The Undergraduate Major Essential to the undergraduate major in Statistics is a basic core of probability theory and mathematical statistics, consisting of the courses STA 4322 and 4442. There is ample latitude in the timetable to include more than six statistics courses, if desired. Besides the above-mentioned regularly offered courses, the courses STA 4930r and STA 4905r provide ways to achieve even greater scope and individual flexibility in a program of studies. Complementing the major in Statistics, a minor is selected from any of the departmental or interdepartmental fields approved by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Choices range from biology to economics, and oceanography to criminology.
Usually the minor consists of 12 semester hours in a selected department and 15 semester hours in an interdepartmental field. At least nine semester hours of statistics courses counted toward the major must be taken in the Department of Statistics at The Florida State University. Other statistics courses must be approved by the department.