Data Science, B.S. Transfer MAP

Major Academic Plans for Transfer Students

At Cal Poly Humboldt, your path to graduation is shaped by your goals and interests. Major Academic Plans (MAPs) suggest courses each semester to help you meet degree requirements in four years. They’re flexible, especially for General Education & All-University Requirements , so use them as a guide - not a rule. Some majors fulfill GE requirements through Approved General Education Modifications by Major . Use DARS planning tools and MAPs to build your plan, and meet with your advisor each semester to customize your schedule and stay on track.

Major Academic Plans (MAPs) for Transfer Students show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate in two years. This is a suggested two-year plan for transfer students who have earned an associate degree for transfer (AA-T or AS-T), or students who have completed 60 semester/90 quarter transferable college credits (including all lower division CSU General Education areas 1-6, and American Institutions). Students may need to complete additional lower-division major coursework depending on the coursework completed prior to transfer. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Year 1 (Junior Year)

Semester 1 (15 Units)

Major (Core, Upper Division) CS 325 - Database Design Units: 4
Major (Core, Upper Division, Statistics) Unit: 4
Major (Core, Emphasis) Units: 4
Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Unit: 3

Semester 2 (15 Units)

Major (Core, Upper Division) DATA 322 - Machine Learning for Data Science Units: 4
Major (Core, Emphasis) Units: 4
Elective Units: 7

Year 2 (Senior Year)

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Major (Core, Upper Division) DATA 311 - Applied Data Analysis Units: 4
Major (Core, Upper Division) DATA 422 - Advanced Data Science Methods and Ethics Units: 4
Major (Core, Emphasis) Units: 4
Upper Division GE Area 2/5: Mathematics or Sciences Units: 3

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Major (Core, Upper Division) and Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) DATA 450W - Data Science Capstone Units: 3
Major (Core, Emphasis) Units: 4
Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts or Humanities Unit: 3
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 2

Major Transfer Notes

Consult a major advisor if you have not completed the equivalent of the CS 111 , DATA 111 , MATH 107 MATH 109 MATH 110 , and STAT 109 prior to transfer. See transfer notes for Lower-Division GE, American Institutions and Diversity and Common Ground requirements.

Transfer Notes

Complete enough units to reach the total of 120 units required for the degree.
Complete two Diversity and Common Ground (DCG) courses, at least one course must have a domestic focus (Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic). Look for General Education courses that double-count for DCG.
Complete 9 units of upper-division General Education (3 units each in Upper Division GE Area 2/5: Mathematics or Sciences , Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts or Humanities , and Upper Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences ); and any lower-division GE or American Institutions (US History and US/CA Government) courses not taken prior to transfer.
Complete the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); some GWAR courses double-count for upper-division General Education Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts or Humanities and Upper Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences .
See the Cal Poly Humboldt catalog for course descriptions as well as Major, General Education, American Institutions, and Diversity and Common Ground requirements.
For more information regarding guaranteed transfer credit, see Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT).
For more information regarding transfer credit, visit the Office of the Registrar.