Data Science, BS

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Data Science Major Courses (47-51 credits)

• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus

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• MA 27101 - Honors Multivariate Calculus

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• MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra
• CS 18000 - Problem Solving And Object-Oriented Programming ♦ (satisfies College of Science Computing and Teambuilding requirements)
• CS 18200 - Foundations Of Computer Science
• CS 19100 - Freshman Resources Seminar
• CS 19300 - Tools
• CS 38003 - Python Programming

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• CS 24200 - Introduction To Data Science

•  or

• STAT 24200 - Introduction To Data Science

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• CS 25100 - Data Structures And Algorithms
• CS 37300 - Data Mining And Machine Learning
• STAT 35500 - Statistics For Data Science
• STAT 41600 - Probability
• STAT 41700 - Statistical Theory

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• CS 49000 - Topics In Computer Sciences For Undergraduates -Large Scale Data Analysis (LSDA)

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• STAT 49000 - Topics In Statistics For Undergraduates -Large Scale Data Analysis (LSDA)

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• CS Elective I - Credit Hours: 3.00
• CS Elective II - Credit Hours: 3.00
• STAT Elective  - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Capstone Course or Experience - Credit Hours 0.00 - 3.00

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (45-55 credits)

• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy)

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• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy)

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• HONR 19903 - Interdisciplinary Approaches In Writing (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy)

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• Technical Writing - COM 21700  recommended (may satisfy Oral Communication) select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Technical Presentation - COM 21700 recommended (may satisfy Oral Communication) select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Language I * - select three options from list - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• Language II * - select three options from list - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• Language and Culture III - (may satisfy Human Cultures Humanities) select three options from list - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• General Education I - (may satisfy Human Culture Humanities and Behavioral/Social Science) select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• General Education II - (may satisfy Human Culture Humanities and Behavioral/Social Science) -select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• General Education III - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Great Issues - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Multidisciplinary Experience - (may satisfy Science, Technology & Society) - select from list - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00
• Teambuilding and Collaboration Experience - CS 18000  meets requirement - select from list
• Lab Science I selective - (satisfies Science) - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• Lab Science II selective - (may satisfy Science) - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00

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• MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I ♦(satisfies Quantitative Reasoning) -must have C or better to meet prerequisite for CS 18200  

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• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I ♦ (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning) - must have C or better to meet prerequisite for CS 18200 )

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• MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning)

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• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning)

Electives (14-28 credits)

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

• For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

Notes

A minimum of 32 semester credits of upper level (30000+) required

2.0 Major and Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

*All CS core courses and all track requirements, regardless of department, must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. 

All prerequisites to CS core courses and track requirements, regardless of department, must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course

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