BS Data Analytics at University of South Carolina

Programme overview

Prepare for one of today's fastest-growing careers by using your love of data to solve problems that entice you. As the only bachelor’s of data analytics at a research university in the Southeast, we prepare you for the cutting edge. Data skills are increasingly vital in fields ranging from the sciences and healthcare to management and marketing to the digital humanities.

Faculty: McCausland College of Arts and Sciences / Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing | Duration: 119-122 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbia, SC, United States

What you will study

Start with the solid core in statistics and machine learning, data management, and visualization needed to tackle today’s problems and enable you to move forward as the field advances. Combine it with an applied area that you are passionate about in the form of a minor or second major and data-related electives selected from across campus.

Career pathways

Potential careers include Data Analyst, Data Visualization Developer, Bioinformatics Technician, Marketing Research Analyst, Operations Research Analyst, Social Science Research Analyst.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions (University of South Carolina Academic Bulletin): Retention To be retained in the program, a student must obtain a grade of C or higher in at most two attempts in all mathematics, computer science, and statistics courses required for graduation. Transfer Requirement Any student applying to transfer to the Data Analytics major from other programs within the University, or from other accredited colleges and universities, is required to have both: Earned a grade of B or higher in at least one of the following courses, or their equivalent: USC’s STAT 201 , STAT 205 , STAT 206 , STAT 301 , STAT 515 , STAT 516 , PSYC 220 , or SOCY 392 (an AP or IB exam score that provides credit for STAT 206 also satisfies this requirement) and Earned a grade of B or higher in at least one of the following courses, or their equivalent: USC’s CSCE 106 , MATH 122 , MATH 141 , MATH 170 , or MATH 328 (an AP or IB exam score that provides credit for MATH 141 also...

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for first-year and transfer applicants: Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (June-July). Transfer applications for Spring open Sept. 1 and for Summer and Fall open Feb. 1.

First-year applicants: Early Action deadline Oct. 15 (decision by mid-December, credentials due Nov. 1); Honors College deadline Nov. 15 (decision by mid-February, credentials due Dec. 1); Regular Decision deadline Dec. 1 (decision by mid-March, credentials due Jan. 15). Applicants apply with the USC Application or the Common App. The application fee is $70 for domestic first-year and transfer applicants and $100 for international applicants. USC is test-optional for fall, spring and summer 2027 terms; SAT/ACT scores are not required.

Transfer application deadlines (USC Columbia majors): Spring Nov. 1 (credentials Dec. 15); Summer May 1 (credentials May 15); Fall July 1 (credentials Aug. 1). Business majors: Summer May 1 (credentials May 1); Fall May 1 (credentials June 1); the Darla Moore School of Business does not enroll new spring transfer students. The transfer application fee is $70.

International first-year applicants: Early Action Oct. 15, Honors College Nov. 15, Regular Decision Dec. 1; the application fee is $100. Minimum English proficiency scores: TOEFL iBT 77, IELTS 6.5, PTE 53, Duolingo 115.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sc.edu/admissions-at-sc/applications/index.php

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