Complete one of the following to satisfy the capstone requirement:
A 1-unit 300-level course that is pre-approved by the DSS Steering Committee, or
A 1-unit 300-level course where the student proposes a substantial project that is vetted by the DSS Steering Committee as having a substantial amount of engagement with all aspects of the DSS correlate (computing, society, and statistics). Students must submit a proposal through the Capstone Approval Request Form.
Additional Information
All courses counting towards the correlate, and the capstone, must receive a letter grade.
A student majoring or with a correlate in CMPU (or MATH) must take their capstone outside of the Computer Science (or Mathematics and Statistics) Department.
Intro Course Placement/Waivers
CMPU 100 Alternatives:
If a student places out of CMPU 100 to take CMPU 101 or CMPU 102, they can go into CMPU 250 with self-study of appropriate material. CMPU 100 instructors can provide material.
If a student places out of CMPU 101 (with AP CS), they still need to take a CS course to satisfy the correlate, namely, CMPU 102.
MATH 240 Alternatives
If a student places out of introductory statistics (e.g., AP Statistics, MATH 141, PSYC 200, or ECON 203), they may skip MATH 240 and instead take MATH 242.
The student may need to self-study intro R before MATH 242 or MATH 244.
Intermediate DSS course
Students must take either of the following to complete the Intermediate DSS course requirement: CMPU 250 or MATH 244. A student cannot take both of these.
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