Below is a list of current classes available for the Certificate in Data Science and Applied AI. For a complete listing of all classes related to the degree please see the Requirements tab of the Data Science degree in our academic catalog.

Fall 2026 Graduate Certificate in Data Science and Applied AI Courses
Data Science (Select one of the following):
Course No.Course NameClass CodeClass TimeOnlineEveningFacultyCreditsPrerequisites
BUS ADM 767Ideas and Applications of Data Science Different Fields12902Section 001- Thursday, 5:30 – 8:10 p.m. (20-50% online)EveningPurushottam Papatla3Graduate standing
BUSMGMT 709Predictive Analytics for Managers14954Section 001 - Wednesday, 5:30 – 8:10 p.m.EveningAmir Alwan3Graduate standng
11470Section 203 - ONLINEOnlineLayth Alwan
COMPSCI 425GIntroduction to Data Mining16177Monday/Wednesday 10-11:15 amZeyun Yu3Junior standing, COMPSCI 251(P), and one of the following: MATH 212(P), MATH 221(P), or MATH 232(P).
INFOST 582GIntroduction to Data Science
15020OnlineOnlineMargaret Kipp3Jr st; or cons instr.
Artificial Intelligence (Select one of the following):
BUS ADM 745AI for Business17566Lecture 203- ONLINEOnlineDijo Alexander3Grad st.
BUS ADM 812Machine Learning for Business13578Section 001 - Thursday, 5:30 -- 8:10 pmEveningCheng Chen3Graduate standing
Statistics (Select one of the following):
PH 702Introduction to Biostatistics16328Section 202- Must sign up for Lab 901OnlineZhiyang Zhou3Grad st; Math 116 with B or better, or equivalent, or cons instr
16330 Lab 901Online
Introduction to Biostatistics14033Section 401 (Monday 5:30-7:20 pm- must sign up for one of the labs below)Zhiyang Zhou3Grad st; Math 116 with B or better, or equivalent, or cons instr
14916 Lab 801- Thursday, 7:30 -- 9:20 pmEvening
16329 Lab 802- Thursday, 2:30 -- 4:20 pm
Programming (Select one of the following):
COMPSCI 715Programming for Machine Learning15660Section 001- Monday/Wednesday 4:00-5:15 pmTian Zhao3Graduate standing.
COMPST 702Software Development in Python 12513Section 001 - Monday/Wednesday 1:00-2:15 pmJayson Rock3Graduate standing
Elective Course
Select one course from the MSDSAAI curriculum subject to the approval of the Program Director, who will ensure curricular duplication is minimized.

Overview of the MS Data Science degree