Statistics Minor
1117 Mathematics Building
Phone: 301-405-5053
http://www-math.umd.edu
Program Advisor: Ida Chan
The Department of Mathematics offers a minor in Statistics for students whose majors are not Mathematics. The goal of the minor in Statistics is to provide the student with a substantial number of courses that are statistical in nature and involve a substantial amount of mathematics.
The requirements entail 16 credits:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH241 | Calculus III | 4 |
| or MATH340 | Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations I (Honors) | |
| Select one of the following pairs of courses: | ||
| STAT400 & STAT401 | Applied Probability and Statistics I and Applied Probability and Statistics II | 6 |
| OR | ||
| STAT410 & STAT420 | Introduction to Probability Theory and Theory and Methods of Statistics | 6 |
| OR | ||
| STAT410 & STAT401 | Introduction to Probability Theory and Applied Probability and Statistics II | 6 |
| STAT430 | Introduction to Statistical Computing with SAS | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| A third course from the pairs above, if not already taken | ||
| STAT440 | Sampling Theory | 3 |
| or STAT470 | Actuarial Mathematics | |
| or ECON422 | Econometrics | |
or other courses as deemed appropriate | ||
Other issues related to the minor in Statistics:
- The minor in Statistics is NOT open to Mathematics majors.
- The student will need to achieve at least a "C-" (1.7) in each minor course and an overall minor GPA of 2.0.
- A student may use a maximum of 2 courses to satisfy the requirements of both a major and the minor in Statistics.
- No more than 2 courses for the minor in Statistics may be taken at an institution other than the University of Maryland, College Park. In addition, no more than one upper-level course may be taken at an institution other than the University of Maryland, College Park.