The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four-Year Plan: Statistics (BS), Data Science Track, Assumes MATH 198 and STAT 190 Credit, AND Minor in Computer Science
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- CS 180: Foundations of Computer Science I (4 cr)
- MATH 263: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
Semester 2
- STAT 101: New Majors Seminar (1 cr)
- CS 181: Foundations of Computer Science II (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
Semester 3
- DATA 222: Data Science (3 cr)
- MATH 285: Matrix Algebra (3 cr)
- CS 260: Object-Oriented Programming and Design (for CS Minor) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6 cr)
Semester 4
- STAT 250: Statistical Computing (3 cr)
- STAT 330: Introduction to Linear Models (3 cr)
- STAT Elective (3 cr)
- CS Minor Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course: Lab Science (4 cr)
Semester 5
- STAT 398: Intermediate Seminar in Statistics and Data Science (1 cr)
- STAT 370: Probability (3 cr)
- STAT 310: WE/Data Collection & Statistical Communication (3 cr)
- DATA 324: Data Visualization with Design (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6 cr)
Semester 6
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- CS 430: Database Systems (3 cr)
- DATA 520: Data Mining and Multivariate Statistics (3 cr), OR STAT 520: Data Mining and Multivariate Statistics (3 cr)
- STAT Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 7
- STAT 497: WE/Senior Capstone Experience (2 cr)
- STAT 498: Senior Seminar in Statistics and Data Science (1 cr)
- STAT 478: Regression Analysis (3 cr)
- STAT Elective (3 cr)
- Free Electives as desired (6 or more) (6 cr)
Semester 8
- STAT 400+ Elective (3 cr)
- CS Minor Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
- Free Electives as desired (2 or more) (3-6 cr)
NOTES:
- Total Truman credits is below 120 assuming 8 credits from STAT 190 and MATH 198 to total 128 credits.
- A minor in Computer Science requires the 9 additional hours shown. Students not interested in a CS minor may select other free electives.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 8-7-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.