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Data Science - B.S.

Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)

Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	120 hours


I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S

ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H

MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E


II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.


III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2260 or MATH 2300H


IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

Preferred Course(s): No preferred courses for this area. Please consider the Franklin College Foreign Language requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy Franklin College requirements.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

Preferred Course(s): No preferred courses for this area. Please consider the Franklin College requirements when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy Franklin College requirements.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

Preferred Course(s): No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Area VI

Complete the following:

CSCI 1301-1301L

CSCI 1302

CSCI 2150-2150L or MATH 3300
CSCI 2725

STAT 2010 (Students who have completed or have AP credit for STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H should take STAT 2360-2360L instead)

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas I-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives).


Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.