CMSC320

Introduction to Data Science

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CMSC216 and CMSC250. Restriction: Permission of CMNS-Computer Science department. Credit only granted for: STAT426 or CMSC320. An introduction to the data science pipeline, i.e., the end-to-end process of going from unstructured, messy data to knowledge and actionable insights. Provides a broad overview of several topics including statistical data analysis, basic data mining and machine learning algorithms, large-scale data management, cloud computing, and information visualization.

Spring 2026

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Fall 2025

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Average rating: 4.40

Summer 2025

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Average rating: 4.40

Spring 2025

126 reviews
Average rating: 2.92

42 reviews
Average rating: 4.40

Past Semesters

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Average rating: 2.92

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.43 between 5,421 students*

CMSC320 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.06%
A: 27.49%
A+: 17.17%
B-: 5.44%
B: 9.72%
B+: 12.16%
C-: 1.11%
C: 1.51%
C+: 2.67%
D-: 0.17%
D: 0.35%
D+: 0.22%
F: 1.16%
W: 2.36%
other: 0.41%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.