Graduate Minor in Statistics
Requirements
A Graduate Minor in Statistics is available to students pursuing either a Master's or PhD. Refer to the requirements in the applicable section below.
Master’s Minor
To receive a designated minor in statistics for a master’s degree, at least 12 credit hours of course work at the 7000 level or higher must be completed from the Department of Statistics at MU. The courses should be unified in theme and must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies of the Department of Statistics.
The courses must be completed with an average grade of B (3.0) or higher.
| The courses may not include: | ||
| Topics in Statistics-Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods for Research | ||
| Problems in Statistics for Non-majors | ||
| Problems in Statistics for Majors - Masters | ||
| Problems in Statistics for Majors - PhD | ||
| The courses may not include more than one course from: | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Probability Theory | ||
PhD Minor
To receive a designated minor in statistics for a PhD degree, at least 15 credit hours of course work at the 7000 level or higher must be completed from the Department of Statistics at MU.
| Courses may not include: | ||
| Topics in Statistics-Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods in the Health Sciences | ||
| Connecting Statistics to Middle and Secondary Schools | ||
| Statistical Methods for Research | ||
| Problems in Statistics for Non-majors | ||
| Analysis of Variance | ||
| Problems in Statistics for Majors - Masters | ||
| Master's Thesis Research in Statistics | ||
| Problems in Statistics for Majors - PhD | ||
Students must have at least one course in calculus-based statistics and the equivalent of at least two courses in an applied statistics sequence. The calculus-based statistics requirement can be met by STAT 7710 or STAT 7760 or above, but no more than 6 hours of STAT 7710, STAT 7750, and STAT 7760 can be counted towards the 15 hours. The applied sequence requirement can be satisfied by either STAT 7510/STAT 7520 or STAT 8310/STAT 8320. At most one course from STAT 7510 and STAT 8310 can be counted and at most one course from STAT 7520 and STAT 8320 can be counted towards the 15 hours.
Plan of Study
The plan of study must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies of the Statistics Department and be completed with an average grade of B (3.0) or higher. Each student is encouraged to seek approval of his/her plan of study as soon as possible.