KSAWorks
KSAWorks
Knowledge • Skills • Abilities
Program checklist · B.S.

Data Sciences, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · Abington, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0401
Credits (computed from items)
711-722
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214801
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214801_a6a76ae5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      8 items
      1. DS 220
        Data Management for Data Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. DS 340W
        Applied Data Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. DS 435
        Ethical Issues in Data Science Practice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. MATH 140
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. MATH 141
        Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. MATH 220
        Matrices
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      7. STAT 184
        Introduction to R
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      8. STAT 380
        Data Science Through Statistical Reasoning and Computation
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        4 items
        1. 1 credit of First-Year Seminar
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. CMPSC 121
          Introduction to Programming Techniques
          Not resolved to a course
          or: CMPSC 131 Programming and Computation I: Fundamentals
          3
        3. CMPSC 122
          Intermediate Programming
          Not resolved to a course
          or: CMPSC 132 Programming and Computation II: Data Structures
          3
        4. DS 440
          Data Sciences Capstone Course
          Not resolved to a course
          or: DS 440W
          3

        Requirements for the Option

        1 item
        1. Select an option
          Not resolved to a course
          38-47

        Requirements for the Option

        0 items

          Prescribed Courses

          0 items

            Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

            8 items
            1. DS 200
              Introduction to Data Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. DS 300
              Privacy and Security for Data Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. DS 305
              Algorithmic Methods and Tools
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. DS 310
              Machine Learning for Data Analytics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. DS 320
              Data Integration
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. DS 330
              Visual Analytics for Data Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            7. DS/CMPSC 410
              Programming Models for Big Data
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. IST 495
              Internship
              Not resolved to a course
              1

            Additional Courses

            8 items
            1. Select 6 credits from any combination:
              Not resolved to a course
              6
            2. DS 402
              Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
            3. DS 420
              Network Analytics
              Not resolved to a course
            4. DS 441
              Information Retrieval and Organization
              Not resolved to a course
            5. DS/CMPSC 442
              Artificial Intelligence
              Not resolved to a course
            6. DS 494
              Research Project
              Not resolved to a course
            7. IST 442
              Information Technology in an International Context
              Not resolved to a course
            8. SODA 308
              Research Design for Social Data Analytics
              Not resolved to a course

            Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

            8 items
            1. Select 3 credits from the following:
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. CMPSC 360
              Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
              Not resolved to a course
            3. IST 230
              Language, Logic, and Discrete Mathematics
              Not resolved to a course
            4. MATH 311W
              Concepts of Discrete Mathematics
              Not resolved to a course
            5. Select 3 credits from the following:
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. STAT/MATH 318
              Elementary Probability
              Not resolved to a course
            7. STAT/MATH 414
              Introduction to Probability Theory
              Not resolved to a course
            8. STAT/MATH 418
              Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes for Engineering
              Not resolved to a course

            Supporting Courses and Related Areas 1

            1 item
            1. Select 12 credits from the lists of Application Focus courses; 6 credits must at at the 300- or 400-levels.
              Not resolved to a course
              12

            Prescribed Courses

            0 items

              Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

              10 items
              1. CMPSC 221
                Object Oriented Programming with Web-Based Applications
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. CMPSC 360
                Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. CMPSC 442
                Artificial Intelligence
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. CMPSC 448
                Machine Learning and Algorithmic AI
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              5. CMPSC 461
                Programming Language Concepts
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              6. CMPSC 465
                Data Structures and Algorithms
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              7. DS/CMPSC 410
                Programming Models for Big Data
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. MATH 230
                Calculus and Vector Analysis
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              9. STAT/MATH 414
                Introduction to Probability Theory
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              10. STAT/MATH 415
                Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Additional Courses

              0 items

                Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                1 item
                1. DS 200
                  Introduction to Data Sciences
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: STAT 200 Elementary Statistics
                  4

                Supporting Courses and Related Areas 1

                2 items
                1. Select 6 credits from Computational Option List A in Appendix C
                  Not resolved to a course
                  6
                2. Select 6 credits from Computational Option List B in Appendix C
                  Not resolved to a course
                  6

                Prescribed Courses

                0 items

                  Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                  5 items
                  1. MATH 230
                    Calculus and Vector Analysis
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  2. STAT/MATH 414
                    Introduction to Probability Theory
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  3. STAT/MATH 415
                    Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  4. STAT 440
                    Computational Statistics
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  5. STAT 462
                    Applied Regression Analysis
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Additional Courses

                  0 items

                    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                    3 items
                    1. DS 200
                      Introduction to Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: STAT 200 Elementary Statistics
                      4
                    2. DS 310
                      Machine Learning for Data Analytics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: CMPSC 448 Machine Learning and Algorithmic AI
                      3
                    3. MATH 311W
                      Concepts of Discrete Mathematics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: CMPSC 360 Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
                      3

                    Supporting Courses and Related Areas 1

                    2 items
                    1. Select 6 credits from Statistical Modeling Option List A courses, see Appendix D
                      Not resolved to a course
                      6
                    2. Select 6 credits from Statistical Modeling Option List B courses, see Appendix D
                      Not resolved to a course
                      6

                    Astronomy

                    15 items
                    1. ASTRO 21
                      Introduction to Research in Astronomy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      2
                    2. ASTRO 120
                      The Big Bang Universe
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    3. ASTRO 130
                      Black Holes in the Universe
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. ASTRO 140
                      Life in the Universe
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. ASTRO 291
                      Astronomical Methods and the Solar System
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    6. ASTRO 292
                      Astronomy of the Distant Universe
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    7. ASTRO 401
                      Fundamentals of Planetary Science and Astronomy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    8. ASTRO 402W
                      Astronomical Telescopes, Techniques, and Data Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. ASTRO 496
                      Independent Studies
                      Not resolved to a course
                      1-3
                    10. BIOL/GEOSC 474
                      Astrobiology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    11. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    12. PHYS 211
                      4
                    13. PHYS 212
                      4
                    14. PHYS 250
                      4
                    15. PHYS 251
                      4

                    Business Fundamentals

                    12 items
                    1. ACCTG 211
                      Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    2. BA 301
                      Finance
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: FIN 100 Introduction to Finance
                      or: FIN 301 Corporation Finance
                      3
                    3. BA 302
                      Supply Chains
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: SCM 301 Supply Chain Management
                      3
                    4. BA 303
                      Marketing
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: MKTG 221W Contemporary American Marketing
                      or: MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing
                      or: MKTG 301W Principles of Marketing
                      3
                    5. BA 304
                      Management and Organization
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: MGMT 100 Survey of Management
                      or: MGMT 100W Survey of Management
                      or: MGMT 301 Basic Management Concepts
                      or: MGMT 301W Basic Management Concepts
                      3
                    6. BLAW 243
                      Legal Environment of Business
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    7. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    8. ECON 102
                      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. ECON 104
                      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    10. IB 303
                      International Business Operations
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    11. SCM 200
                      Introduction to Statistics for Business
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    12. STAT 200
                      Elementary Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4

                    Economics

                    24 items
                    1. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. ECON 102
                      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    3. ECON 104
                      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. ECON 106
                      Statistical Foundations for Econometrics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. ECON 302
                      Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    6. ECON 304
                      Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    7. ECON 315
                      Labor Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    8. ECON 323
                      Public Finance
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. ECON 333
                      International Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    10. ECON 342
                      Industrial Organization
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    11. ECON 402
                      Decision Making and Strategy in Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    12. ECON 407
                      Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    13. ECON 410
                      Economics of Labor Markets
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    14. ECON 415
                      The Economics of Global Climate Change
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    15. ECON 425
                      Economics of Public Expenditures
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    16. ECON 428
                      Environmental Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    17. ECON 442
                      Managerial Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    18. ECON 445
                      Health Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    19. ECON 447
                      Economics of Sports
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    20. ECON 471
                      Growth and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    21. ECON 479
                      Economics of Matching
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    22. ECON 480
                      Mathematical Economics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    23. SCM 200
                      Introduction to Statistics for Business
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    24. STAT 200
                      Elementary Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4

                    Food Science

                    26 items
                    1. BMB 211
                      Elementary Biochemistry
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. BMB 212
                      Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory
                      Not resolved to a course
                      1
                    3. CHEM 110
                      Chemical Principles I
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. FDSC 105
                      3
                    6. FDSC 200
                      3
                    7. FDSC 201
                      1
                    8. FDSC 206
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. FDSC 400
                      3
                    10. FDSC 403
                      3
                    11. FDSC 404
                      3
                    12. FDSC 405
                      3
                    13. FDSC 406W
                      3
                    14. FDSC 408
                      3
                    15. FDSC 409
                      2
                    16. FDSC 410
                      3
                    17. FDSC 413
                      3
                    18. FDSC 414
                      3
                    19. FDSC 415
                      3
                    20. FDSC 430
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    21. FDSC 444
                      3
                    22. MICRB 201
                      Introductory Microbiology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    23. MICRB 202
                      Introductory Microbiology Laboratory
                      Not resolved to a course
                      2
                    24. STAT 200
                      Elementary Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    25. STAT 240
                      Introduction to Biometry
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    26. STAT 250
                      Introduction to Biostatistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3

                    Human-Centered Design and Development

                    18 items
                    1. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. HCDD 113
                      Foundations of Human-Centered Design and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    3. HCDD 113S
                      Foundations of Human-Centered Design and Development FYS
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. HCDD 264
                      Design Practice in Human-Centered Design and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. HCDD 311
                      Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 311
                      3
                    6. HCDD 331
                      Foundations of Human-Centered Design
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 331
                      3
                    7. HCDD 340
                      Human-Centered Design for Mobile Computing
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    8. HCDD 364W
                      Methods for Studying Users
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. HCDD 411
                      Distributed-Object Computing
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 411
                      3
                    10. HCDD 412
                      The Engineering of Complex Software Systems
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 412
                      3
                    11. HCDD 413
                      Usability Engineering
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 413
                      3
                    12. IST 140
                      Introduction to Application Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    13. IST 210
                      Organization of Data
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    14. IST 220
                      Networking and Telecommunications
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    15. IST 240
                      Introduction to Computer Languages
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    16. IST 242
                      Intermediate & Object-Oriented Application Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    17. IST 261
                      Application Development Design Studio I
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    18. IST 402
                      Emerging Issues and Technologies
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3

                    Information and Cybersecurity Sciences

                    22 items
                    1. CYBER 100
                      Computer Systems Literacy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. CYBER 100S
                      Computer Systems Literacy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    3. CYBER 221
                      Overview of Information Security
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: SRA 221
                      3
                    4. CYBER 262
                      Cyber-Defense Studio
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. CYBER 451
                      Network Security
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 451
                      3
                    6. CYBER 454
                      Computer and Cyber Forensics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: IST 454
                      3
                    7. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    8. IST 140
                      Introduction to Application Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. IST 210
                      Organization of Data
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    10. IST 220
                      Networking and Telecommunications
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    11. IST 240
                      Introduction to Computer Languages
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    12. IST 242
                      Intermediate & Object-Oriented Application Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    13. IST 261
                      Application Development Design Studio I
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    14. IST 456
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    15. SRA 111
                      Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    16. SRA 211
                      Threat of Terrorism and Crime
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    17. SRA 231
                      Decision Theory and Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    18. SRA 365
                      Statistics for Security and Risk Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    19. SRA 450
                      Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Warfare
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    20. SRA 468
                      Spatial Analysis of Risks
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    21. SRA 480
                      Crisis Informatics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    22. STAT 200
                      Elementary Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4

                    Nutrition

                    21 items
                    1. BIOL 141
                      Introduction to Human Physiology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. BMB 211
                      Elementary Biochemistry
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    3. CHEM 110
                      Chemical Principles I
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. CHEM 112
                      Chemical Principles II
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. CHEM 202
                      Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    6. CHEM 210
                      Organic Chemistry I
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    7. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    8. NUTR 100
                      Nutrition Applications for a Healthy Lifestyle
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    9. NUTR 175N
                      Healthy Food for All: Factors that Influence What we Eat in the US
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    10. NUTR 211R
                      Applying Biochemistry to Nutrition
                      Not resolved to a course
                      1
                    11. NUTR 251
                      Introductory Principles of Nutrition
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    12. NUTR 358
                      Assessment of Nutritional Status
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    13. NUTR 360
                      Nutrition Education and Behavior Change Theory
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    14. NUTR 361
                      Community and Public Health Nutrition
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    15. NUTR 390
                      Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    16. NUTR 400
                      Introduction to Nutrition Counseling
                      Not resolved to a course
                      2
                    17. NUTR 407
                      Nutrition for Exercise and Sports
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    18. NUTR 410
                      Eating and Weight Disorders
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    19. NUTR 421
                      Biocultural Perspectives on Public Health Nutrition
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    20. NUTR 425
                      Global Nutrition Problems: Health, Science, and Ethics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    21. NUTR 445
                      Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3

                    Psychology

                    30 items
                    1. DS 402
                      Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    2. PSYCH 100
                      3
                    3. PSYCH 200
                      4
                    4. PSYCH 212
                      3
                    5. PSYCH 221
                      3
                    6. PSYCH 243
                      3
                    7. PSYCH 253
                      3
                    8. PSYCH 256
                      3
                    9. PSYCH 260
                      3
                    10. PSYCH 261
                      3
                    11. PSYCH 270
                      3
                    12. PSYCH 370
                      3
                    13. PSYCH 404
                      3
                    14. PSYCH 410
                      3
                    15. PSYCH 412
                      3
                    16. PSYCH 413
                      3
                    17. PSYCH 419
                      3
                    18. PSYCH 423
                      3
                    19. PSYCH 424
                      3
                    20. PSYCH 425
                      3
                    21. PSYCH 441
                      3
                    22. PSYCH 449
                      3
                    23. PSYCH 452
                      3
                    24. PSYCH 455
                      3
                    25. PSYCH 456
                      3
                    26. PSYCH 457
                      3
                    27. PSYCH 458
                      3
                    28. PSYCH 473
                      3
                    29. PSYCH 484
                      3
                    30. STAT 200
                      Elementary Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/information-sciences-technology/data-sciences-bs/. Captured page pages/0112.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.