Bachelor of Science in Business + Data Science Degree Requirements

Your Degree Audit Report (DARS) provides the official requirements for all majors and minors. Select the correct catalog year, which is the year you started at the University of Illinois.

Business + Data Science Major Planning Forms

• Fall 2025 Catalog Year Planning Form
• Fall 2024 Catalog Year Planning Form
• Fall 2023 (or Earlier) Catalog Year Planning Form

While degree plans are intended to provide you with accurate information, the final responsibility for knowing and completing degree requirements is your responsibility. Course offerings and enrollment restrictions should be confirmed with your Degree Audit Report (DARS) and the Course Explorer.

Major Requirements

Complete one of the business specializations below (12 credit hours), in addition to your general education and business core requirements. You must complete all requirements in the specialization.

Information Systems Specialization

• BADM 350: IT for Networked Organizations (3 hours)
• BADM 351: Social Media Strategy (3 hours)
• BADM 352: Database Design and Management (3 hours)
• BADM 353: Info Sys Analysis and Design (3 hours)

International Business Specialization

• BADM 380: International Business (3 hours)
• BADM 381: Multinational Management (3 hours)
• BADM 382: International Marketing (3 hours)
• BADM 383: Topics in International Business (3 hours, Spring only)

Management Specialization

• BADM 311: Leading Individuals and Teams (3 hours)
• BADM 312: Designing and Managing Orgs (3 hours)
• BADM 313: Strategic Human Resource Management (3 hours)
• BADM 314: Leading Negotiations (3 hours)

Operations Management Specialization

• BADM 374: Management Decision Models (3 hours)
• BADM 375: Operations Strategy (3 hours)
• BADM 377: Project Management (3 hours)
• BADM 379: Business Process Improvement (3 hours)

Additionally, complete all of the following Data Science core (29 - 30 credit hours).

One of the following calculus courses:

• MATH 220: Calculus (5 hours)
• MATH 221: Calculus 1 (4 hours)
• MATH 234: Calculus for Business 1 (4 hours) - recommended

One of the following linear algebra courses:

• MATH 227 (3 hours, spring only) - recommended
• MATH 257 (3 hours, fall enrollment, restricted with limited availability)

All of the following:

• STAT 107: Data Science Discovery (4 hours)
• STAT 207: Data Science Exploration (4 hours)
• CS 307: Modeling and Learning in Data Science (4 hours)
• CS 277: Algorithms and Data Structures of Data Science (4 hours, spring only)
• IS 467: Ethics and Policy for Data Science (3 hours)
• IS 477: Data Management, Curation, & Reproducibility (3 hours)

Declaring a major in Business + Data Science

Students wishing to declare a major in Business + Data Science must complete the following criteria prior to being allowed to declare the major:

1. Must have completed (for a letter grade) or earned test credit for:
   - STAT 107: Data Science Discovery
   - Calculus (either MATH 220, 221, or 234)
2. Must have an Illinois GPA of 3.33 or higher.
3. Must be able to complete the degree within the 9-semester limit set by the college.

Once students interested in the +DS majors in Gies have completed the criteria above, they may use the Major Declaration Form to declare the major.