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Bachelor of Science in Information Science - Data Science concentration

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Information Science — Data Science

Bachelor'sBSDS concentration

Overview

A 120-semester-hour BS in Information Science in which students choose a concentration, one of which is Data Science. Instruction is offered face-to-face, online and blended.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Information Science - Data Science concentration
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
Source: informationscience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Data ScienceA related degree (computer science, statistics…) with an officially named data science concentration, track or specialization. The awarded degree is the related field.
School
Source: informationscience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Denton, TX
Required credits
Minimum of 120 semester hours, 42 upper level
Source: informationscience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

Entry routes are not published on the pages we checked. Do not assume first-year, transfer or second-degree entry — ask the admissions office.

Why this program is listed

BS in Information Science with an officially listed Data Science concentration.

Source: informationscience.unt.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
HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.A substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.
Source: informationscience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

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

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”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.5 — Sophomore standing and a 2.5 cumulative GPA to enroll in more than 6 hours of department courses
Source: informationscience.unt.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

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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. informationscience.unt.edu/programs/bsis/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. informationscience.unt.edu/programs/bsis/program-concentrations.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. informationscience.unt.edu/programs/bsis/program-requirements.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — SACSCOC 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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