Credit Range: 34.5-37.5
Average Time to Completion: 2 years
Online MS Advisor
Keisha Lewars, Associate Director, Graduate Online Programs
Danielle Taira, Academic Advisor Assistant, Graduate Online Programs
Email: zicklinonlinegradadvising@baruch.cuny.edu
Online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics Faculty Advisor
Professor Qiang (David) Gao
Email: qiang.gao@baruch.cuny.edu
34.5 – 37.5 Total Credits:
3
|
Preliminary Credits (STA 9708)* |
22.5
|
Required Credits |
6
|
Elective Concentration Credits |
6
|
Elective Credits |
➤ New Online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics students
- Online students will have an “Zicklin Online Programs” hold on their records. Students must attend an advisement session with the online advising team before this hold can be removed and before you are permitted to register for classes.
- After the advisement session, students will receive an email with course information.
CURRENT ONLINE AI & BUSINESS ANALYTICS CURRICULUM
Preliminary Course & Waiver Criteria (3 credits)
-
- MS students will receive an email from the advising team with more specific information related to your program requirements.
- New students should note that evaluations will be sent to the same email address that you used to apply to your degree program.
- Students with appropriate academic background will be able to reduce the number of credits in preliminary requirements.
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| STA 9708 |
Managerial Statistics |
3 |
Waiver Criteria for STA 9708 Preliminary Requirement:
STA 9708 is waived based on completion of 6 credits of undergraduate statistics, with a minimum grade average of B-, within 5 years of entering the MS program.
Students must meet both the letter grade and time limit requirement.
➤ Degree Map
The degree map is a suggested term-by-term sample course schedule.
Required and Concentration course order is determined by Graduate Programs, and the class offerings could change.
Data Analytics (STEM) Concentration: Fall Entry
Online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics – Data Analytics (STEM)
Total credits if preliminary course REQUIRED: 37.5 credits
Total credits if preliminary course WAIVED: 34.5 credits
FIRST YEAR:
FALL 1
|
|
SPRING 1
|
|
SUMMER 1
|
|
|
CIS 9650
Required Course
|
3 cr |
CIS 9340
Required Course
|
3 cr |
BUS 9425 (MS BA) or CIS 9559 (MS AI&BA)
Required Course
|
1.5 cr/3 cr |
|
BUS 9551
Required Course
|
1.5 cr |
CIS 9660
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
| If the Preliminary Course is REQUIRED, also take: |
Data Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr |
|
|
|
STA 9708
Preliminary Course
|
3 cr
|
|
|
|
|
SECOND YEAR:
FALL 2
|
|
SPRING 2
|
|
|
|
|
STA 9750
Required Course
|
3 cr |
OPM 9500
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
|
Data Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr |
BUS 9430
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
| Elective Course |
3 cr
|
Elective Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
Data Analytics (STEM) Concentration: Spring Entry
Online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics – Data Analytics (STEM)
Total credits if preliminary course REQUIRED: 37.5 credits
Total credits if preliminary course WAIVED: 34.5 credits
FIRST YEAR:
SPRING 1
|
SUMMER 1
|
FALL 1
|
|
CIS 9650
Required Course
|
3 cr |
BUS 9425 (MS BA) or CIS 9559 (MS AI&BA)
Required Course
|
1.5 cr/3 cr |
CIS 9340
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
BUS 9551
Required Course
|
1.5 cr |
|
|
CIS 9660
Required Course
|
3 cr |
| If the Preliminary Course is REQUIRED, also take: |
|
|
STA 9750
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
STA 9708
Preliminary Course
|
3 cr
|
|
|
|
|
SECOND YEAR:
SPRING 2
|
SUMMER 2
|
FALL 2
|
|
OPM 9500
Required Course
|
3 cr |
BUS 9430
Required Course
|
3 cr |
Elective Course
|
3 cr |
|
Data Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr |
|
|
Elective Course
|
3 cr |
|
Data Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing Analytics (STEM) Concentration: Fall Entry
Online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics – Marketing Analytics (STEM)
Total credits if preliminary course REQUIRED: 37.5 credits
Total credits if preliminary course WAIVED: 34.5 credits
FIRST YEAR:
FALL 1
|
|
SPRING 1
|
|
SUMMER 1
|
|
|
CIS 9650
Required Course
|
3 cr |
CIS 9340
Required Course
|
3 cr |
BUS 9425 (MS BA) or CIS 9559 (MS AI&BA)
Required Course
|
1.5 cr/3 cr |
|
BUS 9551
Required Course
|
1.5 cr |
CIS 9660
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
| If the Preliminary Course is REQUIRED, also take: |
Marketing Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr |
|
|
|
STA 9708
Preliminary Course
|
3 cr
|
|
|
|
|
SECOND YEAR:
FALL 2
|
|
SPRING 2
|
|
|
|
|
STA 9750
Required Course
|
3 cr |
OPM 9500
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
|
Marketing Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr |
BUS 9430
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
| Elective Course |
3 cr
|
Elective Course
|
3 cr |
|
|
Marketing Analytics (STEM) Concentration: Spring Entry
Online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics – Marketing Analytics (STEM)
Total credits if preliminary course REQUIRED: 37.5 credits
Total credits if preliminary course WAIVED: 34.5 credits
FIRST YEAR:
SPRING 1
|
SUMMER 1
|
FALL 1
|
|
CIS 9650
Required Course
|
3 cr |
BUS 9425 (MS BA) or CIS 9559 (MS AI&BA)
Required Course
|
1.5 cr/3 cr |
CIS 9340
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
BUS 9551
Required Course
|
1.5 cr |
|
|
CIS 9660
Required Course
|
3 cr |
| If the Preliminary Course is REQUIRED, also take: |
|
|
STA 9750
Required Course
|
3 cr |
|
STA 9708
Preliminary Course
|
3 cr
|
|
|
|
|
SECOND YEAR:
SPRING 2
|
SUMMER 2
|
FALL 2
|
|
OPM 9500
Required Course
|
3 cr |
BUS 9430
Required Course
|
3 cr |
Elective Course
|
3 cr |
|
Marketing Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr |
|
|
Elective Course
|
3 cr |
|
Marketing Analytics (Concentration)
|
3 cr
|
|
|
|
|
➤ Important Registration Information
- All courses in the online program follow a 7-week format with online asynchronous course modality.
- If you completed your undergraduate degree at Baruch, course substitutions cannot be applied to the online program.
- Required and Concentration courses must be completed through the online program.
- Students can take 6 credits of electives offered within the 14-week traditional program, but advisor approval is required.
- Be sure to review the 7-Week 1 and 7-Week 2 dates and deadlines for all semesters, including Summer.
Academic Calendar
➤ Academic Program Overview & Expectations
- Class commitment – about 15 hours per course per week (includes time to task for completing readings, assignments & coursework).
- Students may have coursework to complete before the first-class meeting.
- Courses may have groupwork components.
- Coursework includes weekly assignments, projects and/or exams.
- Timeframe may be provided for exam completion.
- Virtual faculty office hours.
- All online MS Business Analytics/AI & Business Analytics students will be waived from MKT 9703: Marketing Management. The waiver will allow students to enroll in upper-level Marketing courses.
- As of Fall 2026, new students will be in the newly titled program.
Students entering Fall 2026 should follow the MS AI & Business Analytics curriculum.
Students who entered prior to Fall 2026 should follow the MS Business Analytics curriculum.
Students entering Fall 2026 should follow the MS AI & Business Analytics curriculum.
Students who entered prior to Fall 2026 should follow the MS Business Analytics curriculum.