Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and of the Division of Statistics. See the College of Graduate Studies section of part 4 for the applicable general requirements for M.S. degree.

An individual graduate program is tailored for the student, but all students must complete a basic core requirement of 15 credits and a thesis. The core requirements are:

• Stat 451 Probability Theory  (3 cr)

• Stat 452 Mathematical Statistics (3 cr)

• Stat 507 Experimental Design (3 cr)

• Stat 510 Regression (3 cr)

                 OR Stat  533 Theory of Linear Models (3 cr)

• Stat 521Multivariate Analysis (3 cr)

A maximum of 6 credits of Stat 500 Master's Research & Thesis may be counted toward the degree.

Students must complete the master's thesis satisfactorily and defend it before a committee of statistics faculty.

Students are required to register for ST- 501 (seminar) and attend this class regularly. Each semester all students enrolled in ST- 501 give at least one seminar presentation to the faculty and graduate students.