Four-Year Plan: Data Science

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Year One
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
DAT 210 - Database Basics	3		Distributional Study #2	3
Distributional Study #1	3		Distributional Study #3	3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)	4		CPS 200 - Programming I	3
GEN 130 - First Year Seminar I	3		EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)	1
MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning OR MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra	3		GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research	3
			MAT 250 - Discrete Mathematics	3
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	16
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Two
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3		DAT 452 - Information Technology Project Management	3
CPS 212 - Programming II	3		Distributional Study #5	3
DAT 442 - Data Management and Warehousing	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Distributional Study #4	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
GEN 3XX - Seminar II	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Three
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
DAT 455 - Predictive Analytics	3		Three (3) semester hours of Experiential Related Learning*	3
Distributional Study #6	3		Distributional Study #7	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Four
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
DAT 445 - Systems Analysis & Design (WI)	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		Elective/Emphasis Course	3
Elective/Emphasis Course	3		GEN 4XX - Seminar III (WI)	3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	15
Total Semester Hours for Graduation = 122
* Three (3) semester hours of Experiential Learning from: BUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Business (1-12 semester hours) OR CPS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Computer Science (1-12 semester hours) OR DAT 390 - Cooperative Education in Data Science (1-12 semester hours) OR MAT 390 - Cooperative Education in Mathematics (1-12 semester hours) OR PRO 450 - Cooperative Design *Students complete one of the following emphasis with this major:* *Business Analysis Emphasis:* Thirty (30) semester hours from: ACC 210 - Financial Accounting Principles BUS 225 - Lean Six Sigma BUS 330 - Management Principles BUS 340 - Principles of Business Finance BUS 410 - Business Law I BUS 491 - Business Policy and Strategy (WI) DAT 301 - Introduction to Data Visualization Techniques ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics MKT 350 - Marketing Principles		*Finance Analysis Emphasis:* Thirty (30) semester hours from: ACC 210 - Financial Accounting Principles BUS 330 - Management Principles BUS 340 - Principles of Business Finance BUS 366 - Global Financial Markets BUS 424 - Intermediate Corporate Finance BUS 437 - Investment Finance BUS 491 - Business Policy and Strategy (WI) DAT 301 - Introduction to Data Visualization Techniques ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics *Operations Analysis Emphasis:* Thirty-one (31) semester hours from: CPS 212 - Programming II CPS 313 - Advanced Programming CPS 425 - Artificial Intelligence DAT 318 - Computational Modeling and Visualization DAT 401 - Operations Research and Optimization DAT 402 - Predictive Analytics using Machine Learning (WI) MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics MAT 231 - Calculus I (4 semester hours) MAT 320 - Applied Statistics ^or approved substitution MAT 362 - Linear Algebra