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Program checklist · Data Science and Machine Learning, BS Major in

Data Science and Machine Learning, BS Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
Data Science and Machine Learning, BS Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
27.0503
Total credits (published)
124
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_09214796
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    General Requirements

    4 items
    1. WSC 001
      Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    2. or placement examination (footnote 1) and
      Not resolved to a course
    3. WSC 002
      Composition Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. 6 semester hours in Humanities distribution 6 semester hours in Social Sciences distribution. Students transferring in with previous social science/humanities credits may use them in place of requirements in the same category as the transferred credits. Students may not take courses on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
      Not resolved to a course

    Natural Science Requirements

    9 items
    1. PHYS 011A
      (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHYS 011B
      (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PHYS 012A
      (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PHYS 012B
      (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3 - 4
    5. CHEM 003B
      (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
      Not resolved to a course
    6. CHEM 004A
      (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. CHEM 004B
      (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
      Not resolved to a course
      or: BIOL 112 - (NS) General Biology I Semester Hours: 4
    8. BIOL 113
      (NS) General Biology II Semester Hours: 4
      Not resolved to a course
    9. see footnote 2
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Major Courses

      18 items
      1. CSC 014
        (MA, CS) Discrete Structures for Computer Science I Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CSC 015
        (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CSC 108
        Foundations of Data Science Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 080 - Foundations of Data Science Semester Hours: 4
      4. CSC 016
        (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science II: Data Structures, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CSC 017
        (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science III: Advanced Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CSC 148
        Algorithms for Data Science Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 090 - Algorithms for Data Science Semester Hours: 3
      7. CSC 156
        Introduction to Machine Learning Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      8. CSC 163
        Computing, Ethics, and Society Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CSC 170
        Principles of Database Management Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      10. CSC 174
        Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      11. CSC 177
        Introduction to Data Warehousing Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      12. MATH 071
        (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
      13. MATH 072
        (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MATH 085
        (MA) Multivariate Calculus and Linear Algebra Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      15. MATH 137
        (MA) Mathematical Probability and Statistics Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      16. MATH 138
        (MA) Mathematical Probability and Statistics Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      17. MATH 165
        (MA) Statistical Learning Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      18. MATH 166
        Advanced Mathematical Methods for Data Science Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course

      Capstone Project Course in Data Science

      1 item
      1. CSC 144
        DS CSC 144 A-Z - Independent Study Projects in Computer Science and Computer Engineering Semester Hours: 0.5-3
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 199-DS MATH 199 A-Z - (MA) Special Studies in Mathematics Semester Hours: 3

      Technical Electives

      8 items
      1. CSC 125
        Introduction to Concurrent and Parallel Programming Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CSC 149
        Introduction to Text Mining Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CSC 157
        Introduction to Data Mining Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CSC 158
        Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CSC 164
        Introduction to Computational Finance Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      6. MATH 131
        (MA) Elementary Differential Equations Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      7. MATH 157
        Mathematics of Financial Derivatives Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      8. MATH 199 A-Z
        (MA) Special Studies in Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Electives in a Data Intensive Discipline

      0 items

        A grade of C- or Better

        0 items

          An Overall Average of C or Better

          0 items

            Footnotes

            0 items
              Source. Hofstra University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.hofstra.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=147&poid=32518&returnto=28222. Captured page pages/0219.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.