BS Computer Science - Data Science Track
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BS in Computer Science with Data Science Track Degree Plan (120 hours) | ||
| Core Requirements (42 hours) | ||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
or EN 1313 | Rhetoric and Composition for International Students | |
| Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
| Social Science | 6 | |
Select two from the following: BA 1301, CJ 1301, CPH 1301, EC 2301, EC 2303, ED 2330, HU 3300, HU 3303, PO 1311, PO 1312, PO 1314, PS 1301, PS 2333, PS 2355, PS 2363, PS 3337, SC 1311, SC 2321, SC 2371, 3 hrs. of Communication Studies (CM 1341, CM 2333, CM 2334) (SMC 1313 and SMC 2302 will meet this requirement). CM 1341 recommended for this major. | ||
| Mathematics | ||
Satisfied by MT 2412 in the courses required for this major. | ||
| Natural or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
| Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
| Intro to Philosophy | ||
(SMC 1311 will meet this requirement) | ||
| Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Ethics | ||
(SMC 2301 will meet this requirement) | ||
| Theology - God | 3 | |
| Introduction to Theology | ||
(SMC 1314 will meet this requirement) | ||
| Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
| Computer Science Major Courses (42 hours) | ||
| CS 1310 | Programming I | 3 |
| CS 1311 | Programming II | 3 |
| CS 2110 | Sophomore CS Seminar | 1 |
| CS 2313 | Object Oriented Programming I | 3 |
| CS 2315 | Algorithms | 3 |
| CS 2323 | Object Oriented Programming II | 3 |
| CS 2350 | Computer Architecture | 3 |
| CS 3110 | Junior CS Seminar | 1 |
| CS 3310 | Intro to Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CS 3335 | Survey of Programming Languages | 3 |
| CS 3340 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| CS 3350 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| CS 4110 | Senior CS Seminar | 1 |
| CS 4320 | Files & Databases | 3 |
| CS 4330 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| CS 4395 | Senior Project | 3 |
| Mathematics Minor (17 hours) | ||
| MT 2412 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MT 2318 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MT 2323 | Discrete Math Structures | 3 |
| MT 2413 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MT 4331 | Probability Theory | 3 |
| Data Science Track (9 hours) | ||
| CS 4375 Advanced Topics: Programming for Data Science | 3 | |
| Data Science Electives (Select 2 courses): | 6 | |
Data Science Electives include CS 4315 AI / CS4375 NLP / CS4375 Large Scale Data / BIO3313 Big Data / BIO 3312 Algorithms / BIO 3411 Intro BioInfo / EG4338 Data Visualization / EG4338 Data Mining / EG4338 Decision Analytics / EG4338 DS using Python and Julia / MT4332 Statistics / QM3321 Business Analytics / QM4350 Blockchain+ / QM4362 Financial Modeling | ||
| Electives (10 hours) | 10 | |
An elective can be any course taken from any discipline. Students can use these hours to pursue certificates, minors, or second majors. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Elective | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| FYE 1301 | 3 | CM 1341 | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | CS 1311 | 3 |
| MT 2412 | 4 | MT 2413 | 4 |
| CS 1310 | 3 | Fine Arts | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| CS 2315 | 3 | CS 2323 | 3 |
| PL 1301 | 3 | PL 2301 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | CS 2350 | 3 |
| CS 2313 | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| MT 2323 | 3 | MT 2318 | 3 |
| CS 2110 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| History | 3 | Advanced Theology | 3 |
| TH 1301 | 3 | CS 3340 | 3 |
| CS 3310 | 3 | CS 4330 | 3 |
| CS 4320 | 3 | CS 4375 | 3 |
| CS 4331 Probability Theory | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| CS 3110 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Natural / Physical Science | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| CS 3350 | 3 | Data Science Elective | 3 |
| CS 3335 | 3 | Elective | 1 |
| Data Science Elective | 3 | CS 4395 | 3 |
| CS 4110 | 1 | Elective (consider MT 2412 Calculus III) | 3 |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 120 | |||