Academics
Statistics is the discipline that educates a human being about Data. Data arise in all academic disciplines as well as in all real life situations. Experts in education, health profession, business and industry need the help of statistics for better understanding of their own subjects. Using a statistical software package, any layman can generate tables and graphs. But statistical software does not provide the intellectual capability to decide how a sample has to be collected, or how a sample can be made representative. This can be achieved through expertise in statistics. A BS Degree in statistics can provide a person with all these knowledge and understanding and also more importantly a lucrative career due to the growing needs of dealing with Big Data in astronomical, medical and various biological fields.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
For a BS in Statistics degree, students complete the 42 hours of general core requirement that include 3 hours of statistics (MATH 1342/MATH 1343) and 3 hours of computer science (CSCI 1380), 39 hours of statistics core (18 advanced), 12 advanced hours of statistics electives, 9 advanced hours of math electives from a recommended list and 18 hours (9 advanced hours) of free electives from a recommended list. The students should maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.25 throughout the major and should complete with a GPA of at least 2.5 at the end.