Statistics
Statistics Major
The Department of Statistics offers a major leading to a B.S., B.A., M.S., or Ph.D. degree, as well as minors in Statistics for both undergraduate and graduate students. The program is flexible enough to be individually planned around prior experience and in accord with professional goals. The program emphasis is on applied statistics, consulting, and computational methods.
Statistics Minors
Two different tracks within the Statistics minor are offered. A Department of Statistics (Morrill 221) adviser for minors must approve the program.
Major Requirements
Major: Statistics
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Minimum Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree
- A dynamic list of approved general education courses offered by term is available on the NDSU General Education Requirements website.
- General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, if applicable.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience (F) | 1 | |
| Skills For Academic Success (Also offered with the following prefixes: ABEN, AGRI, BUSN, HD&E, ME, NURS, PHRM) | ||
| Communication (C) | 12 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning (R) † | 3 | |
| Science and Technology (S) † | 10 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (A) † | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) † | 6 | |
| Wellness (W) † | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D) *† | ||
| Global Perspectives (G) *† | ||
| Total Credits | 40 | |
| * | May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category. |
| † | May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required. |
College Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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. * | 12 | |
| Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree – An additional 6 credits in Humanities or Social Sciences * | 6 | |
| * | 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
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in ALL courses used toward the major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics Major Requirements | ||
| CSCI 160 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| CSCI 222 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| or MATH 270 | Introduction to Abstract Mathematics | |
| MATH 129 | Basic Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I (May satisfy general education category R) | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| STAT 367 | Probability | 3 |
| STAT 368 | Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 461 | Applied Regression Models | 3 |
| STAT 462 | Introduction to Experimental Design (Capstone) | 3 |
| Electives: Select 15 credits from the following (can choose only one CSCI course): | 15 | |
| Computer Science II | ||
| Simulation Models | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Applied Survey Sampling | ||
| Nonparametric Statistics | ||
| Discrete Data Analysis | ||
| Probability and Mathematical Statistics I | ||
| Probability and Mathematical Statistics II | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Statistical SAS Programming | ||
| Introduction to the R Language | ||
| Time Series | ||
| Minor Requirement | 16 | |
| A minor is required in one of the following disciplines: Social Science, Physical Science, Biological Science, Business, Mathematics, or Computer Science. | ||
| Total Credits | 65 | |
Program Notes
- Except for courses offered only as pass/fail grading, no course may be taken Pass/Fail.
Two tracks are available:
Minor Requirements
Statistics (Standard) Track
Required Credits: 22
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| STAT 331 | Regression Analysis | 2 |
| or STAT 461 | Applied Regression Models | |
| STAT 367 | Probability | 3 |
| STAT 368 | Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 462 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 |
| STAT Elective | 400 Level | 3 |
| Total Credits | 22 | |
Minor Requirements
Applied Statistics Track
Required Credits: 17
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 331 | Regression Analysis | 2 |
| STAT Electives | Select 4 department approved 400-level, 3 credit statistics courses. | 12 |
| Total Credits | 17 | |
Minor Requirements and Notes
- A minimum of 8 credits must be taken at NDSU.
