GSIPM

Effective as of Fall 2011 Semester

Beginning in Fall 2011, IMGT 8541 Business Statistics and IMGT 8542 Decision Sciences will no longer be offered. In their place, a new 4 credit course, IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business, will be offered. IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business will include content from both IMGT 8541 Business Statistics and IMGT 8542 Decision Sciences.

Continuing MBA and dual degree students who have previously completed IMGT 8541 Business Statistics may enroll in IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business to satisfy their ongoing degree requirements. For Fall 2011 only, continuing MBA and dual degree students will have the option of taking IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business as a 2 credit option, in order to avoid any potential complications with previously planned degree maps or financial aid based on the increased credits now required to meet existing MBA degree requirements.

All Fall 2011 incoming MBA students, or Dual Degree students who have not previously completed IMGT 8541 Business Statistics, will be required to complete IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business as a 4 credit course.

MAIEP and MAIPS students may use IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business as an option to meet an advanced quantitative course requirement for their degree program.

IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business is NOT a substitute for IPOL 8504 Data Analysis.

IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business has no prerequisites.

Business Foundations Certificate (BFC): for students pursuing the BFC that have not taken IMGT 8541 Business Statistics, they should plan to take IMGT 8540 Quantitative Analysis for Business if needed to meet the BFC requirements for Quantitative Analysis. IPOL 8504 Data Analysis will no longer be an option to meet the Quantitative Analysis Core Discipline Area of the BFC.