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Data Science BS/MS 4+1

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The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.Ìý This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required.Ìý If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and may extend degree completion.

NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2020-2021 academic year.

To enroll, visit /data-science/4plus1/

 

First Year

Fall Semester

  • Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: OR WI (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: formerly known asÌýÌý (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Career Pathways:
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Second Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: WI (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Minor Requirement* (HRS 4)
  • Career Pathways:
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • Minor Requirement* (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: Ìý(HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
  • Career Pathways:
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Third Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: WI (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): ; ; or (HRS 4)
  • Minor Requirement* (HRS 4)
  • Minor Requirement* (HRS 4)
  • General Elective: Elective (for missing 3 credits senior year) (HRS 2)
  • Total: (HRS 18)

Spring Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): ; ; or (HRS 4)
  • Minor Requirement* (HRS 4)
  • General Elective: Elective (for missing 3 credits senior year) (HRS 2)
  • Total: (HRS 18)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (MS) (HRS 3)
  • Major: (MS) OR (MS) (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 14)

Spring Semester

  • Major: WI (HRS 4)
  • DATA Elective (HRS 4)
  • Minor Requirement*/Elective (HRS 4)
  • Major: (MS) (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 15)

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: ORÌý (HRS 3)
  • Major: (HRS 3)
  • Data Science Elective at 600/700 level (HRS 3)
  • General Elective: Elective (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 12)

Spring Semester

  • Major: (HRS 3)
  • Data Science Elective at 600/700 level (HRS 3)
  • Major: (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 9)

Total Undergraduate Credits Required: 128 credits

GPA Required: 2.0

WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major

* As part of their degree requirements, Data Science majors are also required to complete a minor or double major to gain domain knowledge in a particular field, to better contextualize their data studies. Most minor programs require 5-6 courses. Any minor or second major can be selected: /majors-minors/a-z/Ìý

Total Graduate Credits Required: 30 credits

GPA Required: 2.0