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2025-2026 Catalog

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