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Bioinformatics with MS in Data Science 4+1
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The recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.
To enroll, visit https://www.ramapo.edu/data-science/4plus1/
CRWT Placement
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
Math Placement
MATH 021/022 to MATH 024 to MATH 110-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Gen Ed: CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE WI (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB WI (HRS 1)
- Total: (HRS 18)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II LEC* (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 113L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II LAB* (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CHEM 117 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LECTURE* (HRS 4) & Gen Ed: CHEM 117L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB* (HRS 1)
- Major: CMPS 130 - SCI PROBLEM SOLVING-PYTHON (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 121 - CALCULUS I* (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE* OR CHEM 206 - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEC * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB* OR CHEM 206L - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: CMPS 240 - DATA ANALYTICS IN PYTHON* (HRS 4)
- Major: DATA 101 - INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE *(HRS 4) & Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * OR Elective (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE * (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB * (HRS 1.5)
- Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS OR ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 14.5)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC* WI (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB* WI (HRS 1.5)
- Major: MATH 237 - DISCRETE STRUCTURES* (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Total: (HRS 17.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIIN 430 - BIOINFORMATICS: LECTURE AND LAB* (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS 364 - DATABASE DESIGN* (HRS 4)
- Major: MATH 262 - LINEAR ALGEBRA* (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I) (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: DATA 601 - INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (MS) (HRS 3)
- Major: CMPS 530 - PYTHON FOR DATA SCIENCE** (MS) (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 14)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIIN 450 - ADVANCED BIOINFORMATICS* WI (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I or II) (HRS 4)
- Major: DATA 620 - ETHICS IN DATA & COMPUTING (MS) (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 15)
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: MATH 570 - APPLIED STATISTICS (HRS 3)
- Major: MATH 680 - ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL MODELING (HRS 3)
- Major: Technical Elective AND/OR Interdisciplinary Elective AND/OR DATA 730 - DATA SCIENCE FIELDWORK I*** (HRS 3+3)
- Total: (HRS 12)
Spring Semester
- Major: CMPS 664 - ADVANCED DATABASE AND BIG DATA SYSTEMS (HRS 3)
- Major: Data Science Technical Elective (HRS 3)
- Major: DATA 750 - DATA SCIENCE THESIS (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 9)
Total Undergraduate Credits Required: 128 credits (all courses listed in first four years)
Major GPA required for undergraduate graduation: 2.0
WI: Writing Intensive – 3 courses required in the major.
*General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
Social Science Inquiry (+W)
Scientific Reasoning
Historical Perspectives (+W)
Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)
Global Awareness (+W)
Distribution Category (Outside of TAS)
Distribution Category
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
Total Graduate Credits Required: 30 credits (listed with MS in fourth year and all fifth year courses)
Student must be in good academic standing: https://www.ramapo.edu/provost/policy/graduate-academic-standing/
* This course has a prerequisite. Please refer to the course catalog for information about pre-requisites.
** This course satisfies a Group II Bioinformatics Elective
*** Students must complete two technical electives and one interdisciplinary elective. DATA 730 Fieldwork Experience may
be used to replace one of the three total electives.
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