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Data Science BS to MS

The Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department offers a Bachelor's to Master's 4+1 Program option for Lewis University undergraduate Data Science majors interested in the Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) program. The 4+1 Program option allows qualified undergraduates to complete the graduate MSDS program in just one year rather than 18 months to 2 years. The student will take nine graduate hours as an undergraduate, which will count toward completing the Bachelor of Science degree (128 hours) and will satisfy specific course requirements in the Master's program (33 credit hours). Once a student has reached senior status by completing at least 90 credit hours; has completed the courses DATA 20000, CPSC 21000, DATA 23500, MATH 20900, MATH 21000, MATH 23500, and MATH 25000; and has achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, he or she may be considered for entry into the 4+1 program. To be considered, the student must complete the application to the MSDS program and be accepted to the program provisionally, contingent on completing the baccalaureate degree. Accepted students will then take nine credit hours of graduate coursework in the MSDS curriculum as an undergraduate. These courses are taken in addition to, and not in place of, the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science degree in Data Science. If the student earns a "B" or better in a graduate course they take as part of the 4+1 program, the course will count towards their MSDS requirements. Students who enter the MSDS program through this 4+1 Program option will not be required to take MATH 51000 and CPSC 50100 as part of the MSDS degree. A student who successfully completes three graduate courses as an undergraduate will have to take 24 credit hours to complete the MSDS degree instead of 33.
 
For the 4+1 program, students will complete a total of 154 credit hours, which includes the 128 credit hours for the undergraduate B.S. in Data Science and the 33 credit hours for the M.S. in Data Science, with 9 of the credit hours taken as an undergraduate and counted towards both degrees.
 
Degree Requirements:
Degree requirements are the same as the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Data Science with the following addition:
 
Graduate Courses (9 credit hours)
Take 3 of the following courses in the MSDS Program:
  • DATA 50100
  • DATA 51000
  • DATA 52500
  • DATA 53000
  • DATA 54000
  • DATA 55000