Business Information and Analytics, BSB

PNW General Education Core (31 Credits Minimum)

• English Composition (6 Credits):  
  • ENGL 10400 - English Composition I   or ENGL 10000 - English Composition  
  • ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits):  COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits):  MA 15300 - College Algebra  
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Select from the Natural Sciences Core List  
• Technology (3 Credits):  ISM 10200 - Computer Utilization For Management  
• Humanities (3 Credits):  Select from the Humanities Core list   
• Social Sciences (3 Credits):  SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology  or PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology  
• Additional Credits (3 Credits):  MA 15910 - Introduction To Calculus  
• General Education Elective (3 Credits):  Select one course from the General Education Core list, except FYE   
• First Year Experience (1 Credit):  BUSM 10000 - Freshman Seminar In Business  

Business Core (50 Credits)

• ACC 20000 - Introductory Accounting
• ACC 20100 - Management Accounting I
• BIZA 22500 - Fundamental Managerial Statistics
• BUSM 10100 - Introduction To Business
• BUSM 20000 - Second Year Seminar in Business
• BUSM 30000 - Third Year Seminar In Business
• BUSM 32000 - Business Communication or COM 39400 - Business Communication  
• BUSM 35400 - Legal Foundations Of Business I
• BUSM 36000 - Production And Operations Management
• BUSM 38000 - International Business
• BUSM 40000 - Fourth Year Seminar In Business
• BUSM 45000 - Strategic Management: Capstone
• ECON 25100 - Microeconomics
• ECON 25200 - Macroeconomics
• FIN 31000 - Financial Management
• ISM 21100 - Principles Of Information Systems
• MKG 22400 - Principles Of Marketing
• OBHR 33000 - Introduction To Organizational Behavior
• PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions or BUSM 34400 - Business Ethics  

Business Information and Analytics Major Core (12 Credits)

• BIZA 35000 - Data Management For Business or ISM 30800 - Database Management Analysis And Design  
• BIZA 42000 - Decision Analytics or ISM 32000 - Advanced Spreadsheet Applications For Business  
• BIZA 43000 - Data Preparation And Visualization or ISM 41800 - Knowledge Management And Business Intelligence  
• BIZA 49000 - Senior Project

Other Required Courses (27 Credits)

• Major Electives (12 Credits): Any four (4) BIZA or ISM courses at 30000 level or higher (except the courses listed as major core), including:
  • BIZA 32500, BIZA 41000
  • ISM 30700, ISM 30800, ISM 31800, ISM 32500, ISM 40800, ISM 41600, ISM 48600, ISM 48901
  • Permission of the Department Chair
• Business Electives (9 credits): Any three (3) College of Business courses 30000 level or higher.
  • COB subject codes include: ACC, BIZA, BUSM, CIS, ENTR, FIN, ISM, MKG, or OBHR.
• Free Electives (6 credits): Any two (2) courses 10000 level or higher, except CHM 10000, GNS 29000, MA 11100, and MA 11500

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of C required for all courses (unless otherwise noted); 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required. EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Business Elective – Any College of Business 3-credit hour course 30000 level or higher.

•  College of Business subject codes include: ACC, BIZA, BUSM, CIS, ENTR, FIN, ISM, MKG, and OBHR.

Note 2: Free Elective – Any course 10000 level or higher except for CHM 10000, GNS 29000, MA 11100  and MA 11500. For Finance majors or minors, you must take MA 15910

Note 3: BUSM 40000 and BUSM 45000 - must be taken in the semester during which a student expects to Graduate.

Note 4: Major Elective - Any BIZA or ISM course at 30000 level or higher, including

• BIZA 32500, BIZA 41000
• ISM 30700, ISM 30800 (if not taken as part of the Major Core requirements), ISM 31800, ISM 32500, ISM 40800, ISM 41600, ISM 48600, ISM 48901
• Or Permission of the Department Chair

Recommended Natural Science courses: FN 30300, FIS 14000, SCI 10300, SCI 10400, SCI 10500, SCI 11200, SCI 11300, SCI 11400, SCI 12200, SCI 13100, SCI 15000 or EAS courses

General Education Elective - any course from the university approved general education courses list.

Experiential Learning Requirement (EL) - Any course that has been officially designated as experiential learning. The approved COB EL courses are:  BUSM 45000, CIS 40000, CIS 42600, ENTR 40000, ENTR 40100, ISM 48600, MKG 42000, MKG 42800, MKG 42900, MKG 43300, OBHR 43600, and OBHR 44400.

Students should check the course schedule for courses which may have newly received EL designation.