is specifically required for a BA in Data Analytics.
Major Program Requirements (42 hours)
| DS101 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 3 |
| CS201 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
| MA208 | Statistics | 3 |
| AC211 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BU221 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| EC305 | Data Analytics for Econ and Finance | 3 |
| CS307 | Database Systems Design and Mgmt | 3 |
| CS312 | Programming with R | 3 |
| DS344 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| DS350 | Data Ethics | 3 |
| DS400W | Data Analytics Capstone | 3 |
| Choose 9 credits of Data Analytics electives | 9 |
Data Analytics Electives
Students must complete 9 hours of Data Analytics Electives chosen from the list below.
| AC301W | Fraud and Forensic Examination | 3 |
| AC370W | Case Studies in Fraud | 3 |
| BU310 | Finance I | 3 |
| CS234 | Introduction to C++ | 3 |
| CS345 | Intro to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| CS360 | Cyber Security I | 3 |
| CS370 | Cyber Security II | 3 |
| CS371 | Introduction to Data Mining | 3 |
| CS460 | Cyber Forensics | 3 |
| DH400 | Methods in Digital Humanities | 3 |
| DS300 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| DS388 | Fraud Analytics I | 3 |
| DS389 | Fraud Analytics II | 3 |
| MA305 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| MA311 | Elementary Linear Algebra | 3 |
| Internship | 3 |
General Electives (25-31 hours)