Statistics Major, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree

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Program Requirements

Required Courses (37 hours)

DAS 260	Data Integrity and Ethics	1(1-1)
DAS 350	Exploratory Data Analytics	3(2-2)
MTH 132	Calculus I	4(4-0)
MTH 133	Calculus II	4(4-0)
MTH 223	Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory	3(3-0)
MTH 233	Calculus III	4(4-0)
STA 382QR	Elementary Statistical Analysis	3(3-0)
STA 575	Statistical Programming for Data Management and Analysis	3(3-0)
STA 580	Applied Statistical Methods I	3
STA 584	Mathematical Statistics I	3
STA 585	Mathematical Statistics II	3
STA 590	Applied Statistical Methods II	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (2 hours)

Select two of the following:

DAS 251	Data Visualizations and Programming using Tableau	1(1-1)
DAS 252	Data Visualization and Programming using R/RStudio	1(1-1)
DAS 254/CPS 254	Data Visualization and Programming using Python	1(1-1)

Other Requirements (6 hours)

Select one of the following options:

Option A (6 hours)

Mathematics Track - recommended for students who plan to do graduate study.

MTH 332	Introduction to Mathematical Proof	3(3-0)
MTH 532	Advanced Calculus I	3(3-0)

Option B (6 hours)

Select hours from the courses in which statistics has a natural application from a discipline other than ACT, MTH or STA. These courses may not be double counted as general education courses nor courses required by the minor that a student is taking. The track and courses must be approved by an advisor in the Department of Statistics, Actuarial and Data Sciences.

Electives (6 hours)

Select from the following:

STA 582	Experimental Designs	3
STA 583	Nonparametric Statistics	3
STA 586	Clinical Trials and Survival Analysis	3
STA 587	Statistical Theory and Methods for Quality Improvement	3
STA 588	Sampling Techniques	3(3-0)
STA 589	Time Series Forecasting	3(3-0)
STA 591	Data Mining Techniques I	3(3-0)
STA 592	Six Sigma: Foundations and Techniques for Green Belts	3(3-0)
STA 595	Introduction to Bayesian Statistics	3(3-0)
STA 596	Special Topics in Statistics	1-6
STA 597	Independent Study	1-6(Spec)

Total: 51 semester hours

Note: See notes on double counting at the end of this section.