Program: Business Information Systems, Business Data Analytics Concentration, B.B.A. - Tennessee State University

Apr 01, 2025

2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

General Statement:

The Business Information Systems in Business Data Analytics (BDA) concentration exposes students to analytics practices associated with Big Data in the business world. The program explores key areas such as data extraction and preparation, creation, and storage, merging and grouping data, modeling, and model evaluations. Both supervised and unsupervised techniques will be addressed.

Required Courses (30 Hours)

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Total:16

Spring Semester

ENGL 1020 - Freshman English II (3)
Non-Business Elective (3)
Natural Science w/Lab (4)
ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I (3)
BISI 2150 - Microcomputer Applications (3)

Total:16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles I (Financial) (3)
ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II (3)
Natural Science w/Lab (4)
ENGL Literature
HIST (3)

Total: 16

Spring Semester

ACCT 2020 - Accounting Principles II (Managerial) (3)
ECON 2040 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis I (3)
ENGL Lit or Humanities (3)
Business Elective (3)
HIST (3)

Total: 15

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Total: 15

Spring Semester

Total: 15

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Total: 15

Spring Semester

Total:12

** Students who do not have an equivalent course must take the listed course as an elective. An equivalent elective can be taken from Computer Science with prior approval from the Chair of BIS.

Requirements for the BBA Degree - 120 Credit Hours Total

General Education and Business Core:

General Education and Business Core are common for all students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, and Economics/Finance.

General Education Requirements - 36 Credit Hours

Lower Division Business Core - 21 Credit Hours

Upper Division Business Core - 27 Credit Hours

Elective Requirements - 6 Credit Hours

Business Elective (3)
Business or Non-Business Elective (3)

Note:

* MGMT 4500 may not be taken until all other business lower division and upper division core courses have been satisfactorily completed and should be taken during the final semester of enrollment.