Statistics, BS

Requirements for a BS in Statistics

The statistics major requires a minimum of 50 credits, including the following required courses:

Elective Courses

Because professional statisticians collaborate with other scientists, students are encouraged to take elective courses from the behavioral, natural, physical, and social sciences.

One elective course from the lists of introductory or intermediate applied statistics courses or from the following list

• STAT 1651 - INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN STATISTICS
• STAT 1661 - LINEAR REGRESSION
• STAT 1731 - STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
• STAT 1741 - APPLIED PROBABILITY THEORY

Additional Requirements

• Grade requirements: Students must earn at least a C grade in each course required for the major.
• Satisfactory/No Credit: Students may not take required courses on the S/NC option.
• Writing requirement: Courses in technical writing and public speaking are recommended.
• Graduate study recommendations: Students planning to continue their studies in a graduate program are strongly encouraged to take MATH 0413 - INTRODUCTION TO THEORETICAL MATHEMATICS , MATH 0420 - INTRO THEORY 1-VARIABLE CALCULUS , MATH 1180 - LINEAR ALGEBRA 1 , and as many additional mathematics courses in advanced calculus, numerical analysis, and computer sciences as possible.
• Departmental honors: In order to qualify for departmental honors at graduation, students must:
  • have a GPA of at least 3.50 in all mathematics and statistics courses taken;
  • have a GPA of at least 3.70 in all 1000-level courses taken within the department; and
  • complete all other requirements for the statistics major.