# Analytics, BS (Boston)

**Source**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/professional-studies/bachelors-postbaccalaureate/lowell-institute-school/analytics-bs/
**Parent**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/professional-studies/bachelors-postbaccalaureate/lowell-institute-school/

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.

## Universitywide Requirement

Minimum 120 total semester hours required

Minimum 2.000 GPA required

Students must earn a minimum of 60 Northeastern University semester hours in order to receive a bachelor’s degree.

*Note:* Individual program requirements may exceed the above minima.

## CPS Undergraduate Core Requirements

All College of Professional Studies undergraduate students are required to complete the [CPS Undergraduate Core Requirements](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/professional-studies/university-academics/general-education-requirements/).

## Foundation Courses

30 semester hours required

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering Technology | |  |
| [CET 2200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CET%202200 "CET 2200") | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| English | |  |
| [ENG 1105](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201105 "ENG 1105") and [ENG 1106](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201106 "ENG 1106") | College Writing 1 and Lab for ENG 1105 | 4 |
| [ENG 1107](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201107 "ENG 1107") and [ENG 1108](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201108 "ENG 1108") | College Writing 2 and Lab for ENG 1107 | 4 |
| [ENG 3105](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%203105 "ENG 3105") and [ENG 3106](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%203106 "ENG 3106") | Writing for the Professions: Science and Engineering and Lab for ENG 3105 | 4 |
| Information Technology | |  |
| [ITC 2016](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%202016 "ITC 2016") | End-User Data Analysis Tools | 3 |
| Management | |  |
| [MGT 1100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MGT%201100 "MGT 1100") | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| or [MGT 2210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MGT%202210 "MGT 2210") | Information within the Enterprise | |
| Mathematics | |  |
| [MTH 1100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MTH%201100 "MTH 1100") | College Algebra | 3 |
| [MTH 2400](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MTH%202400 "MTH 2400") | Technology and Applications of Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| Philosophy | |  |
| Complete one of the following: | | 3 |
| [ITC 3620](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203620 "ITC 3620") | Legal and Ethical Issues in Cybersecurity |  |
| [PHL 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PHL%202100 "PHL 2100") | Business Ethics |  |
| [PHL 2140](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PHL%202140 "PHL 2140") | Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering |  |

## Major Required Courses

33 semester hours required

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analytics | |  |
| [ALY 2010](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%202010 "ALY 2010") | Probability Theory and Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| [ALY 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%202100 "ALY 2100") | Introduction to Programming for Data Analytics | 3 |
| [ALY 3015](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203015 "ALY 3015") | Intermediate Statistics for Data Analytics | 3 |
| [ALY 3040](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203040 "ALY 3040") | Data Mining | 3 |
| [ALY 3070](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203070 "ALY 3070") | Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics | 3 |
| [ALY 3110](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203110 "ALY 3110") | Big Data and Web Mining | 3 |
| [ALY 4000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204000 "ALY 4000") | Analytics Using R | 3 |
| [ALY 4020](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204020 "ALY 4020") | Predictive Analytics Using R and Python | 3 |
| Information Technology | |  |
| [ITC 2300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%202300 "ITC 2300") | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| [ITC 3320](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203320 "ITC 3320") | Data Warehousing Technologies | 3 |
| [ITC 3300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203300 "ITC 3300") | Structured Query Language (SQL) | 3 |
| or [ITC 3310](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203310 "ITC 3310") | Exploring NoSQL Databases | |

## Professional Electives

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete 30 semester hours in the following subject areas below: | | 30 |
| ALY, AVM, BTC, CET, FIN, GET, HMG, ITC, LDR, MGT, MKT, PJM | |  |
| Suggested Electives: | |  |
| [ACC 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ACC%202100 "ACC 2100") | Financial Accounting |  |
| [HRM 2320](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=HRM%202320 "HRM 2320") | Human Resources Management |  |
| [MKT 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MKT%202100 "MKT 2100") | Principles of Marketing |  |
| [PJM 1100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PJM%201100 "PJM 1100") | Project Management Fundamentals - Project Initiation and Close |  |

## Capstone

3 semester hours required

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [ALY 4850](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204850 "ALY 4850") | Analytics Capstone | 3 |

## Concentration or Electives Option

A concentration is not required. Students may complete the electives option in lieu of the concentration.

- [Applied AI](#p-bs-anly-bos-applied-ai)
- [Electives Option](#p-bs-anly-bos-electives)

*Note:*Please consult with your advisor.

### Concentration in Applied AI

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete the following courses: | |  |
| [ALY 2550](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%202550 "ALY 2550") | Generative AI | 3 |
| [ALY 3510](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203510 "ALY 3510") | AI Foundations: An Interdisciplinary Approach | 3 |
| [ALY 4520](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204520 "ALY 4520") | MLOps: Operationalizing AI | 3 |
| [ALY 4570](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204570 "ALY 4570") | Social Impacts and Issues of AI | 3 |
| Complete one ALY or ITC course that has not been taken to fulfill major or concentration requirements. | | 3 |

### Electives Option

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete a minimum of 24 semester hours to reach 120 semester hours. Courses from the major may not double count for Electives. | |  |

| Term 1 | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| [MTH 1100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MTH%201100 "MTH 1100") | 3 |
| [CET 2200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CET%202200 "CET 2200") | 3 |
| [PHL 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PHL%202100 "PHL 2100"),  [2140](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PHL%202140 "PHL 2140"), or [ITC 3620](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203620 "ITC 3620") | 3 |
| [MGT 1100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MGT%201100 "MGT 1100") or  [2210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MGT%202210 "MGT 2210") | 3 |
| [ENG 1105](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201105 "ENG 1105") and [ENG 1106](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201106 "ENG 1106") | 4 |
|  | 16 |
| Term 2 | Hours |
| [ITC 2300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%202300 "ITC 2300") | 3 |
| [ALY 2010](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%202010 "ALY 2010") | 3 |
| [ENG 1107](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201107 "ENG 1107") and [ENG 1108](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%201108 "ENG 1108") | 4 |
| [MTH 2400](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MTH%202400 "MTH 2400") | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
|  | 16 |
| Term 3 | Hours |
| [ALY 3015](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203015 "ALY 3015") | 3 |
| [ITC 2016](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%202016 "ITC 2016") | 3 |
| [ENG 3105](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%203105 "ENG 3105") and [ENG 3106](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENG%203106 "ENG 3106") | 4 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
|  | 16 |
| Term 4 | Hours |
| [ALY 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%202100 "ALY 2100") | 3 |
| [ALY 3040](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203040 "ALY 3040") | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
|  | 15 |
| Term 5 | Hours |
| [ALY 3070](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203070 "ALY 3070") | 3 |
| [ITC 3320](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203320 "ITC 3320") | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Open elective | 3 |
|  | 15 |
| Term 6 | Hours |
| [ALY 3110](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%203110 "ALY 3110") | 3 |
| [ALY 4000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204000 "ALY 4000") | 3 |
| [ITC 3300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203300 "ITC 3300") or  [3310](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ITC%203310 "ITC 3310") | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
|  | 15 |
| Term 7 | Hours |
| [ALY 4020](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204020 "ALY 4020") | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
|  | 15 |
| Term 8 | Hours |
| [ALY 4850](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ALY%204850 "ALY 4850") | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Concentration or major elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 |
|  | 12 |
| Total Hours: 120 | |