Recommended Course Sequence: Data Science Major (B.A. or B.S.)

Check all course descriptions for prerequisites before planning schedule.

First Year

• ENG 100 College Writing or ENG 100P College Writing Plus - 3–5 credits
• Tier I requirements - 12–15 credits
• MAT 155 Precalculus Mathematics and MAT 243 Calculus I with Technology - 4–8 credits
  or MAT 195 Calculus for BUS, BIS and ECO
• CSC 202 Introduction to Programming and Machine Intelligence - 3 credits
• BUS 205 Information Management - 3 credits

Total 30 Credits

Second Year

• Tier II requirements - 12 credits
• Foreign Language - 0–6 credits
• CSC 203 Advanced Programming for Data Science - 3 credits
• Introductory Statistics: MAT 216 Statistical Data Analysis - 3–4 credits
  or ECO 215 Statistics for Business And Economics
  or MAT 315 Applied Probability and Statistics
• MAT 342 Explorations in Data Science - 3 credits
• EES 300 Basics of Geographic Information Systems - 3 credits
• EES 301 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Laboratory - 1 credits
• BIS 373 Business Database Management - 3 credits

Total 30 Credits

Third Year

• BUS/BIS 305 Business Analytics - 3 credits
• CSC 341 Database and Information Management - 3 credits
  or BIS 373 Business Database Management
• MAT 343 Explorations in Data Analytics - 3 credits
  or CSC 305 Data Mining and Applications
  or BIS 447 Business Intelligence
• One DSC major elective (B.A.), two DSC major electives (B.S.) - 3–6 credits
• LAC Tier II electives - 6 credits
• Minor - 0–6 credits

Total 30 Credits

Fourth Year

• BIS 449 Data Visualization - 3 credits
• Tier III (W3) BIS 377 Organizational Website & Database Management - 3 credits
  or CSC 450 Senior Research
  or LAP 430 Liberal Arts Capstone Colloquium
  or approved Tier III & W3 course
• One DSC major elective (B.A.), three DSC major electives (B.S.) - 3–9 credits
• Minor - 0–6 credits
• Electives - 12–15 credits

Total 30 Credits

Honors

All 400-level courses are honors courses