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Course List
Code Title Hours
MTH 112Calculus with Analytic Geometry II4
MTH 121Linear Algebra I3
CSC 102Problem Solving with Python3-4
or CSC 111 Introduction to Computer Science
STA 112Introduction to Regression and Data Science3
STA 310Probability3
or MTH 357 Probability
STA 311Statistical Inference3
STA 312Linear Models3
Choose 4 additional electives in STA. Optionally, one of these STA electives may be switched for MTH 117 (4h). At least one elective must be at the 300 level in STA.*, **12
*

Excluding STA 381, STA 382, STA 383, STA 391, and STA 392.

**

STA 111 may be taken as an elective as long as the student does not already have credit for STA 112 (meaning you cannot enroll in / receive credit for STA 111 after you already have credit for STA 112). 

To graduate with a designation of “Honors in Statistics”, students in the B.A. in Statistics major must:

  • Satisfactorily complete a year-long senior research project, completed as in the sequential courses STA 391 and STA 392. 
  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in the major and a 3.0 overall GPA to graduate with Honors. 
  • Students must apply to participate in an Honors project. For application details, please see the department website.

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