2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 University Catalog

4+1 Undergraduate to M.S. ISBA


The 4+1 Undergraduate to Master of Science, Information Systems and Business Analytics, M.S.  program allows undergraduate students in the Business Analytics, B.S.B.A.  degree to take graduate coursework in the ISBA program, which will not only count towards fulfilling their undergraduate degree requirements but will also count toward the completion of the Master of Science, Information Systems and Business Analytics, M.S. . Students need at least 60 undergraduate credit hours and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. 

Qualified students may take up to 12 credit hours (4 courses) from the ISBA curriculum, which will reduce the time necessary to complete the graduate degree from two years to as little as one year following the completion of the undergraduate degree (see table below).

The admission critiera for participation in the 4+1 program are as follows:

  • Students must have completed 60 undergraduate credit hours toward their baccalaureate degree.
  • Students must maintain a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale while taking ISBA courses.
ISBA Course Undergraduate Course
CIS 621 Data Analysis for Business Analytics          MG 315 Advanced Business Statistics      
CIS609 Data Visualization     BAI405 Data Visualization and Story Telling  
CIS607 Applied Business Forecasting   BAI407 Predictive Analytics and Risk Analysis  
CIS608 Web and Marketing Analytics   BAI427 Prescriptive Analytics for Decision Making