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
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
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 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
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 2700
and CS 2701
Data Structures and Analysis
and Lab for CS 2700
5
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
4
or CS 3520 Programming in C++
Data Science Electives
Complete three of the following:12
Principles of Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
AI Policy: Machine Learning, Markets, and Morals
Engineering LLM-Integrated Systems
Information Retrieval
AI Security and Privacy
Data Science Required Courses
DS 3000Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence4
DS 3500Advanced Programming with Data4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning4
DS 4420Advanced Machine Learning4
or DS 4440 Modern 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 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum
Data Science Related Electives in Other Units
Complete one of the following:4
Information Design Studio 1: Principles
Information Design History
Research Methods for Design
Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals
Information Design Studio 2: Dynamic Mapping and Models
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

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Writing in the First Year

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

Program Requirement

132 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1200 or INPR 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 32004MATH 23314
CS 18004MATH 13424MATH 30814General Elective 24
ENGW 11114PHIL 11454  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5General Elective 14  
MATH 13414   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 2700
and CS 2701
5CS 12101CS 3100
and CS 3101
4Co-op0
DS 3000*4DS 42004General Elective 54 
DS 35004DS 43004  
Presentation Requirement4General Elective 34  
 General Elective 44  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Co-op0DS 4400*4ENGW 3302 or 33154Co-op0
 Data Science Elective 14General Elective 74 
 Data Science Related Elective4  
 General Elective 64  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 4420 or 4440*4  
 Data Science Elective 24  
 Data Science Elective 34  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 133

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 12001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 32004MATH 23314
CS 18004MATH 13424MATH 30814General Elective 24
ENGW 11114PHIL 11454  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5General Elective 14  
MATH 13414   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0General Elective 34
CS 2700
and CS 2701
5  General Elective 44
DS 3000*4   
DS 35004   
Presentation Requirement4   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 3100
and CS 3101
4Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302 or 33154
DS 42004  General Elective 64
DS 43004   
General Elective 54   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
DS 4400*4DS 4420 or 4440*4  
Data Science Elective 14Data Science Elective 24  
Data Science Related Elective4Data Science Elective 34  
General Elective 74Khoury Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 133
*

Course must be taken in the indicated term or earlier