The Graduate School requires students wishing to obtain a Statistics MS or PhD Minor to find a member of the Statistics graduate faculty willing to serve on their graduate committee. This minor member will advise them on elective course selection. To identify a potential minor advisor, peruse faculty research interests for a professor compatible with your research. Contact that person to request committee membership. Alternatively, you might ask a professor of a statistics class you have taken.

MS Minor in Statistics

REQUIREMENTS

ST 521 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 4 
     & ST 522 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 4 
ST 511 Methods of Data Analysis 4 
     & ST 512 Methods of Data Analysis 4 
  Total required credits 16

Electives

The student and/or minor professor may wish to add one or two additional elective courses from below:
ST 513 Methods of Data Analysis 4
ST 515 Design and Analysis of Planned Experiments 3
ST 531 Sampling Methods 3
ST 535 Quantitative Ecology 3
ST 557 Applied Multivariate Analysis 3
ST 565 Time Series 3
ST 573 Ecological Sampling 3
  Total elective credits 3-9
  Total credits for MS minor in Statitics 19-25

All programs must be approved by the student's minor professor.

PhD Minor in Statistics

REQUIREMENTS

Theory:
    
ST 521 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 4
     & ST 522 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 4
Or
    
ST 561 Theory of Statistics 4
     & ST 562 Theory of Statistics 4
     & ST 563 Theory of Statistics 4
And select one of the following:
    
Methods:
    
ST 551 Statistical Methods 4
     & ST 552 Statistical Methods 4
     & ST 553 Statistical Methods 4
Or
    
ST 511 Methods of Data Analysis 4
     & ST 512 Methods of Data Analysis 4
     & ST 513 Methods of Data Analysis 4
Select additional statistics courses approved by the minor professor1   3-6
  Total Credits for PhD minor in Statitics 23-27 Credits

1 If ST551, ST552, and ST553 are taken, the additional courses should total at least 3 credits.
If ST511, ST512, and ST513 are taken, they should total at least 6 credits.
All programs must be approved by the student's minor professor.

 

The Statistics department participates in the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) program. The course requirements are the same as the Statistic MS Minor. Students in the program must find a member of the Statistics graduate faculty willing to serve on their MAIS committee.