University of California San Diego · Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI)

Data Science Major

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Bachelor'sBSData science degreeFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

A selective (capped) data science major of 112 units, with lower-division calculus, linear algebra and data science courses, an upper-division core, electives and a required two-course senior project.

Official program name: Data Science Major
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Source: datascience.ucsd.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: University of California San Diego — Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI)
Source: catalog.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: La Jolla, CA
Required credits: Major: 112 units
Source: datascience.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: designed to be completed in 12 quarters (first-years); minimum of 8 quarters for transfer students (students who entered as first-years)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: datascience.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

First-year entry. First-year applicants can apply for direct admission by listing Data Science as their first preferred major (capped major).Source: datascience.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transfer entry. Transfer applicants must indicate data science on the UC application and complete screening major preparation courses.Source: catalog.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Data Science major (DSC-BS-001), a BS degree major in data science.

Source: datascience.ucsd.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: Format not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

Capstone

Required senior project (DSC 180A, DSC 180B; eight units).
Source: catalog.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Students choose one two-course subject domain sequence (e.g., Business Analytics and Econometrics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Science, Social Sciences).
Source: datascience.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

Prerequisite courses: RequiredTransfer screening courses: MATH 18, MATH 20A, MATH 20B, MATH 20C and at least one programming course
Source: datascience.ucsd.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)

UC San Diego is unable to accept new applications to online or distance education programs from residents of certain states; the list is subject to change. Official pageSource: mds.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.

catalog.ucsd.edu/curric/DSC-gr.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.ucsd.edu/curric/DSC-ug.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.ucsd.edu/current-students/business-major-requirements/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.ucsd.edu/current-students/major-requirements/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/prospective-first-year-students/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/prospective-transfer-students/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
mds.ucsd.edu/admissions/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
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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