Minor in Statistics

Units required for Minor: 24-25

Program Description

Statistics is the science and art of creating meaning from data. The statistics minor provides students with a foundation in the theory, methods, and applications of statistical analysis. Students will analyze real world data sets, model complex phenomena, use professional software, and produce a portfolio of meaningful projects. Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to succeed in a data-driven world. 

Minimum Grade Requirements

  • Prerequisites must be completed with grade of ''C-'' or better.
  • Grade of ''C-'' or better is required in all courses applied to the Statistics minor.

Program Requirements

MATH 30Calculus I4
MATH 31Calculus II4
MATH 32Calculus III4
STAT 50Introduction to Probability and Statistics (preferred)3 - 4
or STAT 1 Introduction to Statistics
STAT 115AIntroduction to Probability Theory3
STAT 128Statistical Computing3
or STAT 129 Analyzing and Processing Big Data
Select one of the following.3
Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
Analyzing and Processing Big Data
Statistical Computing
Linear Models
Statistical Learning
Introduction to Techniques of Operations Research
Applied Linear Algebra
Combinatorics
Introduction to Formal Mathematics
Modern Algebra
Linear Algebra
Functions of a Real Variable
Introduction to Numerical Analysis
MATH 152 Computational Linear Algebra
Linear Programming
Total Units24-25

Students that are majoring in mathematics with a statistics emphasis may not obtain a statistics minor.