Data Science and Chemistry Certificate

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These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with the Data Science and Chemistry Certificate program director Dr. Woonghee Lee to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them. 

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program. 

Program Learning Goals 

  1. Students possess an understanding of the basic concepts of data science and their applicationin chemistry and biochemistry.
  2. Students are familiar with selected data science techniques and software that are popular in chemical informatics and protein structures. 
  3. Students can effectively work on a project assimilating knowledge along the way, effectively reports in oral and written forms. 

Declaring This Certificate

Students should meet with the Data Science and Chemistry Certificate program director Dr. Woonghee Lee to file a certificate plan prior to the semester of graduation. The certificate is available to degree seeking graduates. 

General Requirements

Student must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the certificate.

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Certificate Requirements

  1. Students must complete 13 credit hours from the listed courses for this certificate.
  2. Students must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all certificate courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.7.  Students cannot complete certificate course requirements as pass/fail.
  3. Students must complete all credit hours of the courses for this certificate with CU Denver faculty.​

Program Restrictions, Allowances, and Recommendations

  1. All courses must be taken within ten years of receipt of the Data Science and Chemistry Certificate.​
  2. Prerequisite courses do not have to be completed at CU Denver.  Required courses must be completed in residency at CU Denver.  Any residency exemptions need to be approved in writing by the Data Science and Chemistry advisor prior to the course(s) being taken at another institution.

  • CHEM 5630 - Programming for Data Analysis in the Physical Sciences
  • CHEM 5845 - Molecular Modeling and Computer-aided Drug Design
  • CHEM 5510 - Computational Chemistry
  • CHEM 5580 - Molecular Informatics
  • CHEM 5640 - Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry and Biochemistry​