Career Potential
The certificate in Business Intelligence provides a background in the fundamentals of business intelligence. The set of courses in this certificate provide knowledge in executive and decision support technologies, data administration and project management, data-based decision systems and problem solving and the decision making process.
Proposed Courses
- BCIS 5610 Executive and Decision Support Technologies
- BCIS 5660 Data Administration and Project Management
- DSCI 5240 Data-Based Decision Systems
- DSCI 5260 Problem Solving and Decision Making Process
Upon completion of the 12 hours, students should consult the Graduate Academic Certificate Advisor of the Information Technology and Decision Sciences Department. The departmental advisor will fill out the verification of completion form. This document will be forwarded to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.
More Information
- The College of Business is fully accredited by the AACSB.
- Certification courses will apply to a degree once you gain full admission to the MBA/MS program. In addition, students entering the MBA/MS program who do not have an undergraduate degree in business administration may be required to take background courses before entering the program.
- Courses completed while admitted to the MBA/MS program or under the graduate non-degree option will not be applied unless a student has already been admitted to the certificate program.
Admission Procedures
U.S. citizens/permanent residents submit application, application fee, and official transcripts to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.
The admission requirements for a Master's level Certificate Program differ from a MBA or MS Degree. GMAT or GRE scores, letters of reference, an essay and resume are NOT required to apply for this certificate program.
International applicants submit above materials to the International Admission Office. In addition, a financial statement and TOEFL scores must be submitted. Applicants with an undergraduate degree from a U.S. college/university or having successfully completed an intensive English program may be exempted from the TOEFL.
Graduate admissions and the College of Business (CoB) process applications. CoB notifies applicants about their admission status.
Students who wish to enter the MBA program will be required to take the GMAT and meet CoB entrance requirements before proceeding with courses beyond those needed for the certificate program.
For further information on this certificate, please contact mbaCoB@unt.edu
