Data Science, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 65+

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

Math Requirement

Notes:

Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 115 in lieu of MATH 120 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217 in lieu of MATH 250 .

Computer Science Requirement

Elective Requirement. Select 6 credit hours from the following:

Complete an emphasis from the following: Sciences, Business Analytics, Social Sciences, or Arts and Humanities

Sciences Emphasis

Complete an additional 9 credit hours at or above the 300-level from Astronomy (ASTR), Biology (BIOL), Biochemistry and Chemistry (CHEM), Geology (GEOL), or Physics (PHYS).

Business Analytics Emphasis

Required Course:
INFM 350 Business Analytics (3)

Complete 6 additional credit hours.

Complete 6 additional credit hours at or above the 300-level from Decision Science (DSCI), Economics (ECON), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), Finance (FINC), Information Management (INFM), International Business (INTB), Marketing (MKTG), or Supply Chain Management (SCIM).

Social Sciences Emphasis

Complete an additional 9 credit hours at or above the 300-level from Anthropology (ANTH), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology (SOCY), Public Health (PBHL), Political Science (POLI), or Communication (COMM).

Arts and Humanities Emphasis

Complete an additional 9 credit hours at or above the 300-level from Art History (ARTH), Classics (CLAS), History (HIST), Linguistics (LING), Music (MUSC), Studio Arts (ARTS), or Dance (DANC).

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 200:499, DATA 100:499, HONS 115 , HONS 217 , MATH 120:499) that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.

The following courses are excluded: ANTH 300:499, ARTH 300:499, ARTS 300:499, ASTR 300:499, BIOL 300:499, CHEM 300:499, CLAS 300:499, COMM 300: 499, DANC 300:499, DSCI 300:499, ECON 300:499, ENTR 300:499, FINC 300:499, GEOL 300:499, HIST 300:499, INFM 300:499, INTB 300:499, LING 300:499, MKTG 300:499, MUSC 300:499, PBHL 300:499, PHYS 300:499, POLI 300:499, PSYC 300:499, SCIM 300:499, SOCY 300:499.