Application Process

The application process is the same as for the stand-alone MSDA degree except that completion of the B.S.B.A. degree is not required. Students may begin the application process in the semester they are completing the final course requirement for admission, but formal admission will not be granted until all admission requirements are completed.  The student must submit all of the following documents to be considered.  Typically, application is made in the second semester of the student’s Junior year, with acceptance following posting of final grades. 

• KSU graduate application form completed on-line before semester of enrollment.
• Student’s statement of academic objective(s).
• Two letters of recommendation.
• Official transcript(s) of all undergraduate work.

Admission to the MSDA program is provisional, subject to completion of the B.S.B.A. degree and maintaining a 3.0 GPA in the final 60 credit hours of coursework. Once admitted, the requirements for the graduate degree are the same as for the regular MSDA program. Students may count up to 9 credit hours of courses taken for graduate credit toward the unrestricted electives in the B.S.B.A.  The B.S. degree will be awarded following the completion of the undergraduate degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate students applying for the accelerated program are required to have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours towards their bachelor degree. The following requirements must be met for admission into the accelerated program: 

• The student must be seeking the bachelor’s degree. 
• The student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at the time of application for admission to the accelerated program. 
• The student’s cumulative undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.000. 
• The student must meet all other Graduate School admission criteria as outlined in the Graduate School Handbook and any graduate program specific requirements.
• A student who has completed all coursework for the bachelor’s degree is not eligible for the accelerated program. 

Course Requirements

Data Analytics (MS)  

Graduation Requirements

• After completion of all undergraduate program requirements, including the up to nine (9) overlapping graduate credit hours that are counted toward the bachelor’s degree, the student must apply to be awarded the bachelor’s degree.
• After receiving the bachelor degree, the student is eligible to be fully admitted into the master program portion of the accelerated bachelor-master program.
• To complete the second part of the accelerated program, the student must complete all master program requirements with a graduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.000.