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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

Undergraduate Sample Schedule

Undergraduate Tracking Sheet

DS + CS Dual Major Tracking Sheet

Sample DS Major Computer Science Focus

Sample DS Major Math 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

https://ds-grads.wpi.edu

Here is the user manual 

USER MANUAL

datascience@wpi.edu

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MS Program In a Nutshell (PDF)

     

    You Asked We Answer 2020

    Data Science Welcome Packet fall 2020

    Data Science Graduate Orientation fall 2020

    Spring 2020 - UG and Grad Core Course Schedule 

    Data Science MS Plan of Study Form

    DS Course Chart_V5

     

    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 Petition Form 

    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

    https://ds-grads.wpi.edu

    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

    datascience@wpi.edu

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    DS Ph.D. Plan of Study (pdf fillable format)

    DS PhD in a Nutshell (PDF) 

    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

    https://ds-grads.wpi.edu

    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

    datascience@wpi.edu

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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


    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

    STEM Lecture Series: Elke Rundensteiner, PhD and Program Director of Data Science

    Lisa M. Whitcomb, a WPI Graduate and the STEM Starter Academy Coordinator at Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA, had standing room only when Elke introduced the students to Data Science (PDF).