Data Science Forms
Minor and Undergraduate Students
Data Science Minor:
If you're a WPI undergraduate student and are interested in completing a Data Science minor, please visit our website for access to the minor forms, curriculum information, and next steps.
Data Science Undergraduate:
Data Science Undergraduate Major Informational Page
Data Science Frequently Asked Questions for Undergraduate Program (PDF)
Data Science Undergraduate Flow Chart
DS + CS Dual Major Tracking Sheet
Sample DS Major Computer Science Focus
Sample DS Major Business Focus
(DRAFT) DS + MA Double Major (BS)
Information and forms specifically for MS Data Science Students
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DATA SCIENCE FORMS ARE NOW SUBMITTED DIGITALLY!
Log on here to submit the Plan of Study and Petitions
Here is the user manual
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MS Program In a Nutshell (PDF)
Data Science Welcome Packet fall 2020
Data Science Graduate Orientation fall 2020
Spring 2020 - UG and Grad Core Course Schedule
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Data Science MS Plan of Study Form
All WPI Graduate Forms below can also be found on Registrar's web site
Independent Study (ISG) | Directed Research (597) | MS Thesis (599) | Pre-Dissertation (699) | Ph.D. Dissertation (699)
Graduate Transfer Credit (PDF)
TA/Grader Application Form (PDF)
Graduate Student Schedule Sequencing Guideline
Forms specifically for Data Science Ph.D. Students
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DATA SCIENCE FORMS ARE NOW SUBMITTED DIGITALLY!
Log on here to submit the Plan of Study and Petitions
All submissions go directly to your Faculty Advisor who will respond as necessary.
Here is the user manual
https://web.cs.wpi.edu/~meltabakh/DS-GradSystem-Manual.pdf
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DS Ph.D. Plan of Study (pdf fillable format)
PhD Competency Requirements (PDF)
PhD Research Qualifier Form (PDF)
PhD Dissertation Proposal Form (PDF)
PhD Dissertation Defense Form (PDF)
Information for International Data Science Students
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DATA SCIENCE FORMS ARE NOW SUBMITTED DIGITALLY!
Log on here to submit the Plan of Study and Petitions
All submissions go directly to your Faculty Advisor who will respond as necessary.
Here is the user manual
https://web.cs.wpi.edu/~meltabakh/DS-GradSystem-Manual.pdf
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International Students Start Here!
CPT INFORMATION
DS 5900 Data Science Internship See Graduate Catalog, Data Science Courses
Data Science CPT Internship Guidelines
Graduate Internship Policies - including Internship Registration e-form
Course Charts from Previous Years
- Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 Course Schedule (PDF)
- Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 Course Schedule (PDF)
- Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 Course Schedule (PDF)
- Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 Course Schedule (PDF)
STEM Designation
WPI’s Data Science program is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-designated degree program. Its Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code is 30.0801, indicating it has a Mathematics and Computer Science focus. This qualifies it as a STEM program by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM-designated degree programs. View the STEM degree program list here (PDF).
The U.S. government has recognized the importance of STEM education by offering certain privileges for STEM degree recipients. These include, for example, the 17-months extension of Optional Practical Training (OPT) for STEM degree holders from the usual 12 months of Optional Practical Training to 29 months for qualified F-1 non-immigrant visa holder. Learn more about the program here.
Facilities
Beyond computer laboratories and classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art computing equipment, you will also be able to participate in data science projects and research in interdisciplinary facilities, including but not limited to:
- Advanced Learning Technologies Laboratory
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Financial Math Laboratory
- Analytics Laboratory
- ASSISTment’s Laboratory
- Big Data: Data Management, Mining, and Visualization Laboratory Cluster
- Data Science Innovation Lab
- Flaherty Laboratory
- Healthcare Delivery Institute Living Laboratory
- Information Processing and Security Laboratory
- User Experience Decision Making Laboratory
- Science Learning by Inquiry Group Laboratory
- Statistics Multimedia Laboratory
- Signal Processing and Information Networking Laboratory
State-of-the-Art Software
Through our campus-wide data science initiative, you will be able to tap into the resources of multiple departments. You will have access to state-of-the-art data science software programs as part of your class-work, projects, or research projects, such as:
| DB2 | Hadoop | Dimensional Insight |
| IBM Cognos | IBM ILOG CPLEX | IBM SPSS Modeler |
| InfoSphere Big Insights | InfoSphere Streams | Mahout |
| Maple | MATLAB | MySQL |
| Palisade DecisionTools Suite | R | RapidMiner |
| SAS | Sparc Spotfire | Spotfire |
| SQL Server | Tableaux | Weka |