Transcript: Transcripts from all previous institutions. Unofficial transcripts are requested on the application and official transcripts are required to be sent only after acceptance of an offer is made by the program. Personal Statement: A personal statement that briefly states how the MSDS program fits into your long- and short-term educational and career goals. Recommendation Letter: Two letters of recommendation. It is preferable (but not required) that a least one letter comes from an individual with substantive knowledge of your academic accomplishments.

学位要求：Bachelor 专业要求：A variety of undergraduate backgrounds including: economics, statistics, engineering, computer science, math, hospitality management, history and others. 课程要求：Students need to have completed each of the below courses by the start of the MSDS program: Single variable calculus (similar to UVA MATH 1210-1220 or MATH 1310-1320 or APMA 1090-1110) Linear algebra or matrix algebra (similar to UVA MATH 3350 or MATH 3351 or APMA 3080) An introductory statistics course (similar to UVA STAT 2020 or STAT 2120) An introductory programming course (similar to UVA CS 1110 or CS 1111 or CS 1112) There are many other ways to acquire the prerequisite knowledge. For instance, you may be able to take needed courses during the UVA summer session, or at some other school, or even via a MOOC or other online course. We are happy to work with students, so if you have specific questions about your background just ask the MSDS program director for an assessment. 申请链接：https://dsi.virginia.edu/degrees/info/application-details 招生电话：434-297-7954 邮寄地址：Data Science Institute Admissions, Room 209B, 1001 Emmet Street North, Charlottesville, VA 22903