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2026-2027 Catalog

Data Science and Analytics, B.A. 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 (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
Major Mathematics Requirement Major Mathematics Requirement
DSA 001: Foundations of Data Science & Analytics    DSA 002: Thinking Like a Programmer   
ECON 001  or COGS 001  or POLI 001  or MIST 001  or PH 001    PHIL 002: Introduction to Ethics  or PHIL 003: Contemporary Moral Problems   
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar    

Second Year
Fall Spring
MIST 050: Introduction to Entrepreneurship  or  MIST 070: Innovation Management   PHIL 123: Technology Ethics  or PHIL 122: Bioethics  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
ECON 010: Statistical Inference  or ENGR 080: Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis   General Education: Lower Division Language
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
ECON 110: Econometrics   Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
Major Advanced Data Science and Methods Quantitative Major Advanced Data Science and Methods Visualization
General Education: Global Awareness Intellectual Experience General Education: Upper Division Crossroads
Free Elective Free Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
DSA 120: Capstone I  DSA 121: Capstone II
Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline
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