Hello and welcome to the School of Management's new Business Analytics major. I'm Dr. Shivani Shukla, professor of Business Analytics at USF and I'm here to tell you a little bit about this major.  Data driven decision-making is central to every business unit today.  

The number of positions for data and analytics talent in the US will increase to roughly 2 million by 2021 and continue to grow.  To meet this explosive demand, this major offers a curriculum to master emerging tools and technologies with a backdrop of application orientation.  You will learn how to combine core management ideas with data that will enable you to positively contribute to companies, industries and communities around you.  

We encourage students to get internships during the course of their study but we also have courses that are designed to connect you with industry and get introduced to their data driven processes.  Our major students are also encouraged to engage with our thriving business analytics club that organizes panels of potential employers, competitions, networking events, and even tutor services for those who need that extra help.  

We are a vibrant and growing community on campus and we invite you to join us!  Now I'm going to turn things over to one of our students who will guide you through the online registration process.

Hi! I am Sanjana and I'll help you with selecting your first semester's classes.  Before you register, be sure that you have taken the Math Placement Test, OR submitted your SAT or ACT math test scores regardless of previous math coursework that you've already taken.  
USF students typically register for 16 to 18 credits every semester to stay on track for graduation.  That's four 4-credit courses and perhaps a 1 or 2 credit elective course.  You'll need to take at least 16 credits each of your 8 semesters in order to graduate in 4 years with 128 credits.  

The first class to add to your schedule is the Rhetoric and Composition course that you placed into.  Rhetoric and Composition is a University Core requirement and a prerequisite for your business classes.  It is important for business majors to complete the Core A2 requirement as soon as possible. If you are a transfer student and you have completed and passed a composition course with a grade of D- or better, you should register for Rhetoric and Composition 310.  

For your next course, you should register for either: Economics 111 OR Economics 112.  Both courses are part of the Business Core curriculum and taking either course will fulfill your University Core E social science requirement.  We recommend that you take them consecutively, and not at the same time!

Next, you can register for MATH 106 IF your Math SAT is 460 or higher OR your Math ACT is 19 or higher OR you earned a minimum score of 12 on the math placement test.  MATH 106 fulfills your University Core B1 Math requirement.  For your next course, you can enroll in another University Core course that fulfills one of your open required areas such as history, philosophy, theology, ethics and more.

(List of University Core requirements displayed)
Core A1: Public Speaking (do not take Public Speaking if enrolled in RHET 130)
Core A2: Rhetoric and Composition (determined by placement)Core B1 Math (fulfilled by MATH 106)
Core B2: Applied or Laboratory Science Core
C1: Literature Core
C2: History Core
D1: Philosophy Core
D2: Theology Core
E: Social Science (fulfilled by either ECON 111 or ECON 112)
Core D3: Ethics Core
F: Visual & Performing Arts

Note: Academic English for Multilingual (AEM) Program students should take a University Core F Visual & Performing Arts course if you have room in your schedule.)  One option you have is to enroll in a First Year Seminar, or, for transfers, a Transfer Year Seminar, that fulfills a University Core area.  These seminars have especially small class sizes, are interactive, offer excursions, and are a great way to make new friends.  Once you've chosen your 16 credits, you may want to add a 1 or 2 credit course.

There's a wide variety of fun and interesting choices, but freshman business majors are required to take Business 100 Launch into Business during either their first or second semester for an overview of USF's business program.  In this 2-credit course, you will learn many foundational business concepts as well as gain skills in workplace professionalism.

Once you have selected your courses for the semester, your schedule should look something like this:

Freshman Student Sample Schedule
RHET XXX  Rhetoric & Composition course that you place into (4-6 credits)
ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
MATH 106 Business Statistics (4 credits)
University Core course (4 credits)
BUS 100 Launch into Business (2-credit required course)

Or, for transfers, something like this:


Transfer Student Sample Schedule
BUS 201 Principles of Financial Accounting (4 credits)
THRS 295 Transfer Year Seminar (4 credits)
RHET 310 Business and Technical Writing (4 credits)
PHIL 240 Ethics (4 credits)
CS 151 Spreadsheet Analysis: Intro (2 credits)

If you are a transfer student, don't forget to review your degree evaluation to determine which courses you've already completed.

Once you have completed the Webtrack quiz at the end of this tutorial, you will be eligible to sign-up for courses when registration opens.  If you need help, please contact us (email address displayed: somundergrad@usfca.edu)  From all of us at the School of Management. Welcome to USF!