Degree Plan

Bachelor of Science in Data Science

A minimum of 120 college credit hours are required for graduation to include: 45 hours of residency, 36 upper division hours (3000-4000 level), completion of 36 of the last 45 hours at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, and 45 clock hours of community service. Preparatory or ESL courses will not count towards the 120 hours required to graduate. A Grade of C or better is required in ENGL 1311L, 1312, pre-requisite courses and courses for your Major/Minor/Concentration/Specialization. Deviating from this plan may delay graduation. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all requirements are fulfilled as stated in the catalog.

²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Core - Total Hours 43
Major - Total Hours 51
Electives - Total Hours 26
Degree - Total Hours 120

Four-year B.S. in Data Science Degree Plan

Fall
Fall Hours
ENGL 1311 Composition I 3
PHIL 1381 Intro to Philosophy 3
History 3
MATH 1304 College Algebra (as Math core) 3
General Elective 3
Total hours 15
Spring
Spring Hours
ENGL 1312 Composition II 3
DWHP 1200 Dimensions of Wellness 2
Physical Activity 1
MATH 1311 Pre-Calculus (as general elective) 3
DATA 2365 Intro. Data Science 3
General Elective 3
Total hours 15
Fall
Fall Hours
ENGL 2310 World Literature 3
Foreign Language I 3
PHIL 3312 Logic or upper level PHIL/RELS 3
MATH 2312: Calculus 1 3
MATH 2322 Linear Algebra 3
Total hours 15
Spring
Spring Hours
Fine Arts 3
Foreign Language II 3
General Elective 3
MATH 2313: Calculus 2 3
MATH 2340: Computer Programming 3
Total hours 15
Fall
Fall Hours
MATH 3331 Foundations of Probability and Stats 4
MATH 3314 Calculus III 3
CIS 2333 Scripting Languages 3
Science with Lab 4
MIS 3363: Design/Implem of Database Sys. 3
Total hours 17
Spring
Spring Hours
MATH 3332 Foundations of Statistical Inference 3
MATH 4333 Regression Analysis 3
RELS 1305, 1315, 1325, 1335 or 1327H 3
Social Science 3
General Elective 3
Total hours 15
Fall
Fall Hours
CIS 3310: Database systems 3
DATA 4365: Data Mining and Machine Learning 3
Data Science Elective 3
Data Science Elective 3
General Elective 3
Total hours 15
Spring
Spring Hours
DATA 4390: Capstone Project 3
Data Science Elective 3
Data Science Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 2
Total hours 14

51 semester hours in Data Science and supporting areas including:

Data Science Required Courses (39 hours) 

MATH 2312: Calculus I
MATH 2313: Calculus II
MATH 3314: Calculus III
MATH 2322: Linear Algebra
MATH 2340: Computer Programming
MATH 3331: Foundations of Probability and Statistics
MATH 3332: Foundations of Statistical Inference
MATH 4333: Regression Analysis
DATA 2365: Introduction to Data Science
DATA 4365: Data Mining and Machine Learning*
DATA 4390: Capstone in Data Science
CIS 2333: Scripting Languages
MIS 3363: Design/Implem of Database Sys.

Data Science Electives (12 hours):

MATH 3337: Stochastic Processes
MATH 4325 Design of Experiments
MATH 4330: Survival Analysis
MATH 4335: Computational Statistics and Its Applications
MATH 4340: Multivariate Data Analysis
MATH 4345: Bayesian Statistics
MATH 4355: Categorical Data Analysis
MATH 4360: Time Series Analysis
DATA 4366: Deep Learning
MATH 3370: Mathematical Modeling*
MATH 4370: Modeling/Natural Process*
MIS 3325: Intro. to Bus. Ana. and Bus. Intel.*
MIS 4325: Predictive Ana. and Forecasting*
MIS 4330: Data Mining and Data Analytics*