Statistics, BS
Bachelor of Science in Statistics (347000BS)
The Statistics program prepares students to enter the workforce or pursue graduate studies. Students will learn how to use data to solve problems in a wide variety of fields, ranging from business and industry to medical research.
The following information has official approval of The Department of Statistics and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Requirements | 8 | |
| Statistics Core | 36 | |
| Statistics Electives | 9 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 31 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- *
Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.
Note: A 2.0 cumulative GPA in all statistics is required for graduation.
Note: 14 credits in the major must be completed at The University of Akron
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
| Analytic Geometry-Calculus I | ||
| Analytic Geometry-Calculus II | ||
| Analytic Geometry-Calculus III | ||
| Introductory Statistics I and Introductory Statistics II | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree requirements for this Bachelor of Science in Arts & Sciences include the demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the first year of a foreign language. | ||
| 1 Year Language Proficiency | 8 | |
101 Beginning I | ||
102 Beginning II | ||
| Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only) | ||
| Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either: | ||
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major; | ||
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops | ||
Statistics Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 221 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 222 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 223 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus III | 4 |
| CPSC 200 | Programming for Data Science 1 | 4 |
| or CPSC 209 | Computer Science I | |
| STAT 451 | Theoretical Statistics I | 3 |
| STAT 452 | Theoretical Statistics II | 3 |
| STAT 461 | Applied Statistics 2 | 4 |
| or STAT 261 & STAT 262 | Introductory Statistics I and Introductory Statistics II | |
| STAT 462 | Applied Regression and ANOVA | 4 |
| STAT 480 | Statistical Data Management | 3 |
| STAT 495 | Statistical Consulting 3 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
CPSC 200 is recommended for Statistics majors, unless the student plans to take Computer Science II.
- 2
Either STAT 250 or STAT 260 may be used in place of STAT 261.
- 3
Three credits of STAT 495 Statistical Consulting are required. Students should enroll in 2 credits of Statistical Consulting one semester and 1 credit in another semester.
Statistics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select nine credits of 400-level Statistics electives: | 9 | |
STAT:4xx | ||
| The following courses are not permitted to satisfy this requirement: | ||
| Probability and Statistics for Engineers | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Recommended Sequence
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MATH 221 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus I | 4 |
| ENGL 111 | English Composition I | 3 |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Beginning Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MATH 222 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus II | 4 |
| ENGL 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Beginning Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Speech Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MATH 223 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus III | 4 |
| STAT 461 | Applied Statistics | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| STAT 462 | Applied Regression and ANOVA | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Domestic Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| CPSC 200 | Programming for Data Science | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| STAT 451 | Theoretical Statistics I | 3 |
| STAT 480 | Statistical Data Management | 3 |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science Requirement/Lab | 4 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| STAT 452 | Theoretical Statistics II | 3 |
| Upper Level Statistics Elective | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Global Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| STAT 495 | Statistical Consulting | 2 |
| Upper Level Statistics Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| STAT 495 | Statistical Consulting | 1 |
| Upper Level Statistics Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Level Elective | 3 | |
| Complex Issues Requirement | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |