Data Science and Computing, Environmental Systems Science 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
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar	DSC 011: Introductory Computing & Statistical Programming
ESS 001: Introduction to Earth Systems Science	Free Elective
Second Year
Fall	Spring
MATH 041: Matrix Analysis and Linear Algebra for Data Science	MATH 032: Probability and Statistics
DSC 100: Advanced Data Science	DSC 111
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	Major Computational and Statistical Elective
Major Upper Division Emphasis Elective	DSC 104: Ethics in Data Science
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

Notes:

BIO 012 has BIO 011 as a prerequisite
This track may take either MATH 011/012 or MATH 021/022 series as upper division courses do not require a specific series

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

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