Admission Requirements
Conditions for acceptance into the B.S. Management Program are as follow:
- G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher with 30 or more completed semester hours. If fewer than 30 credits have been completed, GPA will be calculated from all transfer institutions attended.
- Complete the GE Foundation requirements with a “C” or better:
- Complete all of the following with a “C” or better:
General Education 32
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19
Humanities 6
*ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 6
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
*HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 7
Select one Lab Science course from the following areas:
| Lab Science: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Earth Science, Forensic Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Physics or Sustainability Sciences | 4 |
Additional Required Courses 12
Additional Required Courses 12
Academic Major 55
All Major courses require a grade of C or better.
Business Core Requirements 31
Business Analytics Core Requirements 12
| MGS 3001 | PYTHON PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| MGS 3101 | FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
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| MGS 3701 | DATA MINING IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| OR | |
| MKT 3950 | DATA MINING IN BUSINESS | 3 |
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| 4701 | INTEGRATIVE APPLICATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
Business Analytics Electives 9
**CPS 2231 or MATH 2415; Prerequisites for MATH 3700 and MATH 4710.
| Select any 3 courses from the following list | |
| GBUS 4310 | GLOBAL BUSINESS RESEARCH & ANALYTICS | 3 |
| MATH 3700 | BIG DATA COMPUTING | 3 |
| MATH 4710 | DATA VISUALIZATION | 3 |
| MGS 3110 | MANAGERIAL DECISION MODELING | 3 |
| MGS 3120 | ADV STAT METH IN MGT SCI | 3 |
| MGS 3130 | FORECASTING TECH IN BUS & ECO | 3 |
| MGS 3501 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| MGS 4041 | BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MKT 3550 | MARKETING RESEARCH | 3 |
MGS 3000-4000 (No Co-op or Internship credits allowed in this area)
Major Capstone Course 3
MGS 4999 Writing Emphasis Course (WE) Course required by Major. A grade of C or better is required.
Free Electives 21
(At least 50% must be 3000/4000 level)
MGS 3291 (1 credit), MGS 3292 (2 credits) or MGS 3293 (3 credits): Optional Internship/Co-op
MGS 1996: Optional Research Initiative, may be taken twice for credit.