Kellogg School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management

Managerial Analytics Prerequisites

Managerial Analytics

Applications for fall 2010 admission to the Managerial Analytics Certificate Program will be due on Monday, February 22, 2010.

Prerequisites for the Managerial Analytics Certificate
Students interested in applying for the Managerial Analytics Certificate must take prerequisite courses in five academic areas: calculus and linear algebra, probability, econometrics, microeconomics, and optimization. Both WCAS and McCormick offer most of these courses, and students may take their prerequisite courses in either or both schools.

While not all students follow the same path to fulfill the prerequisites, many take the calculus and linear algebra prerequisite courses during their freshman year, and the probability, econometrics/statistics, and optimization prerequisites during their sophomore year. The microeconomics course may be taken in either the freshman or sophomore year. Please note that CPU prerequisite courses have their own prerequisites, and these are determined by the department offering them.

Applications are due during the winter quarter, although many successful applicants finish taking their prerequisites during the winter (and sometimes spring) term. As a rule, admission decisions are based on winter quarter grades. Students who are accepted into the program and are still taking prerequisite courses during the spring term must receive a “B” or better in those courses in order to enter the program in the fall.

There are many different ways to satisfy the CPU prerequisites, and the most common ones are listed in the chart below. Please check the Undergraduate Catalog or the appropriate department for more details about the prerequisite course required for CPU prerequisites.

Prerequisite Subject	Accepted Courses
1. Calculus and Linear Algebra	Courses offered in WCAS: Math 290-1,2,3 (MENU) or Math 291-1,2,3 (MENU accelerated) or Math 281-1,2,3 (for ISP students) or Math 285-1,2,3 (for MMSS students) or Math 230, 234 and 240 Courses offered in McCormick: Honors Calculus ES-APPM 252-1 and 2 or Honors Engineering Analysis GEN_ENG 206-1,2,3,4 or Engineering Analysis GEN_ENG 205-1,2,3,4
2. . Probability	WCAS Courses: Math 310-1 or Math 383 (ISP) or Math 385 (MMSS) McCormick Courses: IEMS 202 or EECS 302
3. Econometrics/Statistics*	*WCAS Courses: Econ 381-1 or Math 386-1 (MMSS) McCormick Course:* IEMS 303 and IEMS 304 (may be taken concurrently with certificate courses while participating in the CPU)
4. Microeconomics	WCAS Courses: Econ 310-1 or MMSS 211-1 (MMSS)
5. Optimization	WCAS Course: Math 368-0 McCormick Course: IEMS 313

*Please note for the MA Certificate: Prospective students who take the McCormick courses must take both IEMS 303 and 304, although accepted students may take IEMS 304 concurrently with their certificate courses. Those who take the WCAS Econometrics/Statistics courses do not have to take the second course in those sequences (Econ 381-2 or Math 386-2).

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