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

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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
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences and PHYS 008L	PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences and PHYS 009L
Second Year
Fall	Spring
MATH 023: Vector Calculus	MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
General Education: Area A–Life 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	PHYS 010: Introductory Physics III
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
Third Year
Fall	Spring
PHYS 127: Machine Learning and Statistics for Physics and Astronomy	DSC 111
DSC 100: Advanced Data Science	DSC 104: Ethics in Data Science
General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline	Major Computational and Statistical Elective
Major Computational and Statistical Elective	Free Elective
Fourth Year
Fall	Spring
Major Machine Learning Elective	Major Computational and Statistical Elective
PHYS 181: Computational Physics	General Education: Upper Division Culminating Experience
Free Elective	Free Elective

Notes:

This track must take MATH 021/022 due to the perquisites for required courses in PHYS
PHYS 008 and PHYS 009 are prerequisites to PHYS 010
MATH 023 is a prerequisite to PHYS 181
PHYS 127 and PHYS 181 have been offered in alternating fall semesters only

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

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