Data Science, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 59+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

• DATA 101 Introduction to Data Science (3)
• DATA 221 Applied Data Analytics (3)

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• DATA 495 Data Science Capstone (3)

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• CSCI 495 Software Engineering Capstone (3)

Math Requirement

• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)
• MATH 203 Linear Algebra (3)
• MATH 207 Discrete Structures I (3)
• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)
• MATH 350 Statistical Methods II (3)
• MATH 440 Statistical Learning I (3)
• MATH 441 Statistical Learning II (3)

Computer Science Requirement

• CSCI 220 Computer Programming I (3)
• CSCI 220L Programming I Laboratory (1)
• CSCI 221 Computer Programming II (3)
• CSCI 230 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
• CSCI 310 Advanced Algorithms (3)
• CSCI 334 Machine Learning and Data Mining (3)
• CSCI 470 Principles of Artificial Intelligence (3)

Elective Requirement

Complete one of the following two options:

• Option 1: MATH 221  and 6 additional credit hours from any CSCI or MATH course 301 or above

• Option 2: 9 additional credit hours from any CSCI or MATH course 301 or above

Notes:

• No more than 12 credit hours from CSCI 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

All courses (including CSCI 200:498, CSCI 499A  , CSCI 499B , DATA 100:499, HONS 115 , HONS 217 , MATH 118:498, MATH 499A  , MATH 499B ) that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.