Guaranteed Data Science Master’s Admission Program
Advance your education with guaranteed admission to our top-ranked Master in Data Science program. Prepare for a successful career in data science and artificial intelligence.
The Guaranteed Data Science Master's Admission Program gives guaranteed admission into the Master's in Data Science program for eligible undergraduate students in math and data science. You'll also receive a 20% discount on your master's degree with the Double Dons scholarship.
Requirements
Students may join MSDS if they fulfill the following requirements:
- Major in MATH or BSDS
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Major GPA of 3.3 or higher
- Completion of undergraduate coursework listed below with the cumulative GPA of those courses together 3.5 or higher:
Note: Students can either take MATH 370 and MATH 371 or MATH 360
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At least one recommendation letter from MATH/BSDS full-time faculty
- Official application to MSDS program
*If any of the above courses are repeated, the grades of all repetitions are counted towards the GPA calculation.
Additional Information
Students will remain in undergraduate status until they satisfy the MATH/BSDS degree requirements. After fulfilling the undergraduate requirements, students will enroll in MSDS in the following Summer session. No overlapping course credits or transferred credits are allowed for the MSDS degree, and students will only start their MSDS courses after enrolling in MSDS.
Admission Process
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Math or BSDS students can submit admission applications to MSDS starting in the Fall semester of their senior year and ending on March 1 of the following Spring semester for admission to MSDS in the following Summer session.
- Students must complete all the requirements for their bachelor’s degree by the end of the spring semester so that they can start the MSDS program in the summer semester. For example, students who applied in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 must fulfill the undergraduate degree requirements by the end of Spring 2025 to be eligible for the enrollment of MSDS in Summer 2025.
- Students in this program are eligible for Double Dons scholarship.
- Please contact info@datascience.usfca.edu for more information.