Applied Statistics and Data Science, Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Accountancy

2026–2027
Edinburg Campus

The 2026-2027 list of core courses can be found in the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog. See 'Bachelors Degree Program Regulations'

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Campus: B - Offered in Brownsville; E - Offered in Edinburg; O - Offered Online; T - Travel Required

Bolded Course Number*: Program Admission Requirement

Min Grade: A - Excellent; B - Good; C - Satisfactory; D - Below Average; CR - Credit; P - Passing; S - Satisfactory.

Core: 010 - Communication; 020 - Mathematics; 030 - Life and Physical Sciences; 040 - Language, Philosophy & Culture; 050 - Creative Arts; 060 - American History; 070 - Government/Political Science; 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences;

Core: 090 - Applied Communication and Literacies; Humanities; Leadership; Science Labs; Interdisciplinary; Technologies; Language Diversity & Writing

This program is delivered in a hybrid format with courses offered through a combination of face-to-face and online instruction.
Fall – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 1 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 10 Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. See General Education Core for more details Options: ENGL 1301
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1301 or HIST 2327
Fall 3 B/E/O POLS 2305 U.S. Federal Government & Politics 70 See General Education Core for more details
Fall 3 B/E/O MATH 1314 or MATH 1414 College Algebra C College Ready TSI status in Mathematics.
Fall 3 B/E/O MATH 1342 or MATH 1343 Elementary Statistical Methods or Introduction to Biostatistics C 20 College Ready TSI status in Mathematics.
Fall B/E/O UNIV 1301 Foundations of Academic and Career Success, 1101 Academic and Career Success, 1001/1300 Living and Working by Design As required, based on a number of factors such as credit hours earned, TSI status, high school rank, major declaration, etc.
Spring – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 16
Spring – Year 1 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (16 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 10 Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. See General Education Core for more details Options: ENGL 1302 or ENGL 1305
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1302 or HIST 2328
Spring 3 B/E/O POLS 2306 Texas Government & Politics 70 See General Education Core for more details
Spring 3 B/E CSCI 1380 Intro to Programming in Python 90 Concurrent enrollment or credit for MATH 1314 or higher level mathematics course.
Spring 4 B/E/O MATH 2412 Precalculus C MATH 1314 or MATH 1414 with a grade of 'C' or better; or passing the College Algebra Exemption Test administered by the Department of Mathematics.
Fall – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 2 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 4 B/E/O ENVR 1401 or BIOL 1406 Introduction to Environmental Science I or General Biology I 030/090
Fall 4 B/E/O MATH 2413 Calculus I C MATH 2412 with a grade of 'C' or better; or passing the Precalculus Exemption Test administered by the Department of Mathematics.
Fall 4 B/E CSCI 1470 Computer Science I C Grade of "C" or better in any of the following; MATH 1314, MATH 1414 or placement in a higher level Math courses (MATH 2412, MATH 2413) and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CSCI 1101 or CMPE 1101 or EECE 1101. Please reach out to Computer Science department to request an override due to CSCI 1101 not being in the degree plan. csci@utrgv.edu
Fall 3 B/E/O ECON 1301 or ECON 2302 Introduction to Economics or Principles of Microeconomics 80 ECON 2302: ECON 2301 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Spring – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 17
Spring – Year 2 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (17 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 4 B/E/O MATH 2414 Calculus II C MATH 2413 (or MATH 2487) with a grade of 'C' or better.
Spring 3 B/E STAT 3301 Applied Statistics C MATH 2413 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Spring 4 B/E ENVR 1402 or BIOL 1407 Introduction to Environmental Science II or General Biology II 030/090 For BIOL 1407: BIOL 1406 or BIOL 1487.
Spring 3 B/E/O MATH 2318 Linear Algebra C MATH 2413 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Spring 3 B/E STAT 2336 Statistical Computing and Data Management C Grade of "C" in CSCI 1470 and [MATH 1342 or MATH 1343 or STAT 2334].
Fall – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 12
Fall – Year 3 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (12 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Creative Arts 50 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 E STAT 3337 Probability and Statistics C MATH 2414 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Fall 3 B/E CSCI 2380 Computer Science II C Grade of C or better in: CSCI 1470 or CSCI 1390 or [ [CSCI 1370 or CMPE 1370] and [CSCI 1170 or CMPE 1170] ].
Fall 3 E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Statistics Elective C STAT 3336/ 3351/ 4332/ 4341/ 4399
Spring – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 18
Spring – Year 3 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Statistics Elective C STAT 3336/ 3351/ 4332/ 4341/ 4399
Spring 3 B/E STAT 3338 Mathematical Statistics C STAT 3337 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Spring 3 E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Computer Science Elective C CSCI 3310/ 3329/ 3333/ 4333/ 4343
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Language, Philosophy & Culture 40 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 E/O STAT 3335 Applied Regression Analysis C MATH 2318 and STAT 3301 both with grades of 'C' or better
Spring 3 B/E/O 3XXX-4XXX MATH 2415 or an Advanced Math Elective C MATH 3341/ 3343/3345/ 3349/ 3350/ 3361/3363/ 4364/ 3372/ 4373/ 3399/ 4355
Fall – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 4 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Statistics Elective C STAT 3336/ 3351/ 4332/ 4341/ 4399
Fall 3 E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Statistics Elective C STAT 3336/ 3351/ 4332/ 4341/ 4399
Fall 3 B/E/O X3XX 43XX Free Elective Recommended: Advanced STAT or CSCI
Fall 3 B/E 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Computer Science Elective C CSCI 3310/ 3329/ 3333/ 4333/ 4343
Fall 3 B/E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Math Elective C MATH 3341/ 3343/3345/ 3349/ 3350/ 3361/3363/ 4364/ 3372/ 4373/ 3399/ 4355
Spring – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 12
Spring – Year 4 Applied Statistics and Data Science Bachelor of Science (BS) Courses (12 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E STAT 4390 Statistical Project C STAT 2336, STAT 3335, and 9 advanced hours of STAT, all with grades of 'C' or better.
Spring 3 B/E/O 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Math Elective C MATH 3341/ 3343/3345/ 3349/ 3350/ 3361/3363/ 4364/ 3372/ 4373/ 3399/ 4355
Spring 3 B/E 3XXX-4XXX Advanced Computer Science Elective C CSCI 3310/ 3329/ 3333/ 4333/ 4343
Spring 1 B/E/O Choose 1 Integrative/Experiential Learning Option 90 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 2 B/E/O X3XX 43XX Free Elective Recommended: Advanced STAT or CSCI
120 TOTAL HOURS
(42) Advanced minimum credit hours
Revised: Tuesday, March 3, 2026