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Requires:

Course List
Code Title Hours
MTH 112Calculus with Analytic Geometry II4
MTH 117Discrete Mathematics4
MTH 121Linear Algebra I3
CSC 111Introduction to Computer Science4
STA 112Introduction to Regression and Data Science3
STA 310/MTH 357Probability3
STA 311Statistical Inference3
STA 312Linear Models3
STA 363Introduction to Statistical Learning3
STA 382Applied Statistics Capstone1.5
Select two of the following:6-7
CSC 112
Fundamentals of Computer Science
CSC 201
Data Structures and Algorithms
MTH 253
Operations Research
MTH 254
Optimization Theory
MTH 326
Numerical Linear Algebra
MTH 355
Introduction to Numerical Methods
Select 2 additional electives in STA at the 200 or 300 level, one of which must be numbered above 300. *6
*

Excluding STA 383, STA 391, and STA 392.

**

Students are encouraged to participate in STA 175 for applied experience. This course is offered every Spring as a 1 credit Pass/Fail course, and may be repeated.

To graduate with a designation of “Honors in Applied Statistics”, students in the B.S. in Applied 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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