This program provides students with a solid foundation in the fields of data science, business intelligence, and analytics. The program is designed to prepare students for entry-level jobs or to help them advance into careers, such as Business Analytics Specialist, Data Analyst, Data Visualization Developer, Operations Research Analyst, and Market Research Analyst. Topics covered include data analysis, data mining, statistical modeling, SQL queries and data views, systems analysis and design, data visualization and reporting, and applied predictive analytics.

Program Level Student Level Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Apply the methods, techniques, and tools relevant to data analytics.
2. Solve organizational problems by applying the methods, techniques, and tools relevant to systems analysis and design.
3. Demonstrate predictive analytics techniques to provide recommendations for common business scenarios.
    

Certificate Graduation Requirements

A Certificate is awarded upon completion of the required coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course. A grade of P (Pass) is acceptable, however, the student must meet an overall GPA requirement of 2.0 to receive the certificate. To receive the certificate, a student must file a petition for graduation during their final semester prior to the application deadline as noted on the Coastline Graduation webpage. 

Certificate of Achievement

Certificate programs are designed to prepare individuals to enter a particular field of employment or to provide in-service training to those already employed.  Certificates of Achievements are majors that include 16 units or more and will be posted on the transcript. They may be used as elective units towards the A.A. or A.S. Degree.

• Student must be in attendance at the time requirements are completed.
• Students must also earn a minimum of 12 units of coursework at Coastline, excluding experiential credit.
• A student with prior experience may be excused from certain certificate courses.
• 50 percent of the certificate program’s units must be completed at Coastline no matter how the total number of units required for the certificate can be met.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
CIS C111	Information Systems, Programming, and Database Management	3
CIS C157	Introduction to Python Programming	3
CIS C240	SQL Database Development	3
CIS C250	Introduction to Data Analytics	3
CIS C260	Systems Analysis and Design	3
CIS C275	Data Mining and Analytics (Data+)	3
Program Electives
Select one of the following:		3
CIS C190	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Techniques with Lab
CIS C270	Predictive Analytics
CIS C280	Data Visualization
Units Required for Major		21