Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Statistics Ph.D.Statistics, School of
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of School of Statistics, 313 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-8046; fax: 612-624-8868)
Email:
info@stat.umn.edu
Website: http://www.stat.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The School of Statistics is the primary venue at the University for research, teaching, and dissemination of the theory, methodology, and applications of statistical procedures. Students may specialize in any area of statistics. The core program for all students has strong components of both theoretical and applied statistics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
37
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The Ph.D. program core courses cover statistical theory (STAT 8111, and 8112; 6 cr), statistical methods (STAT 8051, 8052, 8053, and 8054; 12 cr), and statistical consulting (STAT 8811; 3 cr). In addition to this core, students take 12 credits outside of statistics in a supporting program, 12 credits of 8xxx statistics electives, 4 credits of literature seminar, and 24 thesis credits. Courses with heavy statistical content from other departments and some 5xxx statistics courses may be used as electives, and students are strongly encouraged to include MATH 8651-8652 - Theory of Probability Including Measure Theory in the supporting program. Students entering with a master's degree or other advanced training are not required to duplicate previous coursework. The Ph.D. written examination is given at the end of the first year of study and covers theory and methods. For more complete information, consult the School of Statistics Graduate Student Handbook or https://www.stat.umn.edu/grad/phd.html.
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