BSDA · Current · 122 CUs

Bachelor of Science, Data Analytics

Source: WGU Program Guide·v202309·5/1/23

About This Degree

WGU Catalog 2026-03

The B.S. in Data Analytics is designed to equip data analytics professionals with the necessary skills to design data systems, acquire and wrangle data, analyze and predict outcomes, and operationalize data-derived insights, all through the use of mathematical and programming approaches. The program combines these skills with change management, design thinking, systems thinking, and communication skills to empower graduates to effect change with data-derived insights and analytical products.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

Degree History

First offered2023-08StatusCurrentCUs122

College name history

College of Information Technology→School of Technology

Program Learning Outcomes

WGU Catalog 2026-03

Official WGU-authored outcomes from the catalog Program Outcomes section.

•The graduate identifies an appropriate data architecture according to organizational needs.
•The graduate applies data wrangling techniques to investigate data sets.
•The graduate uses data cleansing processes to transform data for downstream analysis.

Industry Certifications

This program includes coursework aligned with:

AWS Certifiedvia Cloud Foundations
CompTIA Project+via Business of IT - Project Management

Cert alignment is informational — preparation depends on individual coursework and study.

Areas of Study

14 groups · 41 courses

Course groups from the WGU Program Guide. Expand each group to see course descriptions and competencies.

Course Roster (42 courses)

WGU Catalog 2026-03

Term 1

Code	Title	CUs
D491	Introduction to Analytics	2
D370	IT Leadership Foundations	3
D278	Scripting and Programming - Foundations	3
D388	Fundamentals of Spreadsheets and Data Presentations	3
D426	Data Management - Foundations	3

Term 2

Code	Title	CUs
C721	Change Management	3
D427	Data Management - Applications	4
C955	Applied Probability and Statistics	3
C683	Natural Science Lab	2

Term 3

Code	Title	CUs
D326	Advanced Data Management	3
D265	Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence	3
D335	Introduction to Programming in Python	3
D315	Network and Security - Foundations	3

Term 4

Code	Title	CUs
C957	Applied Algebra	3
D197	Version Control	1
D428	Design Thinking for Business	3
D276	Web Development Foundations	3
D269	Composition: Writing with a Strategy	3

Term 5

Code	Title	CUs
D333	Ethics in Technology	3
D282	Cloud Foundations	3
D386	Hardware and Operating Systems Essentials	3
C458	Health, Fitness, and Wellness	4

Term 6

Code	Title	CUs
D492	Data Analytics - Applications	4
D420	Discrete Math: Logic	1
D421	Discrete Math: Functions and Relations	1
D493	Scripting and Programming - Applications	3
D268	Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others	3

Term 7

Code	Title	CUs
D199	Introduction to Physical and Human Geography	3
D324	Business of IT - Project Management	4
D494	Data and Information Governance	2
D495	Big Data Foundations	4

Term 8

Code	Title	CUs
C963	American Politics and the US Constitution	3
D246	Influential Communication through Visual Design and Storytelling	3
C949	Data Structures and Algorithms I	4
D496	Introduction to Data Science	4

Term 9

Code	Title	CUs
D497	Data Wrangling	3
D498	Data Analysis with R	2
D499	Machine Learning	3
D500	Data Visualization	2
D501	Machine Learning DevOps	2

Term 10

Code	Title	CUs
D372	Introduction to Systems Thinking	3
D502	Data Analytics Capstone	4

Total: 122 CUs across 42 courses. Degree total per catalog: 122 CUs.

Capstone

Data Analytics Capstone

The Data Analytics Undergraduate Capstone challenges students to demonstrate competencies supporting all BSDA program outcomes. Students will identify an organizational need, plan and develop a data analytics product to serve that need, and document the process in a project proposal and data project report.

•The learner integrates and synthesizes competencies from across the degree program, thereby demonstrating the ability to participate in and contribute value to the chosen professional field.

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