Business Analytics AA, Statewide Program: 620

: 620

The associate of arts in Business Analytics is designed to meet the growing demand for highly skilled professionals with analytics expertise. The program grounds students in general business courses, including economics and accounting, and builds essential skills in business analytics, statistics, scripting in programming language, data visualization, and applied decision-making. You will gain hands-on experience in using Excel, R, Tableau, and SQL in business analytics to summarize, visualize, and analyze data. The program is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year college and major in business analytics.

General Education Course Selections

Click here to view the Foundation/Distribution Courses for selection to fulfill the General Education course requirements.

Suggested Course Sequence

Students should complete the required English and Math foundation courses within the first 24 credit hours. All students should review the Program Advising Guide and consult an advisor.

First Semester

ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3 semester hours *
MATH 117 - Elements of Statistics 3 semester hours (MATF)
Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution 3 semester hours (BSSD) ** ‡
COMM 112 - Business and Professional Speech Communication 3 semester hours (HUMD)
OR
COMM 108 - Foundations of Human Communication 3 semester hours (HUMD)
BSAN 101 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 semester hours

Second Semester

English Foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
Arts Distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD) ‡
PHIL 140 - Introduction to the Study of Ethics 3 semester hours (HUMD)
CMSC 135 - Introduction to Scripting 3 semester hours
MATH 150 - Elementary Applied Calculus I 4 semester hours
OR
MATH 181 - Calculus I 4 semester hours †

Third Semester

ECON 201 - Principles of Economics I 3 semester hours (BSSD)
Natural Sciences Distribution with or without Lab 3 semester hours (NSD)
Arts Distribution (ARTD), Humanities Distribution (HUMD) or Health (HLTH) General Education Course 3 semester hours (GEIR) ‡
ACCT 221 - Accounting I 4 semester hours
DATA 110 - Data Visualization and Communication 3 semester hours

Fourth Semester

Natural Sciences Distribution with Lab 4 semester hours (NSLD)
ACCT 222 - Accounting II 4 semester hours
BSAN 250 - Business Analytics Capstone 2 semester hours
ECON 202 - Principles of Economics II 3 semester hours

Total Credit Hours: 60

* ENGL 101 /ENGL 011 , if needed for ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 . Please consult an advisor or transfer institution for assistance with course selection.

** Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSSD) should be from different disciplines.

† Many, but not all, four year institutions require MATH 150 or MATH 181 . Students should consult with an advisor regarding the requirements of transfer institutions.

‡ AA and AS programs require one global and cultural perspectives (GCP) General Education course.

Program Outline / Degree Requirements

Foundation Courses

English Foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
MATH 117 - Elements of Statistics 3 semester hours (MATF)

Distribution Courses

Arts Distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD) ‡
PHIL 140 - Introduction to the Study of Ethics 3 semester hours (HUMD)
ECON 201 - Principles of Economics I 3 semester hours (BSSD)
Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution 3 semester hours (BSSD) ** ‡
Natural Sciences Distribution with or without Lab 3 semester hours (NSD)
Natural Sciences Distribution with Lab 4 semester hours (NSLD)

General Education Institutional Requirements

COMM 112 - Business and Professional Speech Communication 3 semester hours (HUMD)
OR
COMM 108 - Foundations of Human Communication 3 semester hours (HUMD)
Arts Distribution (ARTD), Humanities Distribution (HUMD) or Health (HLTH) General Education Course 3 semester hours (GEIR) ‡

Program Requirements

ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3 semester hours *
ACCT 221 - Accounting I 4 semester hours
ACCT 222 - Accounting II 4 semester hours
BSAN 101 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 semester hours
BSAN 250 - Business Analytics Capstone 2 semester hours
CMSC 135 - Introduction to Scripting 3 semester hours
DATA 110 - Data Visualization and Communication 3 semester hours
ECON 202 - Principles of Economics II 3 semester hours
MATH 150 - Elementary Applied Calculus I 4 semester hours
OR
MATH 181 - Calculus I 4 semester hours †

Total Credit Hours: 60

* ENGL 101 /ENGL 011 , if needed for ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 . Please consult an advisor or transfer institution for assistance with course selection.

** Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSSD) should be from different disciplines.

† Many, but not all, four year institutions require MATH 150 or MATH 181 . Students should consult with an advisor regarding the requirements of transfer institutions.

‡ AA and AS programs require one global and cultural perspectives (GCP) General Education course.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:

Employ business analytics tools and techniques for the purpose of using data to inform organizational decision-making related to core business functions.
Understand, evaluate, and apply ethical principles and practices in the data lifecycle.
Demonstrate competency using appropriate statistical methods to engage in descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to gain business insights.
Develop original analyses and prescribe solutions related to scenarios involving the core business functions of operations, finance and accounting, marketing, and human resources.
Summarize and communicate findings of analyses using charts, graphs, infographics, and dashboards.