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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

May 25, 2025

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Data Science Minor (DTS)

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Students with a minor in Data Science will engage with an emerging field which uses statistical computation to make data-based decisions, inferences, and predictions. This minor pairs well with any discipline that makes use of computational methods to analyze data.

Requirements for the minor

CIS 2210 - Python Programming 3 cr
MAT 3135 - Introduction to Data Science & Applied Statistics 3 cr
MAT 3210 - Linear Algebra 3 cr
Select one:
MAT 2021 - Statistics I 3 cr
MAT 2040 - Statistics and Science 4 cr
Select one:
CIS 3010 - Database Systems 4 cr
CIS 3050 - Algorithms & Data Structures 3 cr
Select one:
CIS 4250 - Big Data Processing 3 cr
CIS 4320 - Machine Learning 3 cr

Vermont State University

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Data Science Minor (DTS)

Requirements for the minor

Total credits required: 18-20