Behavioral Statistics
Behavioral Statistics Major
This degree is a joint effort between the Department of Statistics and the Department of Psychology . It is recommended that a student wishing to obtain a degree in Behavioral Statistics consult with an adviser in both departments. This major prepares students for careers involving collecting and analyzing data on human behavior, for example, in Medicare, insurance, market research, or health, educational and social services. Graduates of this program are expected to have good quantitative reasoning skills and to have strong people skills. Note: this curriculum also fulfills requirements for the major in Psychology.
Major Requirements
Major: Behavioral Statistics
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| UNIV 189 | Skills For Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take UNIV 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| One Course in Upper Level Writing: Select from current general education list | 3 | |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): | ||
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| BIOL 126 | Human Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 117 & 117L | Chemical Concepts and Applications and Chem Concepts and Applications Lab | 4 |
| CSCI 114 | Microcomputer Packages | 3-4 |
| or CSCI 116 | Business Use of Computers | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): | ||
| ANTH 111 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): | ||
| ANTH 111 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
| Total Credits | 40-41 | |
College Requirements
Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree – An additional 6 credits in Humanities or Social Sciences*
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree – An additional 12 credits Humanities and Social Sciences* and proficiency at the second year level in a modern foreign language.
| * | Humanities and Social Sciences may be fulfilled by any course having the following prefix: ADHM, ANTH, ARCH, ART, CJ, CLAS, COMM, ECON, ENGL, FREN, GEOG, GERM, HDFS, HIST, LA, LANG, MUSC, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, RELS, SOC, SPAN, THEA, WGS, or any course from the approved list of general education courses in humanities and social sciences (general education categories A and B). These credits must come from outside the department of the student’s major. |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| College of Science and Mathematics Requirements | 6-12 | |
| Behavioral Statistics Requirements | ||
| PSYC 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC Elective | 200-400 Level Electives | 6 |
| PSYC 350 | Research Methods I | 3 |
| PSYC 351 | Research Methods II | 3 |
| PSYC Elecitve | 400 Level Elective | 3 |
| STAT 331 | Regression Analysis | 2 |
| STAT 462 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 |
| STAT 470 | Statistical SAS Programming | 3 |
| or STAT 471 | Introduction to the R Language | |
| Select one of the following: | 1-3 | |
| History & Systems | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Related Courses Required | ||
| Mathematics: | ||
| MATH 103 | College Algebra (if needed as a prerequisite) Or Higher Level | 3 |
| Select one course from 3 of the following 4 groups (A-D) | ||
| Group A - Social/Personality: | 3 | |
| Organizational Psychology | ||
| Personality | ||
| Experimental Social Psychology | ||
| Group B - Perception/Cognition: | 3 | |
| Sensation & Perception | ||
| Memory And Knowledge | ||
| Attention & Thinking | ||
| Group C - Biological Bases of Behavior: | 3 | |
| Psychobiology | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Neuropsychology | ||
| Group D - Individual Differences: | 3 | |
| Experimental Developmental Psychology | ||
| The Psychology Of Aging | ||
| Advanced Psychopathology | ||
| Child Psychopathology and Therapy | ||
| Group E - Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Applied Survey Sampling | ||
| Nonparametric Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Time Series | ||
| Degree Requirements: Potential of 28 elective credits to reach 122 | 28 | |
| Total Credits | 122-130 | |
Program notes
- Except for courses offered only as pass/fail grading, no course may be taken Pass/Fail.
