Significant opportunities for well-trained persons with one or more of the specializations of statistics or probability arise in many career environments, such as the social sciences, the natural sciences, business, industry, the health services, and government services. Flexible, individually planned programs of study for minors or majors, including an honors option, are available. Interested students should contact the director of the undergraduate program for more information. The Department of Statistics offers a wide selection of undergraduate courses in statistical methods for nonmajors with minimal background in mathematics. The Department of Statistics maintains a departmental library and reading room, the Wilcoxon Memorial Room, and provides facilities for computation in connection with course work and research.
Instruction is available and use of computers is arranged for approved purposes.
The statistics department has extensive computing facilities, which include a local area network of microcomputers, printers and a new laboratory for computational vision equipped with high-performance computers and accessories. The State of Florida has identified common course prerequisites for this University degree program. These prerequisites are lower-level courses that are required for preparation for the University major prior to a student receiving a baccalaureate degree from The Florida State University. They may be taken either at a community college or in a university lower-division program. It is preferred that these common course prerequisites be completed in the freshman and sophomore years.