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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Data Science B.S.-ARCHIVED
Sample Plan: Data Science B.S. Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
CSE 1001 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
CSCI 1133 - Introduction to Computing and Programming Concepts : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
MATH 2374 - CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
CSCI 2081 - Introduction to Software Development : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Environment) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CSCI 2033 - Elementary Computational Linear Algebra : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
CSCI 3041 - Introduction to Discrete Structures and Algorithms : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
CSCI 3061 - Introduction to Computer Systems : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
STAT 3301 - Regression and Statistical Computing : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
IE 3013 - Optimization for Machine Learning : 4.0 cr
CSCI 4707 - Practice of Database Systems : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
STAT 4051 - Statistical Machine Learning I : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI : Preferred Course
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
STAT 5101 - Theory of Statistics I : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
CSCI 5523 - Introduction to Data Mining : 3.0 cr
CSCI 4271W - Development of Secure Software Systems : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
STAT 5102 - Theory of Statistics II : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
IE 5533 - Operations Research for Data Science : 3.0 cr
CSCI 4131 - Internet Programming : 3.0 cr
CSCI 5801 - Software Engineering I : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
DSCI 4093 - Data Science Senior Project Directed Study : 4.0 cr
CSCI 5115 - User Interface Design, Implementation and Evaluation : 3.0 cr
CSCI 5708 - Architecture and Implementation of Database Management Systems : 3.0 cr
STAT 5421 - Analysis of Categorical Data : 3.0 cr