Mathematics Comprehensive Major-Data Science Emphasis, 45 hours: B.A., B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 270101

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Foundational Requirements (21 hours)

To achieve the common objectives, all majors in Mathematics are required to complete a common foundational set of 21 semester hours and participate in senior assessment. The area’s common foundational requirements are:

Required Courses

MATH 17120	Calculus I	4
MATH 17121	Calculus II	5
MATH 17230	Probability and Statistics	3
MATH 17311	Linear Algebra	3
MATH 17495	Seminar in Mathematics	2

MATH 17120: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

A Discrete course chosen from:

MATH 17215	Discrete Mathematics	3
MATH 17319	Graph Theory	3

A Professions course chosen from:

INCO 77297	Profession-Based Work Experience	1 to 3
MATH 17197	Exploring Mathematics-Related Fields	1

Data Sciences Emphasis (15 hours)

CSIS 44141	Computer Programming I	3
MATH 17316	Linear Statistical Models I	3
MATH 17318	Linear Statistical Models II	3
MATH 17366	Statistical Machine Learning for Pattern Recognition	3
MATH 17472	Time Series Forecasting	3

Note: CSIS 44141 has a prerequisite of a grade of C or better in CSIS 44101 or CSIS 44130, both of which are options for the Institutional Requirement for Digital Literacy.

Three departmental approved electives (9 hours)

Courses from business, computer science, or mathematics at 300/400/500 level for 9 hours

Note: A B.A. degree also requires 9 credit hours of a modern language.

CSIS 44101	Foundations of Computing	3
	OR
CSIS 44130	Computers and Information Technology	3