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 Major Requirements

Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
Fundamental 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
Programming Sequence Pathways
Choose one of the following options:9
Computer Science Option
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
Data Science Option
Intermediate Programming with Data
and Lab for DS 2500
Advanced Programming with Data
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
CS 3520Programming in C++4
or CS 3650 Computer Systems
Data Science Electives
Complete three of the following:12
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Engineering LLM-Integrated Systems
Information Retrieval
AI Security and Privacy
Data Science Required Courses
DS 3000Foundations of Data Science4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning and Data Mining 14
DS 4420Machine Learning and Data Mining 24
or DS 4440 Practical Neural Networks
Presentation Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
Public Speaking
Business and Professional Speaking
Persuasion and Rhetoric
Communication and Storytelling
Improvisation
Introduction to Acting
Dynamic Presence: Theatre Training for Effective Interpersonal Interactions
Acting for the Camera
Mathematics Foundations
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2331Linear Algebra4
MATH 3081Probability and Statistics4
Data Science and Ethics
PHIL 1145Technology and Human Values4
Khoury Approved Electives
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:4
CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum
Data Science Related Electives in Other Units
Complete one of the following:4
Information Design 1
Information Design Studio 1: Principles
Information Design History
Research Methods for Design
Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals
Information Design Studio 2: Dynamic Mapping and Models
Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1
Bioinformatics Computational Methods 2
Empirical Research Methods
Statistics for Economists
Applied Econometrics
Computer Vision
Data Visualization
Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
Biostatistics
Game Design and Analysis
Data-Driven Game Design
Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
Data Management in Healthcare
Personal Health Interface Design and Development
Evaluating Health Technologies
Data Mining for Engineering Applications
Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
Statistics and Stochastic Processes
Business Statistics
Data Management for Business
Marketing Research
Marketing Analytics
Information Ethics
AI Ethics
Statistics in Psychological Research
Cognition

Computer Science Writing Requirement

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

Required General Electives

Complete 28 semester hours of general electives.28

Khoury College GPA Requirement

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

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • 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

130 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5CS 32004MATH 23314
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5MATH 13424MATH 30814General Elective4
ENGW 11114PHIL 11454  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5General Elective4  
MATH 13414   
 19 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 35204CS 12101CS 30004Co-op0
DS 30004DS 42004General Elective4 
DS 35004DS 43004  
Presentation Requirement4General Elective4  
 General Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0DS 44004ENGW 33024Co-op0
 Data Science Elective 24General Elective4 
 Data Science Elective 14  
 General Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 4420 or 44404  
 Data Science Related Elective4  
 Data Science Elective 34  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 133

Four Years, Two Co-ops Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5CS 32004MATH 23314
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5MATH 13424MATH 30814General Elective4
ENGW 11114PHIL 11454  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5General Elective4  
MATH 13414   
 19 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
CS 35204  General Elective4
DS 30004   
DS 35004   
Presentation Requirement4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
DS 42004Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 33024
DS 43004  General Elective4
CS 30004   
General Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
DS 44004DS 4420 or 44404  
Data Science Elective 14Data Science Related Elective4  
Data Science Elective 24Data Science Elective 34  
General Elective4Khoury Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 133