Requirements for the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts Degree in Statistics
- The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits are required for the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Statistics.
The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Statistics major is met by completing Mathematics 310 and Statistics and Probability 481. Those courses are referenced, respectively, in items 3. a. (1) and 3. b. (1) below.
Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement. Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track. - The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Science degree or Bachelor of Arts degree.
The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate. - The following requirements for the major:
a. The following courses outside the Department of Statistics and Probability (16 credits): (1) All of the following courses (10 credits): MTH 234 Multivariable Calculus 4 MTH 309 Linear Algebra I 3 MTH 310 Abstract Algebra I and Number Theory 3 (2) One of the following courses (3 credits): CSE 101 Computing Concepts and Competencies 3 CSE 131 Introduction to Technical Computing 3 Students who pass a waiver examination for Computer Science and Engineering 101 will not be required to complete Computer Science and Engineering 101 or 131. (3) Three additional credits in Computer Science and Engineering courses b. The following courses in the Department of Statistics and Probability (19 credits): (1) The following capstone course (1 credit): STT 481 Issues in Statistical Practice 1 (2) One of the following groups of courses (18 credits): (a) MTH 320 Analysis I 3 MTH 421 Analysis II 3 STT 861 Theory of Probability and Statistics I 3 STT 862 Theory of Probability and Statistics II 3 Six additional credits from the Statistics and Probability courses that appear on the list below. (b) Three additional credits in Mathematics 235 or in 300–400 level Mathematics courses. STT 441 Probability and Statistics I: Probability 3 STT 442 Probability and Statistics II: Statistics 3 Nine additional credits from the Statistics and Probability courses that appear on the list below. c. Demonstrate knowledge of at least one software package in statistics either by completing relevant courses or by completing a departmentally approved project through enrollment in Statistics and Probability 490. Additional Statistics and Probability courses that may be counted toward the requirements for the Statistics major: STT 422 Statistics II 3 STT 455 Actuarial Models 3 STT 461 Computations in Probability and Statistics 3 STT 464 Statistical Methods for Biologists I 3 STT 465 Statistical Methods for Biologists II 3 STT 471 Statistics for Quality and Productivity 3 STT 825 Sample Surveys 3 STT 863 Applied Statistics Methods I 3 STT 886 Stochastic Processes and Applications 3