Students earning a B.S. in Statistics will acquire knowledge of a broad range of statistical techniques and methods, an understanding of the mathematical underpinnings of these methods and techniques, and the computational skills, such as R and SAS, to apply and implement these methods using real data. Statistics majors are in high demand in industry in a wide array of fields such as medical research, technology companies, pharmaceuticals, insurance, finance, government, genetics, public health, sports, and epidemiology to name a few.

Curriculum

AP Credit Policies

Requirements

• One year of Single Variable Calculus: Math 161 & Math 162
• Multivariable Calculus: Math 263
• Linear Algebra: Math 212
• Statistics: Stat 203 or Biostatistics: Stat 335
• SAS Programming & Applied Statistics: Stat 303
• One year of Probability & Statistics: Stat 304 & Stat 305
• Applied Regression Analysis: Stat 308
• Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments: Stat 307 - capstone
• Three electives: any 3-credit class at the 300 level

Recent elective courses have included:

• Categorical Data Analysis: Stat 310
• Applied Survival Analysis: Stat 311
• Computer Principles of Modeling and Simulation: Stat 321
• Advanced Biostatistics: Stat 336
• Quantitative Methods in Bioinformatics: Stat 337
• Predictive Analytics: Stat 338
• Nonparametric Statistical Methods: Stat 351