2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Data Science, B.S.

The Data Science major consists of 65 major credits. All students must complete 27 credits of the Mathematics Core, 29 credits of the Computer & Information Science Core, and 9 credits of crosslisted courses.

Data Science Major Requirements (65 credits)

Foundational Courses

CAIS 0105 - Introduction to Data Science Credits: 3
or MATH 0113 - Introduction to Data Science Credits: 3

Courses in Mathematics

MATH 0105 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 0106 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 0201 - Calculus III Credits: 4
MATH 0218 - Linear Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 0220 - Discrete Structures Credits: 3
MATH 0333 - Applied Statistical and Experimental Design Credits: 3
MATH 0340 - Mathematical Statistics I Credits: 3
Select 0300-level MATH elective

Courses in Computer Science

CAIS 0117 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credits: 3
CAIS 0218 - PYTHON II Credits: 3
CAIS 0230 - Data Structures/Algorithm Analysis Credits: 4
CAIS 0236 - Computer Organization and Architecture Credits: 4
CAIS 0240 - Software Engineering Credits: 3
CAIS 0309 - Machine Learning Credits: 3
CAIS 0310 - Database Management Credits: 3
CAIS 0311 - Data Mining Credits: 3
CAIS 0350 - Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3
Select 0300-level CAIS elective

Capstone Requirement

CAIS 0394 - Data Science Capstone Credits: 3
or MATH 0394 - Data Science Capstone Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE or Common Core .