Students seeking to complete this major and degree program must meet the general requirements for bachelor’s degrees and the Unified General Education Requirements. Students completing this program as a secondary major while completing another undergraduate degree program do not need to satisfy the school-specific requirements associated with this major.

The BS degree in statistics requires a minimum of 62 hours of approved coursework, including 27 hours in statistics and the remainder in related disciplines and a substantive field of application. In addition to the requirements for the BA, the BS degree includes a laboratory science requirement. For students seriously interested in basic science, a natural science is the logical choice as a focus for the application, and the BS degree is the logical choice of program. The specific requirements are as follows:

MATH 121 Calculus for Science and Engineering I 4
MATH 122 Calculus for Science and Engineering II 4
or MATH 124 Calculus II
MATH 223 Calculus for Science and Engineering III 3
or MATH 227 Calculus III
MATH 224 Elementary Differential Equations 3
or MATH 228 Differential Equations
MATH 201 Introduction to Linear Algebra 3
Two computation classes 6
ENGR 131
 Elementary Computer Programming
An additional advanced-level course in computation. Consult your advisor for courses.
STAT 325 Data Analysis and Linear Models 3
STAT 326 Multivariate Analysis and Data Mining 3
STAT 345 Theoretical Statistics I 3
STAT 346 Theoretical Statistics II 3
At least 15 hours of courses in statistical methodology, to be chosen from STAT courses numbered 300 and higher, or approved courses in statistical methodology or probability taught in biostatistics, electrical engineering and computer science, economics, mathematics, operations research, systems engineering, etc. At least 9 hours must be in STAT. STAT 243 and STAT 244 may be counted. 15
A combined total of 12 hours (or more) in ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS which may be counted toward a major in that field, including at least one of the following sequences: 12
PHYS 121
& PHYS 122
 General Physics I – Mechanics
and General Physics II – Electricity and Magnetism
CHEM 105
& CHEM 106
& CHEM 113
 Principles of Chemistry I
and Principles of Chemistry II
and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory
Students are strongly encouraged to include advanced expository or technical writing courses in their programs.
Total Units 62

 

Concentration Requirements
Actuarial Science Concentration

A student interested in Actuarial Science should take STAT 317 and STAT 318 STAT 318 Actuarial Science II among the 18 hours in statistical methodology, and should discuss with their advisor courses in operations research and numerical analysis which are fundamental to actuarial theory and computation.