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
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
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 1800Discrete Structures4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000
5
CS 2100
and CS 2101
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
5
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
DS 3500Advanced Programming with Data4
Human Computer Interaction Requirement
CS 2484Principles of Human-Computer Interaction4
Data Science Foundations
DS 3000Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning4

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 U.S. 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
Statistics for Economists
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
and Recitation for ENVR 2500
Probability and Statistics
Foundations of Biostatistics
Statistics in Psychological Research
Philosophy
Complete one of the following:4
Technology and Human Values
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 2300 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 4420Advanced Machine Learning4

Required General Electives

Complete 16 semester hours of general electives16

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, Two Co-ops Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
5BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
5CS 32004PSYC 11014
CS 1200, HSCI 1000, or INPR 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5PHTH 2350 or 23514General Elective 14
CS 18004MATH 1341 or 12414  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PHTH 1260 or 12614  
ENGW 11114   
 19 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
DS 3000*4CS 1210 or HSCI 20001General Elective 24Co-op0
DS 35004CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5General Elective 34 
PHTH 2300 or 23014DS 42004  
Statistics Requirement4-5DS 43004  
 PHTH 25154  
 16-17 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Co-opCS 24844ENGW 3302 or 33154Co-op0
 DS 4400*4General Elective 44 
 PHTH 42024  
 Philosophy Requirement4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 4420*4  
 PHTH 41204  
 PHTH 45404  
 Upper Division Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 135-136

Four Years, Two Co-ops Spring/Summer Session A

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
5BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
5CS 32004PSYC 11014
CS 1200, HSCI 1000, or INPR 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5PHTH 2350 or 23514General Elective 14
CS 18004MATH 1341 or 12414  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PHTH 1260 or 12614  
ENGW 11114   
 19 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1210 or HSCI 20001Co-opCo-op0General Elective 24
DS 3000*4  General Elective 34
DS 35004   
PHTH 2300 or 23014   
Statistics Requirement4-5   
 17-18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302 or 33154
DS 42004  General Elective 44
DS 43004   
PHTH 25154   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CS 24844DS 4420*4  
DS 4400*4PHTH 41204  
PHTH 42024PHTH 45404  
Philosophy Requirement4Upper Division Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 135-136