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Program Requirement

Data Science, Minor

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Program details

Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
Plan Code: LADATSCMIN

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours

The minor in data science requires 25 credit hours, of which 16 credit hours must be upper division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better can be used to satisfy minor requirements.

DAT 250 Data Science and Society
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
DAT 300 Mathematical Tools for Data Science
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
DAT 301 Exploring Data in R and Python
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
DAT 401 Statistical Modeling and Inference for Data Science
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
DAT 402 Machine Learning for Data Science
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 265 Calculus for Engineers I (MATH) or MAT 270 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (MATH)
3 - 4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3 - 4
MAT 266 Calculus for Engineers II (MATH) or MAT 271 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (MATH)
3 - 4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3 - 4
MAT 343 Applied Linear Algebra or MAT 342 Linear Algebra
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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