UT Dallas 2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Data Science (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
CS 1336 Programming Fundamentals 3 CS 1337 Computer Science I 3
CS 1136 Computer Science Laboratory 1 MATH 2419 Calculus II3 4 6 4
HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War2 3 MATH 3315 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics3 4 6 3
MATH 2417 Calculus I2 3 4 6 4 or CS 2305 Discrete Mathematics for Computing I2
RHET 1302 Rhetoric2 3 PHYS 2325 Mechanics2 3 5
  and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I2 3 5		 4
NATS 1101 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Freshman Seminar1 1 or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat2 3 5
UNIV 1010 Freshman Seminar1 0
  15   14
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
CS 2336 Computer Science II 3 CS 3345 Data Structures and Introduction to Algorithmic Analysis 3
GOVT 2305 American National Government2 3 COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication2 3
MATH 2418 Linear Algebra 4 MATH 3310 Theoretical Concepts of Calculus 3
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves2 3 5 3-4 MATH 3351 Advanced Calculus 3
or PHYS 2422 Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism and Waves2 3 5 STAT 3355 Data Analysis for Statisticians and Actuaries 3
PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II3 5 1
  14-15   15
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
CS 4347 Database Systems 3 ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts2 3
GOVT 2306 State and Local Government2 3 CS 4375 Introduction to Machine Learning 3
040 Core Course 3 STAT 4352 Mathematical Statistics 3
MATH 4301 Mathematical Analysis I 3 STAT 4354 Numerical and Statistical Computing 3
STAT 4351 Probability 3 STAT 4355 Applied Linear Models 3
  15   15
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
CS 4371 Introduction to Big Data Management and Analytics 3 STAT 4475 Capstone Project 4
CS 4372 Computational Methods for Data Scientists 3 Upper-Level Elective 5
HIST 1302 U.S. History Survey from Civil War2 3 Free Elective 7-8
PSY 2301 Introduction to Psychology2 3
STAT 4360 Introduction to Statistical Learning 3
  15   16-17
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 A required Major course that also fulfills Core Curriculum requirements. If semester credit hours are counted in the Core Curriculum, students must complete additional coursework to meet the minimum requirement for graduation. Course selection assistance is available from the undergraduate advisor.
4 Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted to fulfill the Mathematics Core Requirement with the remaining one semester credit hour to be counted under Component Area Option Core.
5 Six semester credit hours of Physics are counted under Science core, and one semester credit hour of Physics (PHYS 2125) is counted under Component Area Core.
6 MATH 2417 and MATH 2419 requirements can be fulfilled by completing MATH 2413, MATH 2414, and MATH 2415.
7 Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling in upper-division classes.
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
Updated: 2021-05-24 12:01:20 v3.3fa6e2