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Statistics BS



Overview

The major in Statistics trains students in data analysis, statistical theory, computing, and communication—the tools and skills needed to extract knowledge from data. Students who graduate with a major in statistics are well prepared for a wide variety of careers in which quantitative skills and analytical reasoning are valued or for further study at the graduate level in the field of Statistics or a related discipline. The curriculum for the B.S. in Statistics follows guidelines established by the American Statistical Association.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Statistics BS/Business Analytics MS(non-thesis) Statistics BS/Data Science MS(non-thesis) Statistics BS/Educational Psychology MA(Quantitative Methodology) Statistics BS/Public Health MPH (Epidemiology)(non-thesis) Statistics BS/Public Health MPH(Biostatistics)(non-thesis) Statistics BS/Statistics MS Statistics BS/Statistics MS (non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Dr. Lynne Seymour Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator (706) 542-3307 seymour@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture course

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
Spring Year 1

Area II Life Sciences course* Area IV World Languages and Global Culture course

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
STAT 4210  Statistical Methods 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture course

MATH 2260  Calculus II for Science and Engineering 4
POLS 1101  American Government 3
STAT 2360-2360L  Programming and Data Literacy Using R 4
Spring Year 2

Area II Physical Sciences course* Franklin Fine Arts/Philosophy/Religion course

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
MATH 2270  Calculus III for Science and Mathematics 4
STAT 4230/6230  Applied Regression Analysis 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts course Area V Social Sciences course

MATH 3300  Applied Linear Algebra 3
STAT 4220  Applied Experimental Designs 3

STAT 4510

Spring Year 3

General Elective course General Elective course General Elective course

STAT 4365/6365  Modern Statistical Programming 3

STAT 4520/6520

Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4

General Elective course General Elective course Major Elective course Major Elective course

STAT 5010W  Statistical Capstone Course I 3
Spring Year 4

Franklin Requirement Elective course General Elective course General Elective course Major Elective course

PEDB prefix course

STAT 5020W  Statistical Capstone Course II 3
Summer Year 4

N/A

*At least one of the Area II Science courses must be accompanied by a lab.

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements