Data Science at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate DATA work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on DATA, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in DATA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 9 courses deep, ending at DATA 4460

  1. MATH 1000Transition to College Algebra
  2. MATH 1005Stretch Precalculus
  3. MATH 1264Calculus for Data Science I
  4. MATH 1265Calculus for Data Science II
  5. MATH 2341Linear Analysis
  6. MATH 2621Introduction to Mathematical Optimization
  7. DATA 4610Fundamentals of Machine Learning
  8. DATA 4401Data Science Process and Ethics
  9. DATA 4460Senior Project - Data Science Capstone

• 8 courses deep, ending at DATA 4461

  1. MATH 1000Transition to College Algebra
  2. MATH 1005Stretch Precalculus
  3. MATH 1264Calculus for Data Science I

• 8 courses deep, ending at DATA 4820

  1. MATH 1000Transition to College Algebra
  2. MATH 1005Stretch Precalculus
  3. MATH 1264Calculus for Data Science I

• 7 courses deep, ending at DATA 5550

  1. MATH 1000Transition to College Algebra
  2. MATH 1005Stretch Precalculus
  3. MATH 1264Calculus for Data Science I

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for DATA yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under DATA yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

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