Statistics, MS
Admission Requirements
Entrance into the program will require the initial completion of the following prerequisites:
- Three semesters of calculus or equivalent
- One semester of Applied Statistics or equivalent.
Applicants must also submit three current letters of recommendation.
Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 3470:551 | Theoretical Statistics I | 3 |
| or 3470:651 | Probability & Statistics | |
| 3470:552 | Theoretical Statistics II | 3 |
| or 3470:652 | Advanced Mathematical Statistics | |
| 3470:580 | Statistical Data Management | 3 |
| 3470:663 | Experimental Design | 3 |
| 3470:665 | Regression | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Thesis Option
(30 credits of graduate work)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 15 | |
| 3470:595 | Statistical Consulting | 1 |
| 3470:699 | Master's Thesis | 2 |
| Select 12 credits of approved graduate electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Upon approval of the thesis by the student’s adviser and reader the thesis must be presented in a colloquium to faculty and students.
Nonthesis Option
(30 credits of graduate work)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 15 | |
| 3470:595 | Statistical Consulting | 1 |
| 3470:692 | Statistics Masters Paper | 2 |
| Select 12 credits of approved graduate electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Upon approval of the Statistics Master’s Paper by the student’s adviser and reader, the paper must be presented in a colloquium to faculty and students.