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Twin Cities Campus
Statistical Practice B.A.Statistics, School of
College of Liberal Arts
Statistics is the science of learning from data, measuring, controlling, and communicating uncertainty. It provides the navigation essential for controlling the course of scientific and societal advances.
The statistical practice BA is intended for students who want to use their education as certification for work requiring statistical skills or as a basis for further education in another area like medicine, psychology, law, or others. Compared to the BS degree, this program reduces the number of required mathematics courses and increases the number of applied statistics courses, or courses in a supporting quantitative area. Students who complete this program using statistics electives will have applied statistics training equivalent to most master's programs in statistics.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
1 courses
before admission to the program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Preparatory Course
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling 3 - 4 credit(s) from the following:
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
All CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Statistical Practice BA is STAT.
At least 17 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Students may earn no more than one degree from the statistics program: a BA or a BS or a minor.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) students earning a BA, BS, or BIS degree must complete the second-year career management course CLA 3002.
All students must complete a capstone in at least one CLA major. The requirements for double majors completing the capstone in a different CLA major will be clearly stated. Students must also complete all major requirements in both majors to allow the additional capstone to be waived. Students completing an additional degree must complete the Capstone in each degree area.
Foundation Courses
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling exactly 16 credit(s) from the following:
Calculus
Take exactly 2 course(s) totaling exactly 8 credit(s) from the following:
·
MATH 1271 - Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1571H - Honors Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
·
MATH 1272 - Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1572H - Honors Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
·
Linear Algebra
Take 1 - 2 course(s) totaling 4 - 8 credit(s) from the following:
Option 1
·
MATH 2142 - Elementary Linear Algebra
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 2033 - Elementary Computational Linear Algebra
(4.0 cr)
·
Option 2
·
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
(4.0 cr)
MATH 4242 - Applied Linear Algebra
(4.0 cr)
·
Option 3
·
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
(4.0 cr)
MATH 4242 - Applied Linear Algebra
(4.0 cr)
·
Programming for Statisticians
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
Core Courses
Take exactly 7 course(s) totaling exactly 28 credit(s) from the following:
Statistics
Take exactly 6 course(s) totaling exactly 24 credit(s) from the following:
·
STAT 3032 - Regression and Correlated Data
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 3701 - Introduction to Statistical Computing
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 4051 - Statistical Machine Learning I
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 4052 - Statistical Machine Learning II
(4.0 cr)
or
Option 2
STAT 5101 - Theory of Statistics I
(4.0 cr)
STAT 5102 - Theory of Statistics II
(4.0 cr)
or
Option 3
MATH 5651 - Basic Theory of Probability and Statistics
(4.0 cr)
STAT 5102 - Theory of Statistics II
(4.0 cr)
·
Technical Writing
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
·
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Students planning to pursue a minor in mathematics, or an advanced degree in statistics or biostatistics, should consult the undergraduate advisor for suggested coursework.
Take 5 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CLA 3890 - Internship Reflection: Building on your Summer Internship Experience
(1.0 cr)
·
CLA 3896 - Internship Reflection: Making Meaning of Your Experience
(1.0 cr)
·
STAT 5303 - Designing Experiments
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 5401 - Applied Multivariate Methods
(3.0 cr)
·
STAT 5421 - Analysis of Categorical Data
(3.0 cr)
·
STAT 5511 - Time Series Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
STAT 5601 - Nonparametric Methods
(3.0 cr)
·
STAT 5931 - Topics in Statistics
(3.0 cr)
Capstone: Consultation and Communication for Statisticians
The capstone is a course that focuses on how to interact and collaborate as a statistician on a multidisciplinary team. Students will learn about all aspects of statistical consulting by performing an actual consultation. This includes understanding the needs of the researcher or client, designing a study to investigate the client's needs, and communicating study results in a manner that a non-statistician can understand.
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
Students who double major and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major are still required to take the statistics BA capstone.
·
STAT 4893W - Consultation and Communication for Statisticians
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
STAT 4893W - Consultation and Communication for Statisticians
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | STAT 3021/STAT 3021H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 1.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 4242/Math 4457 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 4242/Math 4457 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 1133/CSci 1133H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 5651/Stat 5101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CLA 3896/ID 3896 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |