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Computer Science, BS Data Science Emphasis

71-73 credit hours

(Includes 8 credit hours required specifically to fulfill GE-Natural Science with Lab)

Requirements

Major Coursework

44 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

COM 11000Public Speaking

3
CSC 14400Computer Science I

4
CSC 24400Computer Science II

4
CSC 28500Applied Discrete Structures

3
CSC 30500Principles of Database Systems

3
CSC 35500Computer Systems I

4
CSC 36000Data Structures and Algorithms

3
CSC 43000Senior Project

3
CSC 45500Computer Systems II

4
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3
MTH 27100Calculus I

5
MTH 27200Calculus II

5

Intro to Computer Science Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CSC 10011Introduction to Computer Science: Python

3
CSC 10022Introduction to Computer Science: Javascript

3

General Education Natural Science with Lab Coursework

8 credit hours of General Education Natural Science with Lab coursework (from same discipline) at or above the 20000-level.

Emphasis Coursework

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

DSCI 30100Data Analysis with R

3
DSCI 35600Machine Learning

3
DSCI 37000Big Data Analytics

3
MTH 34100Probability and Mathematical Statistics I

3
MTH 35100Numerical Methods

3

Practical Application Coursework

1-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CSC 45111Internship

3
MTH 38901Undergraduate Research

3
MTH 48001Mathematics Internship

1-3

This project or internship should be taken as a capstone to the program, and should employ and build upon skills developed in other courses taken as part of the requirements of the certificate. The project or internship must be approved by the student’s advisor, as well as the department head of mathematics, computer science, and information technology.