Knowledge of calculus I, II, III, linear algebra, advanced calculus and introductory statistics,
equivalent to ST 511, is assumed in all other statistics
courses and will be tested on the Basic Exam.
- Students who enroll in a Master of Statistics program without having advanced calculus are required
to take MA 511 during their first semester as their supporting elective. It is a co-requisite for
ST 521.
- Students planning to continue for a Ph.D. in statistics should take MA 425 and MA 426, instead of MA 511.
- Students with inadequate backgrounds in mathematics and statistics may be required to take ST 421
and ST 422 in
their first year (thereby delaying taking ST 521, ST 522
, and ST 552
until their second year, and extending their program by at least a semester).
- Students without adequate applied statistics in their background should take ST 511 before taking
ST 512.
All Master of Statistics degrees require a minimum of 34 semester hours. This includes 13 hours of common course work:
- Statistical methods: ST 512 and lab (sections restricted to ST majors)
- Statistical theory: ST 521 - ST 522
and labs (sections restricted to ST majors)
- Linear models: ST 552 and lab
- Statistical consulting: ST 641
All students who enroll with the intention of receiving a Master's degree are required to take
ST 521, ST 522, and
ST 552 even though they
may have had similar courses elsewhere. Co-majors have different course requirements.
Additional course work for each concentration is described on those respective pages. Electives are defined as follows.
- Statistics electives are any course listed or cross-listed as an ST course at the 500- level or higher, excluding
required courses and ST 507, 508, 511,
513, 514, 515,
516.
- Supporting electives include Statistics electives and courses in other departments at the 400-level or above.
- Students often choose supporting electives from ST courses which are not required, Biomathematics, Botany and Ecology,
Business and Economics, Epidemiology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, or Zoology.
- Ideas for Non-statistics Electives
- MA 425-426 and MA 511-512 can be counted as supporting electives.
