19 August 1997 Degree Offered Master of Science in Statistics Facilities for Graduate Work Facilities are available through the Department of Mathematics and through the Center for Statistical Sciences. Areas of Study Graduate study in statistics is offered in the areas of mathematical statistics, statistical methodology, and statistical computation and probability.
Further information is available from the graduate adviser.
A minor of at least six semester hours is required, which may be in another area of mathematics, such as applied mathematics, or in a related discipline, such as actuarial science, operations research and industrial engineering, or educational psychology. Upon admission to the program, the student should demonstrate substantial background in mathematics and statistical knowledge equivalent to that acquired in a first upper-division course in probability and statistics. Deficiencies may be made up by taking courses suggested by the graduate adviser. Courses required for the major in statistics are Mathematics 384C, 384D, 384E, and 384G. A qualifying examination in statistics, designed to test the student's knowledge of the basic principles of statistical theory and methodology, must be completed. This examination is normally taken at the end of one year of study.