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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Statistics and Data Science (BSSDS)

This is an archived copy of the 2023-24 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.utexas.edu/.

First Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
SDS 313 (Major)3C S 303E (Core, Major)093, QR3Study Abroad (Opportunity) 
M 408C, 408K, or 408N (Core, Major)020, QR4M 408D, 408L, or 408S (Major)QR4Internship (Opportunity) 
RHE 306 (Core)0103SDS 315 (Major)QR, E3 
UGS 302 (Core)090, Wr3U.S. History (Core)0603 
General education course (General Education)3Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core)0303 
 16 16 0
Second Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
SDS 431 (Major)4SDS 334 (Major)3Study Abroad (Opportunity) 
M 340L or 341 (Major)3Lower-division breadth course (Major)3Internship (Opportunity) 
Lower-division breadth course (Major)3U.S. History (Core)0603 
GOV 310L (Core)0703Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core)0303 
E 316L, 316M, 316N, or 316P (Core)0403Course with Writing Flag (Core)Wr3 
 16 15 0
Third Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
SDS 336 (Major)3SDS 354 (Major)3Study Abroad (Opportunity) 
C S 327E (Major)3Upper-division breadth course (Major)3Internship (Opportunity) 
Upper-division breadth course (Major)3General education course (General Education)GC3 
GOV 312L (Core)0703General education course (General Education)3 
General education course (General Education)CD3Visual and Performing Arts (Core)0503 
 15 15 0
Fourth Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
SDS 357 (Major)II, Wr3SDS 364 (Major)3(None) 
SDS 368 (Major)3General education course (General Education)3 
General education course (General Education)3General education course (General Education)3 
General education course (General Education)3General education course (General Education)3 
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core)0803Maymester (Opportunity)  
 15 12 0
Total credit hours: 120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 English Composition and Core Writing Flag; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

Skills and Experience FlagsWr Writing; QR Quantitative Reasoning; GC Global Cultures; CD Cultural Diversity; Ethics; II Independent Inquiry

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