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University of California, Berkeley · Data Science Undergraduate Studies, College of Computing, Data Science and Society

Data Science B.A.

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts in Data Science

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Overview

A Data Science B.A. offered by the College of Computing, Data Science and Society, with lower-division foundations, at least 28 upper-division units and a Domain Emphasis. Transfer students who select the major on their application are admitted directly into it.

Official program name
Data Science B.A.
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Arts in Data Science
Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Berkeley, CA
Required credits
Minimum total units: 120 (college graduation requirement)
Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

  • Transfer entry. Transfer students admitted to UC Berkeley who selected the Data Science major on their application are directly admitted into the major (beginning Fall 2024).Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

The awarded degree is a B.A. in Data Science.

Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • At least 8 upper-division courses totaling at least 28 upper-division units.
    Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Lower-division requirements include Foundations of Data Science (Data C8 or Stat 20), Calculus I and II, Linear Algebra, Program Structures and Data Structures.
    Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Other requirement
RequiredStudents admitted Fall 2023 or later who did not list Data Science on their application apply through Comprehensive Review to declare the major.
Source: cdss.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. cdss.berkeley.edu/academics/college-degree-requirements-and-policies — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/academics/data-science-major — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/academics/majorrequirements — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/data-science-prospective-students — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/prospectivetransfers — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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