Data Analytics, BS

Requirements

  • Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the major, and must earn grades of C- or higher in all major coursework.
  • At least 30 credit hours of credit must be taken at Roosevelt University, with at least 15 of these in the major.
  • At least 60 credit hours in computer science, cyber security, the natural sciences, mathematics, and/or psychology.
  • Because of the rapidly changing nature of this field of study, computing courses taken more than eight years ago cannot be counted towards degree requirements unless the student has been continuously registered since the time the course was taken (excluding summers). 

Core
CST 150COMPUTER SCIENCE I4
CST 280INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS3
CST 309DATA MINING3
CST 310GAME THEORY AND APPLICATIONS3
CST 311NETWORK SCIENCE3
CST 333DATABASE SYSTEMS3
CST 381INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS3
CST 387ALGORITHM DESIGN3
MATH 349REGRESSION & TIME SERIES3
Electives15
Select five major electives:
BIG DATA
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DEEP LEARNING
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
DISTRIBUTED DATABASES
PROBABILITY THEORY
FINANCIAL MATH
Note: No more than 6 Credit Hours from among CST 390 Special Topics, CST 394 Internship, and/or CST 395 Independent Study.
Required Math Courses
MATH 122TRIGONOMETRY AND PRECALCULUS3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
MATH 231CALCULUS I5
MATH 245DISCRETE STRUCTURES3
MATH 246LINEAR ALGEBRA3
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives
Courses to total 12060
Total Credit Hours120

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
1

Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ENG 1013ENG 1023
FYS 1011CST 1504
MATH 1213Ideas of Social Justice3
BIOL 111 or 11244Physical Science43
Social Science #13MATH 1223
 14 16
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
MATH 2453MATH 2463
MATH 2173CST 2803
COMM 1013Social Science #33
General Elective13Humanities #13
Social Science #23General Elective13
 15 15
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
CST 3333CST 3113
CST 3873Major Elective23
Major Elective23Major Elective23
MATH 2315Humanities #33
Humanities #23Experiential Learning #133
 17 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
CST 3093CST 3103
CST 3813Major Elective23
MATH 3493Major Elective23
Experiential Learning #233General Elective 13
General Elective 11General Elective13
 13 15
Total Credit Hours 120
1

Or course towards an optional Minor.

2

Major electives chosen with advisor.

3

Experiential Learning class must be 200/300 level. Satisfies CORE Experiential Learning requirement.

4

One Natural Science course must have a lab.