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Entrance Requirements:

Applicants to the M.S.D.S. program will need to:
  1. Complete the Graduate School Application for Admission form, which must be submitted online with non-refundable fees of USD 35.00 and;
  2. Submit either:
    1. Official undergraduate transcripts documenting the completion of a U.S. undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution or its equivalent from a governmentally recognized or similar authority as a postsecondary, academic degree-granting institution of higher learning with the equivalent of a 2.5 GPA; or
    2. Official graduate transcripts documenting completion of a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. Official graduate transcripts from a nationally accredited institution or its equivalent from governmentally recognized or similar authority as a postsecondary, academic degree-granting institution of higher learning will be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis.

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Program Requirements: 33 hours

  1. Core Requirements: 33 hours
    • Python Programming (MSDS 5033) -- 3 hours
    • Probability & Inference for Data Science (MSDS 5103) -- 3 credit hours
    • Introduction to Statistical Modeling (MSDS 5113) -- 3 credit hours
    • Fundamentals of Data Science (MSDS 5123) -- 3 credit hours
    • Data Systems & Algorithms (MSDS 6203) -- 3 credit hours
    • Programming for Data Science (MSDS 6213) -- 3 credit hours
    • Data & Database Management with SQL (MSDS 6403) -- 3 credit hours
    • Presentation & Visualization of Data (MSDS 6413) -- 3 credit hours
    • Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence (MSDS 6503) -- 3 credit hours
    • Advanced Topics in Data Science (MSDS 6913) -- 3 credit hours