Data Science Foundations (Certificate)
This online/on-campus program is well suited for working professionals who have some formal training in Computer Science and/or Statistics and wish to acquire a basic understanding of data science. Whether to improve their on-the-job experience or career prospects, one can expect to acquire a basic understanding of data science through this certificate program. Applicants admitted to the certificate program can enroll part-time, completing one class per semester, or enroll full-time at 9 or 12 credit hours.
Financial aid is not available through our program. Interested applicants will need to review other means of assistance, if needed.
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Applicants are expected to have an accredited Bachelor of Science degree in either a sciences or engineering discipline, Computer Science or Statistics. A minimum GPA of 3.0, on a 4-point scale, is also expected. The GRE is not required for admission.
Applicant Information
- Delivery Method: On Campus, Online, Hybrid
- Entrance Exam: None
- Interview Required: None
Application Deadlines
- Fall: May 1
- Spring: October 15
Certificate in Data Science Foundations
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 6-9 | ||
Complete a minimum of two courses from "Core Courses" listed below | |||
| Elective Courses | 3-6 | ||
Complete minimum of one course from "Elective Courses" listed below | |||
| Total Hours | 12 | ||
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select minimum of two courses from the following: 1 | 6-9 | ||
| Design and Analysis Of Algorithms | |||
| Advanced Data Structures | |||
| Applied Statistical Methods I | |||
| Introduction to Statistical Learning | |||
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select minimum of one course from the following | 3-6 | ||
| Automated Learning and Data Analysis 2 | |||
| Database Management Concepts and Systems | |||
| Special Topics In Computer Science (Topics include: Data Driven Business Intelligence; Graph Data Mining; Spatial and Temporal Data Mining) | |||
| Applied Bayesian Analysis | |||
Faculty
Department Head
- Gregory E. Rothermel, Professor
Distinguished University Research Professor
- Donald L. Bitzer
Distinguished Professors
- Tiffany M. Barnes
- Mladen A. Vouk, Vice Chancellor for Research Development
- Laurie A. Williams, Co-Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Distinguished University Professor
- James C. Lester II, Director of the Center for Educational Informatics
- Michael A. Rappa, Director, Institute for Advanced Analytics
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
- Georgios N. Rouskas, Director of Graduate Programs
- Munindar P. Singh, Co- Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Full Professor
- Min Chi
- Rada Y. Chirkova
- Huaiyu Dai
- Rudra Dutta, Associate Department Head
- William H. Enck, Director of Wolfpack Security & Privacy Research (WSPR) Laboratory
- Edward F. Gehringer
- Xiaohui (Helen) Gu
- Christopher G. Healey, Goodnight Distinguished Professor Analytics, Institute for Advanced Analytics
- Steffen Heber
- Timothy J. Menzies
- R. Frank Mueller
- Xipeng Shen
- Matthias F. M. Stallmann
- R. Raju Vatsavai
Associate Professors
- Wesley K. G. Assunção
- Justin Mathew Bradley
- Marcelo d'Amorim
- Zhishan Guo
- Khaled Harfoush
- Arnav H. Jhala
- Alexandros Kapravelos
- Sandeep K. Kuttal
- Xu Liu
- Collin F. Lynch
- Noboru Matsuda
- Kemafor Anyanwu Ogan
- Sharath Kumar Raghvendra
- Bradley G. Reaves
- David L. Roberts, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Alessandra Scafuro
- Muhammad Shahzad
- Donald R. Sheehy
- Kathryn T. Stolee
- Sharma Vallin Thankachan
- Benjamin A. Watson
- Wujie Wen
Assistant Professors
- Samira Mirbagher Ajorpaz
- Veronica M. Cateté
- Anupam Das
- Peng Gao
- Shiyan Jiang
- Jung -Eun Kim
- Chin Ho Lee
- Jiajia Li
- Huining Li
- Jianqing Liu
- Xiaorui Liu
- Yuchen Liu
- John-Paul Ore
- Thomason W. Price
- Dongkuan (DK) Xu
- Dominik Wermke
- Bowen Xu
- Chenhan Xu
- Man Ki Yoon
- Ruozhou Yu
Teaching Professor
- Sarah S. Heckman, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Teaching Associate Professors
- Kimberly J. Titus
- Tzvetelina (Lina) Battestilli
- Jamie A Jennings
- Jason T. King
- Chandrika Satyavolu
- Jessica Y. Schmidt
- David B. Sturgill
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Suzanne M. Balik
- Abida Haque
- Caio Batista de Melo
- Alexander Card
- Ignacio X. Dominguez
- Adam Gaweda
- Shuyin Jiao
- Sterling M. McLeod
- Isabella White
Lecturers
- B. Jasmine Adams, Director of Undergraduate Advising
- Margaret Heil, Director of Senior Design Center
- ToniAnn Marini, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Advising
Research Professor
- Franc Brglez
Assistant Research Professor
- Bita Akram
Director
- Leslie Rand-Pickett, Graduate Career Services
Emeritus Faculty
- Dennis R. Bahler
- Wu-show Chou
- Jon Doyle
- Edward W. Davis, Jr.
- Robert J. Fornaro
- Thomas L. Honeycutt
- David F. McAllister
- Harry Perros
- Douglas S. Reeves
- Woodrow Robbins
- Carla D. Savage
- William J. Stewart
- Alan L. Tharp
- David J. Thuente
Adjunct Faculty
- Ram Chillarege
- Aldo Dagnino
- Steven Hunter
- Chris Martens
- Wookhee Min
- Peng Ning
- Christopher Parnin
- Injong Rhee
- Robert St. Amant
- Xiaogang (Cliff) Wang
- Tao Xie