Prospective Students

We have closed our FALL 2025 enrollment

We have filled out all our available slots for Fall 2025. We anticipate to have a limited number of seats available in January 2026.

Please come back here in December 2025 for further information and instructions about our SPRING 2026 enrollment.

The DATA Minor Fundamental Statistics Prerequisite:

In order to enroll in the Data Science minor, students must take DATA100, STAT100, MATH135, DATA400, or any 400-level STAT course, or their UMD approved equivalents, as a prerequisite for declaring the minor.

Please note the following important information regarding the DATA Minor Fundamental Statistics Prerequisite

• Please note that statistics courses offered by departments other than MATH and STAT are not a sufficient prerequisite for the DATA minor. Your department may consider some of their courses as equivalent to STAT courses, but we only recognize courses which are officially approved by the University as equivalent to any of the above listed courses (this list is short and includes: ENEE324, SURV410, SURV440, BIOE372).
• Please note that Calculus is not a sufficient prerequisite for the DATA minor.
• Please note that we do not accept co-requisites – the prerequisite must be completed before a request to enroll in the DATA minor is submitted.

Please note that the following can be used to fulfill the DATA Minor Fundamental Statistics Prerequisite:

• AP Statistics (90) with a score of 4 or 5
• IB Mathematics HL Analysis/Approaches with a score of 5, 6, or 7
• IB Mathematics HL Applications/Interpretation with a score of 5, 6, or 7
• Approved transfer courses, please see the Transfer Course Database

In all cases, scores/grades must be submitted to and approved by UMD’s Office of the University Registrar prior to submitting a request to enroll in the DATA minor.

Restrictions:

Students in the Mathematics – Statistics Track (1701S) major or Computer Science – Data Science specialization (0701B) major or Computer Science – Machine Learning specialization (0701F) major may not enroll in the Data Science minor.

DATA Minor Required Coursework:

• In the DATA minor all course prerequisites are strictly enforced
• MATH141 is not a prerequisite for the DATA minor, but it is a prerequisite for DATA250 and DATA400
• We do not accept co-requisites
• At least 6 upper division credits applied to the minor must be taken at UMD-CP
  and no more than a total of 6 transfer credits can be applied to the minor
• There must not be more than 6 shared credits (or 2 shared courses) with the major
• No course may be used to satisfy the requirements of more than one minor.

Course Substitutions:

• DATA250 can be replaced by CMSC250 and MATH240, or by CMSC250 and MATH341, or by CMSC250 and MATH461.
• DATA320 can be replaced by CMSC320.
• DATA400 can be replaced by ENEE324, or STAT400, or STAT410, or SURV410.

For Questions:

• If you have any questions about the DATA minor, please reach out to the Program Director at data-director@umd.edu
• In your inquiries, please attach a pdf copy of your current unofficial transcript (not a link)
• We will respond to inquiries within 3-5 business days