May 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

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


All General Education course options can be found here 

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall Spring
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering   MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering  
DSC 008: Introduction to Data Science   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   DSC 011: Introductory Computing & Statistical Programming  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Second Year

Fall Spring
MATH 023: Vector Calculus   MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
Free Elective  Free Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
DSC 100: Advanced Data Science  DSC 104: Ethics in Data Science 
Major Upper Division Emphasis Elective DSC 111
Major Computational and Statistical Elective Major Computational and Statistical Elective
Free Elective Free Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
Major Machine Learning Elective Major Computational and Statistical Elective
Major Upper Division Emphasis Elective General Education: Upper Division Culminating Experience
General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline Free Elective