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College of Arts and Sciences

Any B.A./B.S. with Minor in Mathematics or Applied Scientific Mathematics + M.S. in Data Science Curriculum

By Spring of Junior Year:

  • Take MATH 2711 Introduction to Probability and Statistics, which counts towards the minor in Mathematics or Applied Scientific Mathematics.

Summer between the Junior and Senior Years:

  • Take the graduate course MATH 6611 Operations Research, which counts towards the minor in Mathematics or Applied Scientific Mathematics.

Senior Year:

  • Take the graduate courses DAVA 6010 Data Mining and DAVA 7111 Text Mining. DAVA 6010 and DAVA 7111 replace the undergraduate courses DAVA 3010 and DAVA 3111.
  • Optionally, students may additionally take the graduate course DAVA 7000 Data Visualization, which replaces the undergraduate course DAVA 3000.

Last Year as Graduate Data Science Student:

  • Fall Semester: Take MATH 6811 Statistics for Data Science and DAVA 7000 Data Visualization (if not yet taken).
  • Spring Semester: Take DASC 6911 Big Data Analytics and two elective graduate courses from the M.S. in Data Science curriculum.
  • Summer Session: Take DASC 9311 Data Science Project and one elective graduate course from the M.S. in Data Science curriculum.