Statistics Minor
A statistics minor combined with other majors is excellent preparation for careers or graduate studies in a variety of fields including actuarial science; economics and business; the life, physical, and computing sciences; medicine; and the social sciences. Nearly all these fields have an increasing amount of data being collected, and a developed ability to analyze and solve problems is valued in any discipline. The number of required classes for this minor is kept low to allow students to choose electives most helpful in their own major.
Requirements
A minor in Statistics requires the following courses.
Courses (21-24 credits)
Core Courses (6 credits)
Choose one of the following: (3 credits)
| BUS-320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MAT-204 | Applied Statistics I | 3 |
| MAT-305 | Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
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| PSY-354 | Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
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| SWK-354 | Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
Choose one of the following: (3 credits)
| ECO-322 | Research Design and Methods in Political Science and Economics | 3 |
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| POL-322 | Research Design and Methods in Political Science and Economics | 3 |
| PSY-355 | Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
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| SOC-355 | Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| MAT-370 | Statistical Research Design I | 3 |
| MAT-404 | Introduction to Statistical Learning With R | 3 |
Choose one of the following tracks:
Mathematics Major Track: (10-11 credits)
Choose one of the following electives:
Non-mathematics Major Track: (9-12 credits)
Choose one of the following: (3-4 credits)
| CIS-121 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
| CIS-125 | Introduction to Computer Sciences I | 4 |
Choose one of the following: (3-4 credits)
Choose one of the following: (3-4 credits)
| CIS-126 | Introduction to Computer Sciences II | 4 |
| MAT-223 | Introduction to Mathematics Via Discrete Processes | 3 |
