Data is everywhere and data science is one of the hottest fields in the job market today. Combining skills across mathematics, statistics, and computer science, this minor is a great addition to any major. Students will acquire both knowledge of statistical methodology and computing skills for handling all kind of data science problems. Students will learn both the R statistical programming language and Python, both of which are highly used by data science practitioners all over the world. Students with data science training are in very high demand, and data scientist is often mentioned as the top job in lists of best jobs in America.

Minor Requirements

New Requirements (Effective Fall 2020)

• One year of Calculus: (Math 161 & Math 162, 8 credit hours) OR (Math 131 & Math 132, 6 credit hours)
• Statistics (Stat 203)
• Applied Regression Analysis (Stat 308)
• Computing Tools & Techniques (Comp 141)
• Object-oriented Math Programming (Math/Comp 215)
• Data Structures & Algorithms for Informatics (Comp 231)
• Predictive Analytics (STAT 338) or Machine Learning (Comp 379)

Note: 24 or 26 total credit hours

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Below are the old requirements:

• One year of Calculus (Math 161 & Math 162, OR Math 131 & Math 132)
• Statistics (Stat 203)
• Applied Regression Analysis (Stat 308)
• Computing Tools & Techniques (Comp 141)
• Object-oriented Math Programming (Math/Comp 215)
• Data Structures & Algorithms for Informatics (Comp 231)
• Predictive Analytics (Stat 351) or Machine Learning (Comp 379)