Data Science - Bachelor of Science Degree

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Data Science is a rapidly growing field providing students with exciting career paths, and opportunities for advanced study. Students majoring in Data Science will learn computer programming, explore data analysis and visualization, and will learn to think critically about the process of understanding data.

All non-teaching majors and minors offered by the department require a 2.00 or higher overall grade point average in required courses and a grade of “C” or better in each required course.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Mathematics and Computer Sciences department page.

Total Credits Required 120 Credits

General Education 30-40 Credits

Required Courses in Major 44-46 Credits

CS 120 - Computer Science I [QUAR] 4 Credits
CS 122 - Computer Science II 4 Credits
CS 201 - Programming in C++ 3 Credits
CS 116 - Python 4 Credits or
DATA 212 - Data Wrangling with Python 4 Credits
DATA 109 - Introduction to Statistics [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits or
DATA 209 - Foundations of Data Science 4 Credits
DATA 309 - Data Visualization and Programming in R 4 Credits
DATA 472 - Multiple Regression and ANOVA 4 Credits
DATA 477 - Statistical Machine Learning 4 Credits
MA 161 - Calculus I [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits
MA 211 - Linear Algebra 3 Credits

Choose two or more courses from the following:

CS 122 - Computer Science II 4 Credits
CS 201 - Programming in C++ 3 Credits
MA 163 - Calculus II [MATH] 4 Credits
MA 371 - Probability 3 Credits
DATA Courses 300 or above

Data Science - Bachelor of Science Degree

Total Credits Required 120 Credits

General Education 30-40 Credits

Required Courses in Major 44-46 Credits

Choose two or more courses from the following:

Minor 16 Credits