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Data Science and Computing, Biology 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 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
DSC 100: Advanced Data Science  MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Major Upper Division Emphasis Elective
Free Elective  General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Third Year
Fall Spring
Major Machine Learning Elective DSC 104: Ethics in Data Science 
Major Upper Division Emphasis Elective Major Computational and Statistical Elective
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 A–Physical Science
Free Elective Free Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
Major Computational and Statistical 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

 

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.