Data Science & Society Correlate Sequence

Introductory

• CMPU 100 - Programming with Data  
• MATH 240 - Introduction to Statistics  

Intermediate

• STS 238 - Data and Society  (Same as SOCI 238 - Data and Society )

One of:

• CMPU 250 - Data and its Discontents ​ or MATH 244 - Intermediate Data Science  (not both)

​Capstone

• A 1-unit 300-level course that is preapproved 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

• Students interested in declaring a Data Science and Society correlate should as a first step complete the Intention to Declare form, also available here.
• To see a list of pre-approved capstone courses, visit https://pages.vassar.edu/dss/correlate/.
• Work used to satisfy the correlate requirements may not be taken NRO after declaration of the correlate. At most, one non-capstone course taken NRO may count towards the correlate.
• 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 through AP credit, then they may skip MATH 240, but must take MATH 242 - Applied Statistical Modeling  to satisfy this requirement. The student may need to self-study intro R before MATH 242.
    • This requirement is also satisfied by other introductory statistics courses taken at Vassar, i.e., PSYC 200 - Statistics and Experimental Design  and ECON 203 - Introduction to Econometrics .
• 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.