A certificate of achievement leading to an entry level position which specializes in the fundamentals of Data Science. Students completing this sequence will have enough basic Data Science skills to enable them to assist managers in small, medium, and large-sized organizations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Analyze and evaluate real-world business or scientific scenarios to identify data-driven problems, relevant variables, and appropriate analytical approaches.
2. Design feasible, efficient, and ethically responsible data-science solutions using appropriate statistical, computational, and analytical methods.
3. Develop and implement the proposed solution by collecting, cleaning, processing, and modeling data using industry-standard tools and techniques.
4. Interpret, communicate, and present results by explaining analytical methods, model performance, and data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Certificate of Achievement Requirements

Note: All courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher or “Pass.”

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Select one of the following:		3-4
STAT-C1000	Introduction to Statistics
BIO-215	Statistics for Life Sciences
or PSY-215	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or ECON-215	Statistics for Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
GEOG-104	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3
CSIS-276	Introduction to SQL	3
or CSIS-180	Fundamentals of Database Design
CSIS-250	Introduction to Python Programming	4
PSC-120	Fundamentals of Scientific Computing (MATLAB)	4
or CSIS-110	Principles of Information Systems
Total Units		17-18

Any student who chooses to complete only the requirements listed above qualifies for a Certificate of Achievement in Data Science. An official request must be filed with the Admissions and Records Office prior to the deadline as stated in the Academic Calendar.