Business Information Systems BS - Business Analytics

The BANA option focuses on identifying, exploring, and analyzing data for solving business problems. Students learn how to design databases, build data warehouses, manage big data, develop reporting and business intelligence platforms, visualize data, create dashboards, and apply appropriate analytical methods for business decision-making. Some of the topics covered include data mining, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), data wrangling, SQL, NoSQL, OLAP, OLTP, descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.

International students applying for freshman admission must have graduated from a college-preparatory high school program and must not have completed or attempted any college or university coursework after high school graduation. Applicants are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) on the U.S. 4.0 grading scale. SAT or ACT scores are not required for admission, although submitting higher-level test scores may help students qualify for higher-level English and/or mathematics courses.