Courses

A total of 36 semester units (usually 12 courses) of coursework are required for this degree:

Project requirements are to be satisfied through one of the following:

Elective courses in advanced statistical methods or in a content area of the student’s area of interest must be approved in advance of registration by the Statistics Graduate Advisor to bring the total number of units in the program to 36 semester units. See the electives page for more information.

Students who enter the program having already completed courses equivalent in level and content to any of those required for the degree may be allowed to substitute appropriate alternative courses upon advanced approval by the Statistics Graduate Advisor.

Please note that all students must meet the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) independently of the 36-unit degree requirement.

Notes on course requirements

  1. Course descriptions, expected future course offerings and other course information may be found on the Department of Mathematics and Statistics course web page.
  2. Most students would enroll in Math 163, Math 261A and Math 267A in the fall of their first year.
  3. Further information on university requirements and programs may be found in the university catalog.
  4. Elective courses, in advanced statistical methods or in a content area of the student's area of interest, must be approved in advance of registration by the Statistics Advisor. No more than one elective may be an upper division undergraduate course and no more than one elective may be taken from other departments.
  5. Students who enter the program having already had courses equivalent in level and content to any of those required for the degree will be allowed to substitute appropriate alternative/elective courses, upon advanced approval by the Statistics Advisor.
  6. The student must obtain a grade of B or better in each of Math 163 and Math 164, complete at least 18 units towards the degree with at least a 3.0 grade point average, and meet all other University requirements, including GWAR, before being advanced to candidacy.