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BS
in Statistics
Admission to the Program
- Formal
admission to the major requires a cumulative gradepoint averageof
2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and depatmental approval.
Tracks
University
Requirements
- A total
of 120 credit hours
- Six credit
hours of college writing
- Three credit
hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination
General
Education Requirements
- A total
of 10 courses, consisting of one foundation course and
one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of
the five curricular areas.
- No more
than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline.
Major
Requirements
- Mathematical
Statistics: a total of 47 credit hours with grades of C or better
- Applied
Statistics: a total of 54 or 55 credit hours with grades of
C or better
Course
Requirements
Mathematical
Statistics
- CSC 280 Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
- MATH
221 Calculus I (4)
- MATH
222 Calculus II (4)
- MATH 313 Calculus III (4)
- MATH
310 Linear Algebra (3)
- MATH
501 Probability (3)
- STAT
202 Basic Statistics (4)
- STAT
502 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
- STAT
515 Regression (3)
- STAT
516 Design of Experiments (3)
- CSC 280
Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
- Four
additional courses at or above 300 in the department of which
two must have the prefix STAT (STAT 514 Statistical Methods
cannot be used, and STAT 300 and STAT 302 cannot both be used),
as approved by an advisor.
Applied
Statistics
- CSC 280 Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
- MATH
211 Applied Calculus I (4) and
MATH 212 Applied Calculus II (3)
or
MATH 221 Calculus I (4) and
MATH 222 Calculus II (4)
- MATH
310 Linear Algebra (3)
- MATH
501 Probability (3)
- STAT
202 Basic Statistics (4)
- STAT
300 Business and Economic Statistics (3)
or
STAT 302 Intermediate Statistics (3)
- STAT
502 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
- STAT
515 Regression (3)
- STAT
516 Design of Experiments (3)
- Two additional
courses selected from the department as approved by a student's
advisor.
- At least
five additional courses in a related field, such as anthropology,
psychology, sociology, economics, biology, business administration,
or computer science. The courses may be selected from more than one teaching unit, but must have a common theme or subject area in which statistics are applied.
University
Honors Program
Students
in the University Honors Program have the opportunity to graduate
with university honors in the major. To do so, students complete
12 hours of advanced-level Honors work in the department and,
upon deparmental recommendation, graduate with University Honors
in the major. The department's Honors coordinator advises students
in the University Honors Program regarding departmental options.
See the section on the University Honors Program in the catalog
for further details.
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