Business Major: Data Analytics Option (A.S.)
Degree Requirements
Major, Option, and Elective Requirements as indicated.
*Major GPA requirements as indicated.
General Education Program Requirements
A minimum grade of D- is required in all General Education coursework. Students are allowed a maximum of one course overlap between the Major and General Education areas.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 420 | The Writing Process | 4 |
| COM 460 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics | 4 |
| COM 480 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| CRIT 501 | Introduction to Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Math for Our World | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Pre-Calculus | ||
| Knowledge of Human Behavior & Social Systems | 4 | |
| Knowledge of the Physical & Natural World | 4 | |
| Knowledge of Human Thought & Expression | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
Major Requirements
A minimum grade of C- is required in all Major and Option coursework. Students are allowed a maximum of one course overlap between the Major/Option and General Education areas.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Business | ||
| APST 405 | Career Development and Planning | 2 |
| CMPL 402 | Excel | 2 |
| MGMT 410 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| Students should not take both ACCT 532 and MGMT 569 as part of their major elective group. | ||
| Financial Accounting | ||
or ECO 470 | Principles of Economics | |
or HRM 420 | Human Resource Management | |
or MGMT 569 | Budget Management | |
or MKT 510 | Principles of Marketing | |
| Option in Data Analytics | ||
| DAT 510 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 |
| DAT 535 | Data Mining, Cleaning, and Visualization | 4 |
| DAT 610 | Data Analytics and Technologies | 4 |
| or DAT 620 | Data Analytics in Business Intelligence | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |
Electives
Open electives are courses students will need to take in addition to their general education and major requirements in order to satisfy the remaining credit totals for their programs. Open electives are defined as any credit course offered by the College not already included in the student's general education, major, concentration or minor. Students will need 60 credits total to graduate with an associate degree.
This degree plan is a sample and does not reflect the impact of transfer credit or current course offerings. UNH CPS Online undergraduate students should develop individual academic plans with their academic advisor during their first year at UNH.
Sample Course Sequence
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| APST 405 | Career Development and Planning | 2 |
| CMPL 402 | Excel | 2 |
| ENG 420 | The Writing Process | 4 |
| MGMT 410 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Math for Our World | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Pre-Calculus | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| COM 460 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics | 4 |
| CRIT 501 | Introduction to Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| DAT 510 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 |
| General Education Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COM 480 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| DAT 535 | Data Mining, Cleaning, and Visualization | 4 |
| ACCT 532 | Financial Accounting or Principles of Economics or Human Resource Management or Budget Management or Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| General Education Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| DAT 610 or DAT 620 | Data Analytics and Technologies or Data Analytics in Business Intelligence | 4 |
| ECO 470 | Principles of Economics or Financial Accounting or Human Resource Management or Budget Management or Principles of Marketing or Principles of Economics | 4 |
| General Education Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |