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2025-2026 Catalog

Data Science and Computing, Materials Science and Engineering 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 , CHEM 001 , 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
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations  
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 008L   MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  
General Education: Area A–Life Science ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Free Elective

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

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

Notes:

  • This track requires complete of MATH 021/022 due to PHYS 008 prerequisite on MSE 119
  • MSE 119 requires PHYS 008 as a prerequisite
  • MSE 152 requires ENGR 045 as a prerequisite