The Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Data Science is a variation of the Bachelor of Science degree with courses designed to train students in the field of big data and analytics. In this program you'll earn our flagship computer information science degree and add specialization in data science.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated below, students must complete 34-35 hours of General Education, all requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree, and any additional hours needed to reach the minimum 120 credit hours required for graduation. Some of the courses below may also fulfill general education or other degree requirements.  Please see your advisor for more information.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses Inside Department
CM 111	Introduction to Structured Programming	4
CM 231	Computer Organization/Assembler Language	3
CM 245	Contemporary Programming Methods	3
CM 261	Networked Systems	3
CM 307	Data Structures & Algorithmic Analysis	3
CM 322	Operating Systems	3
CM 331	Artificial Intelligence	3
or CM 332	Data Mining
CM 333	Software Engineering	3
CM 334	Modeling with VBA/Excel	3
CM 336	Database Management Systems	3
CM 465	Computer Information Science Capstone Project	3
CM XXX	Any CM electives	6
CM 3XX	Upper Division CM electives	6
Subtotal		46
Required Courses Outside Department
BU 342	Organization & Management	3
or BU 346	Organizational Behavior
CN 340	Interviewing	3
or CN 341	Persuasive Speaking
or CN 342	Communication-Teams and Groups
EC 200	Principles of Microeconomics	3
or EC 201	Principles of Macroeconomics
MA 140	Statistics	3
MA 151	Calculus & Analytic Geometry I	5
MA 206	Discrete Mathematics for Computing	3
PH 220	Symbolic Logic	3
Choose three from the following:		9
MA 301	Linear Algebra
MA 307	Discrete Mathematics
MA 340	ANOVA/Design of Experiments
MA 341	Nonparametric Tests/Quality Control
MA 342	Statistical Computing
MA 344	Mathematical Statistics I
MA 346	Regression Analysis
MA 348	Time Series Analysis
Subtotal		32
Total Hours		78