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Data Science

Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA

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Program
Award
Data Science
CIP
27.0304
Total credits (published)
40
Credits (computed from items)
244
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166939
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166939_fab79fc0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Major

major core · 2 items
  1. STAT 140
    4
  2. STAT 242
    4

As a prerequisite for MATH-211:

7 items
  1. MATH 102
    Calculus II
    As published: “Calculus II (or above)”
  2. MATH 211
    4
  3. COMSC 151
    Introduction to Computational Problem Solving
    As published: “Introduction to Computational Problem Solving 1”
    4
  4. COMSC 205
    4
  5. 12 credits at the 300 level from at least two departments or programs and chosen from the approved list of elective courses for Data Science. One course must be either: 2, 3, 4, 5
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  6. COMSC 335
    Machine Learning
    As published: “Machine Learning 6, 7”
    or: STAT-340 Applied Regression Methods
  7. 8 additional credits chosen from the approved list of elective courses for Data Science 2, 3, 4, 5
    Not resolved to a course
    8

Required Core Courses for the Data Science Major

major core · 0 items

    Computer Science

    3 items
    1. COMSC 151
      4
    2. COMSC 205
      4
    3. COMSC 335
      4

    Mathematics

    1 item
    1. MATH 211
      4

    Statistics

    3 items
    1. STAT 140
      4
    2. STAT 242
      4
    3. STAT 340
      4

    Elective Courses for the Data Science Major

    electives · 0 items

      Biological Sciences

      2 items
      1. BIOL 223
        4
      2. BIOL 234
        4

      Computer Science

      8 items
      1. COMSC 235
        4
      2. COMSC 312
        4
      3. COMSC 334
        4
      4. COMSC 335
        4
      5. COMSC 341CD
        4
      6. COMSC 341DV
        4
      7. COMSC 341NL
        4
      8. COMSC 341TE
        4

      Data Science

      6 items
      1. DATA 113
        4
      2. DATA 121
        4
      3. DATA 225AR
        4
      4. DATA 225DH
        4
      5. DATA 350TE
        4
      6. DATA 390
        4

      Economics

      5 items
      1. ECON 220
        4
      2. ECON 320
        4
      3. ECON 346
        4
      4. ECON 349DV
        4
      5. ECON 349QF
        4

      Entrepreneurship, Orgs & Soc

      1 item
      1. EOS 299AR
        4

      Geography

      3 items
      1. GEOG 205
        4
      2. GEOG 210
        4
      3. GEOG 321
        4

      Mathematics

      3 items
      1. MATH 339PT
        4
      2. MATH 339SP
        4
      3. MATH 342
        4

      Philosophy

      2 items
      1. PHIL 260AR
        4
      2. PHIL 350TE
        4

      Politics

      2 items
      1. POLIT 279
        4
      2. POLIT 387EC
        4

      Psychology

      1 item
      1. PSYCH 326CP
        4

      Sociology

      2 items
      1. SOCI 216TX
        4
      2. SOCI 316TX
        4

      Statistics

      9 items
      1. STAT 244NF
        4
      2. STAT 244SC
        4
      3. STAT 331
        4
      4. STAT 340
        4
      5. STAT 343
        4
      6. STAT 344ND
        4
      7. STAT 344SM
        4
      8. STAT 344TM
        4
      9. STAT 351
        4
      Source. Mount Holyoke College, catalog 2026 — http://catalog.mtholyoke.edu/areas-study/data-sci/. Captured page pages/0119.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.