Statistics B.A.

The mission of the discipline is to create and apply statistical methods/techniques for collecting, exploring, analyzing, and communicating qualitative/quantitative information and to disseminate this knowledge through teaching, scholarly activity, and outreach.

Statistics is the science and art of enhancing knowledge in the face of uncertainty by modeling, predictions, and decisions. It is central to solutions of problems in the environment, medicine, law, industry, technology, finance, business, public policy, computing, and science in general. The need for statistics applies to almost every area of our lives.

Objectives--The statistics program provides an effective operational knowledge of the theory and methods of statistics and the application of statistical methods in a liberal arts environment. It seeks to enhance students' critical thinking in making judgments based on data and provides students with the basic knowledge and skills to make contributions to modern society. Students learn to communicate and collaborate effectively with people in other fields and, in the process, to understand the substance of these fields. The curriculum prepares students to enter graduate school or pursue careers in statistical fields at research institutions and industry.

Admission Requirements

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General Requirements

Program Requirements

Students are required to take 2 semester(s) of any second language.

The GPA in these courses must be at least 2.00

Students planning to pursue graduate work in statistics or biostatistics should complete MATH 2101¿Calculus III and consider taking MATH 2202¿Mathematical Perspectives and MATH 3211¿Analysis for Ph.D. preparation.