3.00 overall GPA required.
Students in the Data Science major must also successfully complete the following courses with a C- or higher by the end of their second semester in the major: CSIT 104, CSIT 114, and MATH 111 or MATH 122.
Please note: The above majors have a retention policy. Students must maintain a minimum 2.60 cumulative GPA during their first three semesters.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 23-27 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 75-80 | |
| Free Electives | 19-4 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| Choose one course from F1. Great Works and Their Influences or F2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives. | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Fulfilled by CSIT 104 in the major. | 0 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | 0 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| May be fulfilled by a minor course. | 0-4 | |
| J. Physical Education | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. Choose one course from K1. American and European History or K3. Social Science Perspectives. | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 23-27 | |
Required Minor
Earth and Environmental Science
Geographic Information Science
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| Choose one course from F1. Great Works and Their Influences or F2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives. | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Fulfilled by CSIT 104 in the major. | 0 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | 0 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| May be fulfilled by a minor course. | 0-4 | |
| J. Physical Education | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. Choose one course from K1. American and European History or K3. Social Science Perspectives. | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 23-27 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| World Language 1 | 3 | |
| CSIT 104 | Python Programming I | 3 |
| MATH 122 or AMAT 120 |
Calculus I or Applied Calculus A |
4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| World Language 2 | 3 | |
| CSIT 114 | Python Programming II | 3 |
| CSIT 270 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 221 or AMAT 220 |
Calculus II or Applied Calculus B |
4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History or (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives | 3 | |
| CSIT 213 | Data Structures and Algorithms in Python | 3 |
| MATH 340 or AMAT 345 |
Probability or Applied Probability |
3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives or World Cultures | 3 | |
| CSIT 230 | Computer Systems | 3 |
| CSIT 359 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| STAT 330 | Fundamentals of Modern Statistics I | 4 |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences or (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| CSIT 275 | Introduction to R Programming | 3 |
| CSIT 355 | Database Systems | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory or Free Elective | 4 | |
| CSIT 356 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| CSIT 440 | Principles of Data Mining | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| CSIT 456 | Advanced Techniques in Data Science | 3 |
| CSIT Elective | 3 | |
| CSIT Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course or Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | |
| CSIT 455 | Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSIT 491 or CSIT 497 |
Cooperative Education in Computer Science and Information Technology or Undergraduate Research I |
3 |
| Minor Course or Free Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course or Free Elective | 1-3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 13-15 | |
| Total Credits | 120-122 | |