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Computer Science with MS in Data Science 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 2023-2024 academic year.
To enroll, visit /data-science/4plus1/
First Year
Fall Semester
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: formerly known asÌýÌý (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways:
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Major: OR WI (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways:
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: WI (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS Elective (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Ìý(HRS 4)
- Career Pathways:
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): ; ; or (HRS 4)
- Elective (for missing 3 credits senior year) (HRS 2)
- Total: (HRS 18)
Spring Semester
- Major: CMPS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): ; ; or (Must be outside of TAS) (HRS 4)
- Elective (for missing 3 credits senior year (HRS 1)
- Total: (HRS 17)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS Elective:
- Major: (MS) (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 14)
Spring Semester
- Major: CMPS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: WI (HRS 4)
- Elective OR CMPS Elective (based on choice in Fall) (HRS 4)
- Major: (MS) (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 15)
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
- Major:
- Major: (HRS 3)
- Major: Technical Elective AND/OR Interdisciplinary Elective AND/OR * (HRS 3+3)
- Total: (HRS 12)
Spring Semester
- Major: (HRS 3)
- Major: Technical Elective (HRS 3)
- Major: (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 9)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA Required: 2.0
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
Total Graduate Credits Required: 30 credits
Student must be in good academic standing: Ìý/provost/policy/graduate-academic-standing/Ìý
*Students must complete two technical electives and one interdisciplinary elective. DATA 730 Fieldwork Experience may be used to replace one of the three total electives.Ìý
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