The minor in Business Analytics enables students to enhance their understanding of how businesses capture, store, and analyze data and incorporate it into decision making. This understanding prepares students for more career opportunities in the modern business world. Open to all majors except B.S.B. in Business Analytics and Information Systems.
Course Requirements (12 semester hours):
BUS 1950
Business Software Applications. (3 credits)
BUS 2810
Business Statistics I. (3 credits)
OSC 3800
Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis for Management Decision Making. (3 credits)
OSC 4820
Business Analytics and Data Mining. (3 credits)
Plus two courses (6 semester hours) selected from the following courses:
BAIS 3010
Business Analytics Programming. (3 credits)
BAIS 3000
Introduction to Databases for Business Analytics. (3 credits)
BAIS 3060
Introduction to Business Intelligence. (3 credits)
BAIS 3505
Advanced Microcomputer Applications and Development. (3 credits)
OSC 3430
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. (3 credits)
OSC 4810
Supply Chain and Logistics Management. (3 credits)
Footnote
*No more than 12聽semester hours counted toward this minor can be double-counted with another minor or major.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
