Data Science, BS

Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

STAT 201 - Intro to Data Science Credit Hours: 4
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

CST 116 - C++ Programming I Credit Hours: 4
GIS 134 - Geographic Info Systems Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

CST 126 - C++ Programming II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Fall

CST 136 - OOP with C++ Credit Hours: 4
MATH 252 - Integral Calculus Credit Hours: 4
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 4
or
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 4
Lab Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Winter

MATH 254 - Vector Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
Lab Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

CST 211 - Data Structures Credit Hours: 4
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
STAT 211 - Data Science Methods Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year

Senior Year

Fall

GIS 306 - Geospatial Raster Analysis Credit Hours: 4
MATH 465 - Mathematical Statistics Credit Hours: 4
MIS 312 - Systems Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
STAT 495 - Senior Project I Credit Hours: 4

Winter

GIS 332 - Customizing the GIS Environ I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 327 - Discrete Mathematics Credit Hours: 4
MIS 334 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
or
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
STAT 496 - Senior Project II Credit Hours: 2

Spring

CST 475 - Big-Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3
STAT 405 - Advanced Methods in Data Science Credit Hours: 4
STAT 467 - Spatial Statistics Credit Hours: 4
STAT 497 - Senior Project III Credit Hours: 2
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3
or
WRI 345 - Science Writing Credit Hours: 3
or
WRI 350 - Documentation Develop Credit Hours: 3

Total for a B.S. in Data Science 181 Credit Hours

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