Eligibility requirements for transfer students are a minimum 2.0 college GPA and a C or better grade in math preparatory for MATH 115. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, a minimum of 120 credits including electives and comple tion of all general education requirements as outlined in the general education section of this catalog. Additionally, a 2.5 GPA for all mathematics and computer science coursework is required. Statistics is the science of learning from data. It includes everything from planning for collection of data and subsequent data management to end of the line activities such as drawing inferences from data and presentation of results.
Statisticians are interested in the collection and interpretation of information.
Course requirements for the statistics specialty are structured so the student has maximum flexibility in designing an individualized program with the approval of a faculty advisor. Statisticians work in such diverse settings as biomedical research, agricultural concerns, behavioral and psychological science studies, and in business and industry. Statisticians quantify unknowns in order to optimize resources and predict the demand for products and services. First year student eligibility requires a minimum 2.0 high school GPA and a minimum ACT math subtest score of 19. Eligibility requirements for transfer students are a minimum 2.0 college GPA and a C or better grade in math coursework preparatory to FSU MATH 115.