Data Science and Computing, Biology Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here .

First Year
Fall	Spring
MATH 011: Calculus I	MATH 012: Calculus II
DSC 008: Introduction to Data Science	WRI 010: College Reading and Composition
BIO 011: Introduction to Molecular Biology and BIO 011L	DSC 011: Introductory Computing & Statistical Programming
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar	BIO 012: Introduction to Organismal Biology and BIO 012L
Second Year
Fall	Spring
MATH 041: Matrix Analysis and Linear Algebra for Data Science	DSC 111: Intermediate Computing and Statistical Programming
DSC 100: Advanced Data Science	MATH 032: Probability and Statistics
General Education: AREA B	Upper Division Emphasis Elective
Free Elective	General Education: AREA B
Third Year
Fall	Spring
Machine Learning Elective	DSC 104: Ethics in Data Science
Upper Division Emphasis Elective	Computational and Statistical Elective
General Education: AREA B	General Education: AREA A (Physical Science)
Free Elective	Free Elective
Fourth Year
Fall	Spring
Computational and Statistical Elective	Computational and Statistical Elective
Upper Division Emphasis Elective	General Education: Culminating Experience
General Education: Writing in the Discipline	Free Elective

Note: BIO 012 is a prerequisite for most courses listed on the Upper Division Emphasis elective list and it requires BIO 011 as a prerequisite.

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