General Education Requirements
In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.
Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog. In order to satisfy both general education and other program requirements, in some of the general education areas students should select from the courses listed below.
Foundations
• Writing Foundations (WRT 1060)
• Formal Reasoning (Satisfied by MTH 1554; see Mathematics and Statistics)
Explorations: One course from each of the seven areas
• Arts
• Language and Culture
• Global Perspective - ECN 2020 will satisfy the Global Perspective General Education requirement and act as a prerequisite for students pursuing the Economics Application Area.
• Literature
• Natural Science and Technology (Satisfied by Approved Science Elective) - BIO 1200 will satisfy the Natural Science and Technology General Education requirement and act as a prerequisite for students pursuing the Genomics Application Area.
• Social Science - PS 1100 will satisfy the Social Science General Education requirement and act as a prerequisite for students pursuing the Politics Application Area. ECN 2010 will satisfy the Social Science General Education requirement and act as a prerequisite for students pursuing the Economics or Risk Management Application Areas.
• Western Civilization (Satisfied by PHL 1310; see Additional Major Requirements)
Integration
• Knowledge Applications (satisfied by MTH 1555; see Mathematics and Statistics)
U.S. Diversity
• May be met by an approved course in the Explorations area
Capstone and Writing Intensive
• Capstone (satisfied by CSI 4990; see Required Professional Subjects)
• Writing Intensive in the Major (satisfied by CSI 4990; see Required Professional Subjects)
• Writing Intensive in General Education (may be met by an approved course in the Explorations area)
Additional Major Requirements
All Data Science students must complete the following requirement. The course also satisfies the Western Civilization General Education requirement.
• Professional Ethics: PHL 1310 - Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering
Approved Science Elective
Take one of the following: BIO 1200, BIO 1300, BIO 3000, (CHM 1440 and CHM 1470), CHM 3000, ENV 3080, HS 2000, LIN 1182, PHY 1060, PHY 1200, or (PHY 1510 and PHY 1100).
Major Standing
To enroll in 3000- or higher level courses and to become candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in Data Science, students must gain major standing. An application for major standing should be submitted prior to intended enrollment in 3000- or higher level courses. Students can obtain the major standing form from the SECS Undergraduate Advising Website. When the application for major standing is approved, students with majors of Pre-Data Science will have their major changed to Data Science. Approval of both a major standing application and change of major to Data Science is required prior to enrolling in any 3000- or higher-level courses.
To gain major standing in Data Science, students must:
A) have an average GPA of 2.0 in the following mathematics and statistics courses: MTH 1554 , MTH 1555 , and STA 2226 .
B) have an average GPA of 2.0 in the following Data Science core courses: CSI 1320 , CSI 2300 , CSI 2310 , CSI 2810 , and CSI 2999 .
C) have no more than two grades below C in the required courses in A and B above.
D) have not attempted any course listed in A and B above more than three times.
E) have not repeated more than three different courses listed in A and B. Courses in which a W (withdrawal) grade is recorded will not be counted.
Conditional major standing may be granted in the semester in which the student will complete the courses listed in A and B above.
Students who have questions about petition of exception, transfer credit, academic standing, major standing, or any other aspects of their degree programs should consult an academic adviser and other relevant sections of the undergraduate catalog.
Performance Requirements
Satisfactory completion of the program requires an average grade of at least 2.0 within each group: mathematics and statistics, and approved science elective; Data Science core; professional courses which includes required professional subjects, professional electives, and application area courses. Within the professional courses at most two different courses may be repeated, a total of three attempts per course is permitted, and at most two grades below C are permitted. A grade of C or better in CSI 4990 (Data Science Capstone) must be received.