Usually during the Spring session of their first year, students take a course in applied nonparametrics , Math-Stat 566 . During the Fall Term of their second year, students take Math-Stat 680 which is a course in statistical computing . It is a SAS based course including discussion on many SAS procs as well as the data step and sas macros. These elective courses are a blend of theory and methods. Usually they work for a firm, hopefully, under the supervision of a statistician.
Students often take one course while working as an intern.
This does depend on availability of an internship. Recently many students have found their own internship and some have extended it to a part time job. TBA PhD in Statistics Students usually enter this program with a MS in Statistics. If they have not done it previously, they must pass the written masters exam at the Ph.D. level. Students are required to take additional course work beyond the masters level.