Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Data Science Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or HSCI 1000 College: An Introduction
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or HSCI 2000 Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op
Computer Science Required Courses
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
CS 1800
and CS 1802		Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800		5
CS 2000
and CS 2001		Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000		5
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
Programming Sequence Pathways
Choose one of the two options:9
Computer Science Option
CS 2100
and CS 2101
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
Data Science Option
DS 2500
and DS 2501
Intermediate Programming with Data
and Lab for DS 2500
DS 3500
Advanced Programming with Data
Human Computer Interaction Requirement
CS 2484Principles of Human-Computer Interaction4
Data Science Foundations
DS 3000Foundations of Data Science4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning and Data Mining 14

Supporting Courses for Data Science

MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1

Data Science Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Health Science Requirements

Public Health Core
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4202Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4

Supporting Courses for Health Science

Statistics
Complete one of the following:4-5
ECON 2350
Statistics for Economists
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
and ENVR 2502
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
and Recitation for ENVR 2500
MATH 3081
Probability and Statistics
PHTH 2210
Foundations of Biostatistics
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
Philosophy
Complete one of the following:4
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
PHIL 1165
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
Science Requirement
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111		5
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113		5
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161		5
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4

Upper-Division Elective

Complete four semester hours from the following:4
CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
HSCI 4000 or higher
PHTH 4000 or higher

Integrative Requirement

DS 4420Machine Learning and Data Mining 24

Required General Electives

Complete 16 semester hours of general electives16

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses

Health Sciences Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for the Public Health Core, Statistics, and Science Requirement. Students who take HSCI 1000 and HSCI 2000 must achieve a C or higher.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Engaging Differences and Diversity
  • Employing Ethical Reasoning
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Program Requirement

135 semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, One Co-op Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		5DS 30004Vacation
CS 12001DS 2500
and DS 2501		5PHTH 23504 
CS 1800
and CS 1802		5PHTH 12604  
CS 2000
and CS 2001		5PSYC 11014  
ENGW 11114   
 20 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		5DS 35004General Elective4Vacation
CS 32004DS 42004General Elective4 
MATH 1341 or 12414PHTH 23004  
Statistics Course4-5PHTH 25154  
 17-18 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 3302 or 33154CS 12101VacationCo-op0
PHIL 1145 or 11654DS 43004  
CS 24844DS 44004  
Upper Division Elective4PHTH 42024  
 PHTH 45404  
 16 17 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 44204  
 PHTH 41204  
 General Elective4  
 General Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 136-137

Four Years, One Co-op Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		5DS 30004Vacation
CS 12001DS 2500
and DS 2501		5PHTH 23504 
CS 1800
and CS 1802		5PHTH 12604  
ENGW 11114PSYC 11014  
CS 2000
and CS 2001		5   
 20 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		5DS 35004General Elective4Vacation
CS 32004DS 42004General Elective4 
MATH 1341 or 12414PHTH 23004  
Statistics Course4-5PHTH 25154  
 17-18 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
ENGW 3302 or 33154   
PHIL 1145 or 11654   
CS 24844   
Upper Division Elective4   
 17 0 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
DS 43004DS 44204  
DS 44004PHTH 41204  
PHTH 42024General Elective4  
PHTH 45404General Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 136-137