Elective Completion / Changes
Reporting Completion of Your Data Science Minor Approved Elective Course
After you have taken your approved elective course for the Data Science minor it is important that you report it to the department following the instructions below to ensure that it is properly associated with your Data Science minor degree.
Please note that if you took your approved elective prior to declaring the minor, this will be noted on your approved plan of study and should have been associated with the minor degree progress as part of the declaration process. If this is the case, you will only complete the processes detailed below if the elective course does not show in your degree progress for the minor or if you need to change the elective associated with your Data Science minor degree.
Instructions for Reporting Completion of Your Approved Elective:
Step 1: As soon as you have finished your approved elective course for the minor, complete the Data Science Minor Elective Completion form. In this form, you will provide the course number and name (ex. STAT 320-1 Statistical Theory and Methods 1), the quarter in which you took the class, and if the course is on the pre-approved list or was a course you received special approval to have added to your approved plan of study. Note, if the course is not on the pre-approved list you must have received approval for the course from a Data Science minor advisor prior to submitting the Data Science Minor Elective Completion form. If you have not received approval for the course you want to use as the elective yet, please contact Deric Holloway at deric.holloway@northwestern.edu to request the Data Science Minor Elective Approval Request form.
Step 2: Submit the completed Data Science Minor Elective Completion form and promptly respond to follow-up correspondence from the department administrator or advisor (if any). The department will verify the approved elective and initiate the process of confirming the approved elective course associated with the minor.
Step 3: In two to three weeks, check your Degree Progress Report in CAESAR to confirm that your approved elective course has been appropriately associated with the Data Science minor. If you do not see the course associated with your minor in Data Science, please contact Deric Holloway.
If you are not sure how to check your degree progress report in CAESAR, please see https://www.registrar.northwestern.edu/records/transcripts-verification/degree-audit.html#degree-progress-report
Remember, due to Weinberg double counting rules, if this course was originally associated with another Weinberg major or minor, it will be moved from that major/minor’s degree to the Minor in Data Science. It will not count for both. See https://www.weinberg.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/degree/double-counting-faq.html
Changing Your Data Science Minor Approved Elective Course
If you have reported completion of the approved elective and have an elective associated with your degree but need to change the elective to a different approved elective, please follow the instructions below.
Instructions for Changing the Approved Elective Associated with Your Data Science Minor Degree:
Step 1: If you have not already received approval for the elective course and the course is not on the pre-approved elective list for the minor, contact Deric Holloway at deric.holloway@northwestern.edu to request the Data Science Minor Elective Approval Request form. You must receive approval for the elective prior to completing step 2.
Step 2: As soon as you have finished your new approved elective course for the minor, complete the Data Science Minor Elective Completion form as a “Change to Approved Elective Request”.
Step 3: Submit the completed Data Science Minor Elective Completion form and promptly respond to follow-up correspondence from the department administrator or advisor (if any). The department will verify the approved elective and initiate the process of confirming the approved elective course associated with the minor.
Step 4: In two to three weeks, check your Degree Progress Report in CAESAR to confirm that your approved elective course for the Data Science minor has been changed. If you do not see the course associated with your minor in Data Science, please contact Deric Holloway at deric.holloway@northwestern.edu.
Remember, due to Weinberg double counting rules, if this course was originally associated with another Weinberg major or minor, it will be moved from that major/minor’s degree to the Minor in Data Science. It will not count for both. See https://www.weinberg.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/degree/double-counting-faq.html