The Graduate College admission requirements apply. Students are expected to have a strong undergraduate mathematics background, but need not have an undergraduate statistics or mathematics degree. Students may be admitted with deficiencies which are to be removed during the first year of graduate work. The GRE is recommended, but not required.
Admission is possible for the spring semester, but most admissions are for the fall semester.
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience in this program. The Department of Statistics offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science or Master of Arts in Statistics, the Master of Science in Statistics with specialization in various areas of application, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics. The M.S. and M.A. in Statistics require eight units of graduate course work covering both theoretical and applied material. At least one additional course at the 400 level is also required. There is no language or thesis requirement, and there are no comprehensive examinations.