2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Computer Science, B.S.: Data Science Option

The B.S. in Computer Science, Data Science program option provides a foundation in the field of data science, particularly data mining and information visualization, identification of data trend using machine learning, and topics including big data and analytical data processing.

General Education 33

Foundations Requirements 13

ENG*1030 requires a grade of C or higher.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

MATH 1054: Students who do not qualify on the placement test to take MATH 1054, must take MATH 1000 first. In this case, MATH 1000 will fulfill a Free Elective.

Students eligible to take MATH 2415 Calculus I, based on their placement test, may take that course in place of MATH 1054. In that case, MATH 2415 will fulfill the Distribution requirement and the student may take an additional three credits in Free Electives to total 120 S.H. 

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 20

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: General Education Distribution course required of all students.

Select One "GE Approved" course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: General Education Distribution course required of all students.

Select One "GE Approved" course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 8

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Lab Science I: (BIO 1300, CHEM 1083, PHYS 2091 or PHYS 2095)

CPS 1231: Students who have had prior programming experience may enter CPS 2231 directly. In this case, CPS 2231 will be counted as the Distribution requirement and the student may take another 4 credits in Free Electives to total 120 S.H.

Lab Science I & II: A two semester Lab Science sequence, with 4 credits in GE Science and Mathematics Distribution and 4 credits in Additional Requirements. Both Lab Science courses must be from the same department (BIO, CHEM or PHYS).

Additional Requirements 29-30

Additional Requirements 29-30

All major courses, additional requirements and concentration courses, including the capstone, require a grade of C or better.

Lab Science II: (BIO 1400, CHEM 1084, PHYS 2092 or PHYS 2095)

TECH 2920COMPUTER SYSTEMS

3

ENG 3091TECHNICAL WRITING

3

MATH 2110DISCRETE STRUCTURES

3

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

 

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

OR

MATH 2995MATRIX & LINEAR ALGEBRA

3

 

MATH 2526APPLIED STATISTICS I

3

MATH 3526APPLIED STATISTICS II

3

MATH 3700BIG DATA COMPUTING

3

Lab Science I & II: A two semester Lab Science sequence, with 4 credits in GE Science and Mathematics Distribution and 4 credits in Additional Requirements. Both Lab Science courses must be from the same department (BIO, CHEM or PHYS).

Academic Major 44

All major courses, additional requirements and concentration courses, including the capstone, require a grade of C or better.

Major Core 14

CPS 2231COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

4

CPS 2232DATA STRUCTURES

4

CPS 2390COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & ARCHITECTURE

3

CPS 3250COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

3

Major Concentration 15

CPS 3500PROGRAMMING THE WWW

3

CPS 3740DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3

CPS 4721DATA MINING PRINCIPLES

3

CPS 4745VISUALIZATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

3

CPS 4802AI MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

3

CPS 4745: Writing Emphasis course (WE)

Major Electives 12

Select 12 credits at the 3000 level or above with approval of departmental advisor. 

CPS 3000 or 4000 Level

3

CPS 3000 or 4000 Level

3

CPS 3000, 4000 , or 5000 Level

3

CPS 3000, 4000 , or 5000 Level

3

With approval of the Graduate Program Coordinator, undergraduate students may take up to two CPS 5000 level graduate course as Major Electives (Note: For any graduate course to be credited towards the graduate program, students must take additional credits in major or Free Electives to total 120 S.H.)

Major Capstone 3

Requires a grade of C or better.

CPS 4951SENIOR CAPSTONE

3

OR

CPS 4961SENIOR RESEARCH

3

Free Electives 13-14

(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)

GE 1996 Research Initiative for Freshmen course (Optional): Students can take 1 credit which may fulfill Free Electives requirements with approval of the Department Advisory Committee. It's recommended that it be taken during the second semester of the freshman year.

CPS 2010 Career Education (Recommended) 

CPS 3291, CPS 3292 or CPS 3293 Career Internship course (Optional): Students can take a maximum of 6 credits which may fulfill Free Electives requirements. CPS 3291, CPS 3292, CPS 3293 Career Internship, CPS 1996, and CPS 2010 are the only CPS courses acceptable for use in the Free Electives.

Total Credit Hours: 120