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Data Science and Computing, Physics 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 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