Data Analytics - Minor

Program Learning Outcomes 

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Acquire and collect raw data in various formats.
2. Convert raw data to usable formats.
3. Analyze the data to draw accurate and useful conclusions.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Data Analytics minor, students must have completed following courses (or their equivalent) with a minimum C- grade: ECON 22060 and (MATH 11012 or MATH 12002).

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

¹

Students who have taken an equivalent course in introductory statistics or have an equivalent AP statistics exam score may substitute for the statistics requirement.

²

Students may be allowed to choose an appropriate applied data course from their major discipline, subject to approval by the undergraduate coordinator in economics.

Graduation Requirements

• Students are expected to satisfy course prerequisites for each course required in the minor. Prerequisites are not tied to a particular catalog; therefore it is important to look at the most current information about a course. 
• Student may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus