Students majoring in the Data Science program are forbidden from double-majoring in the BA Data Science (CSH) program; as well as from minoring in Data Science.
Curriculum Requirements
Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.
First Year
- CSC 241 1
- CSC 242 1
- CSC 300
- MAT 140
- MAT 150
- MAT 151
- MAT 152
- 1 Students with one (1) semester programming experience may take CSC 243 and one (1) additional Major Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242.
Liberal Studies Requirements
Second Year
- CSC 301
- CSC 321
- DSC 323
- DSC 324
- IT 223
- MAT 220
- MAT 349
- SE 350
Liberal Studies Requirements
Third Year
- CMNS 201
- CSC 355
- DSC 333
- DSC 341
- DSC 365
-
MAT 360
or CSC 383
Liberal Studies Requirements
Fourth Year
- DSC 345
- DSC 394
- Eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
Major Electives
Students must choose 8 credit hours of Major Electives from the following list of courses, grouped by topic:
Computer Science
Mathematics
Artificial Intelligence
Image Analysis
Geographic Information Systems
Information Technology
Research
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.
Open Electives
Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.
Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.
Note Students must complete an ethics class as one of the Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions requirements. Students must take one of the following ethics courses: CSC 208 (PI), PHL 248/MGT 248 (PI) or REL 228/MGT 228 (RD). In this sample schedule the ethics requirement replaces one of the Philosophical Inquiry requirements.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements
- complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
- Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
- Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
- maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA
- between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate cum laude
- between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate magna cum laude
- of at least 3.850 will graduate summa cum laude
For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.