UMD CS tracks, am I able to switch?

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UMD has 5 tracks for CS:
CS, Cyber, ML, Data Science, Quantum Info

I got admitted into the Data Science, am I able to switch to another track later on if I get interested?

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I do not think you get admitted into tracks. Tracks are usually a set of upper division courses.

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Ohh I see thank you

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Added a Link. They are 400 level courses. Multiple tracks are allowed I think, but it takes time and money!

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Did you apply to CS? If yes, and you were directly admitted, your acceptance letter should list “CS” explicitly.

I agree with @sfogooner that the other items you’ve listed are not majors. If you weren’t directly admitted to CS, it’s very hard to switch in later.

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Yes, my acceptance letter says Compute Science: Data Science, so I was confused if I was admitted to CS with the data science track or general CS.

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That is weird. Majors have a code associated with them. My S25 has 07010 which is major code for CS.

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Requesting help from @STEMX (thanks in advance).

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When I applied in common app , there were 5 selections listed above for CS and I picked CS:data science, my code in acceptance letter is 0701B

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People working admissions are very nice at UMD, you can always call them. Looks like it still a CS Major with data science specialization.

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Yes, once in the CS major, a student can switch tracks/decide to be a general CS major.

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