Dec 27, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Statistics and Data Science 4-Year Plan

The B.S. with a major in Statistics and Data Science requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
MA 113 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
OR
MA 137 - Calculus I with Life Science Applications 4 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
Elective (e.g. CS 115 ) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
MA 114 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours
OR
MA 138 - Calculus II with Life Science Applications 4 Credit Hours
STA 296 - Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4

Year 2

First Semester

STA 300 - Data Visualization 3 Credit Hours
STA 305 INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE Credit(s): 4
Foreign Language - Third Semeseter Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
A&S - Many People, One Community Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

STA 310 - Introduction to Probability and Inference 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

MA 322 - Matrix Algebra and its Applications 3 Credit Hours
STA 315 - Applied Statistical Modeling and Experimental Design 3 Credit Hours
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

STA 415 - Predictive Modeling and Introductory Machine Learning 4 Credit Hours
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
Specialization 1 of 4 Credit(s): 3
Specialization 2 of 4 Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

STA 425 - Computational Bayesian Statistics 3 Credit Hours
Specialization 3 of 4 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

STA 495 - Statistics and Data Science in Context: A Practicum 3 Credit Hours
Specialization 4 of 4 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3