Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science degree prepares students to analyze, manage and present data. Through coursework, students learn how to use statistical software and programming languages.
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on-campus program with some online courses)
Curriculum
Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include: * May need MAT 181 and MAT 191.
Course
Credits
General Education Courses
40
Building a Sense of Community
UNI 100 First-Year Seminar1
Composition
ENG 101 English Composition I3
Public Speaking
Any Public Speaking Course3
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy
MAT 281 Calculus I3
Health and Wellness
Any Health and Wellness Course3
Technological Literacy
CSC 120 Problem Solving and Programming Construction3
Humanities
Any Humanities Course3
Fine Arts
Any Fine Arts Course3
Natural Sciences
Any Natural Sciences Course3
Social Sciences
Any Social Sciences Course3
General Education Options
12
Required Major Courses
45
MAT 207 Data Preparation and Cleaning
3
MAT 213 Data Visualization
3
MAT 215 Statistics OR MAT 225 Business Statistics
3
MAT 251 Big Data Tools
3
MAT 261 Big Data Analytics
3
MAT 272 Discrete Mathematics
3
MAT 282 Calculus II
3
MAT 341 Linear Algebra I
3
MAT 353 Intermediate Mathematical Statistics
3
MAT 376 Applied Linear Regression
3
MAT 391 Statistical Packages
3
MAT 401 Data Analytics Capstone Project
3
MAT 491 Statistical Packages II
3
Select two of the following:
6
Related Coursework
15
CSC 124 Computer Programming I
3
CSC 265 Object-Oriented Programming
3
CSC 308 Python
3
CSC 328 Data Structures
3
CIS 322 Database Application Development
3
Free Electives*
20
Total
120
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/data-science/index.aspx