Data Science (CS) Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Students will need to meet the criteria below to be eligible for this major. A student’s catalog term, typically the semester you started at Purdue, will be used to determine the Major Change criteria that applies to you. Students can find their catalog term at the top of their MyPurduePlan below the degree progress bar.

This major change information below is for the catalog term you are currently viewing; see the University Undergraduate Academic Advising Major Change (CODO) website for prior catalog term criteria and FAQs.

Majors

• Data Science, BS (CS)  (DSCS)

General Requirements

• Minimum Semesters:  1
• Minimum Credits:  12
• Minimum GPA:  2.75

Course Requirements

B or better in the following:

• CS 18000 - Problem Solving And Object-Oriented Programming

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• MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I or MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I  

• OR

• MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II or MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II  

• OR

• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus or MA 27101 - Honors Multivariate Calculus  

• OR

• MA 26500 - Linear Algebra or MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra  

Other Requirements

• Students are accepted for FALL, SPRING, and SUMMER
• Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS ONLY after a holistic review. Space is extremely limited.
• Students must be in good academic standing (not on academic probation)
• All CS and Math courses considered for CODO must be taken for a letter grade on a Purdue campus.
• For CODO purposes, only the first or second attempt of a required CS and Math course will be considered. Course withdrawals are included in this requirement.
• Students wising to be considered for Data Science program must submit a survey of their interest in in the program.  See College of Science CODO Procedure and Advising for link and more information. This requirement is waived for students (updated 4/2023).

Advising Website

College of Science CODO Procedure and Advising

Advising Office Location

Data Science (MATH 231)

Advising Next Steps

Meet with a Data Science Advisor during Non Major Walk-in Hours or email scienceadvising@purdue.edu with your full name, PUID, and questions if unable to attend the listed nonmajor walk-in times. Data Science is an academic program in both the departments of Computer Science or Statistics. Students will receive advising support to determine which department will best fit their career goals once admitted to the program.