48 hours

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: a) GRE scores b) 3 Letters of recommendation c) Resume d) Statement of Purpose e) Unofficial transcript f) International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students must submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements.

Students should possess the following: a) Some basic background in Statistics (at the level of STAT 2000 + STAT 4210 in the UGA curriculum) b) Some instruction in Analysis of Experimental Design and Linear Regression (at the level of STAT 4220 and STAT 4230 in the UGA curriculum) c) Some basic background in Programming (at the level of CSCI 1301- 1301L + CSCI 2150-2150L in the UGA curriculum) d) Three semesters of Calculus (Differential, Integral, Multivariate) (at the level of MATH 2250-2260-2270 in the UGA curriculum) e) A course in Linear Algebra (at the level of MATH 3300 in the UGA curriculum) f) A course in Real Analysis (at the level of MATH 4100/6100 in the UGA curriculum) is not required, but is strongly advised.

An M.S. degree is preferred but not required for admission. The application deadline is January 1 for the following fall if applicants are seeking financial support. If applicants are not seeking financial support: Fall – April 15 for international students and July 1 for domestic students, Spring – October 15 for international students and November 15 for domestic Students, Summer – February 15 for international students and May 1 for domestic students

Statistical Methods

STAT 6430

Design and Analysis of Experiments

3

Mathematical Statistics

STAT 6810

Probability Distributions

3

STAT 6811

Supplemental Study in Probability Distributions

1

STAT 6820

Statistical Inference

3

STAT 6821

Supplemental Study in Statistical Inference

1

Linear Model Theory

STAT 8260

Theory of Linear Models

3

STAT 8261

Supplemental Study in the Theory of Linear Models

1

Advanced Probability, Advanced Inference

STAT 8170

Probability Theory I

3

STAT 8530

Advanced Statistical Inference I

3

Computational, Bayesian Inference

STAT 8060

Statistical Computing I

3

STAT 8350

Bayesian Statistical Methodology with Applications

3

Dissertation

STAT 9300

Doctoral Dissertation

1-12

Choose 6 course(s) from the following:

STAT courses at the 8000-level

The following courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement: STAT 8040, STAT 8200, STAT 8250, STAT 8910, STAT 8920, and any other 8000-level course aimed at students who are not in Statistics. 8000-level courses from other departments are allowed upon the advisory committee’s approval.

STAT 8910

Statistical Seminar

1-3

GRSC 7001  *

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 7770  **

Graduate Teaching Seminar

1-3

*As required by Graduate School, all new graduate students must take GSRC 7001 in their first or second semester. **By TA Policy, all graduate students with instructional duties must complete GRSC 7770 prior to or concurrently with their first semester on assistantship.

Other requirements include the Qualifying Exam for PhD (QEP), Comprehensive Exam, and Dissertation.

A full-time student who is receiving financial assistance from the University must take a total of at least 12 credit hours per term. Supported students supplement their full course load with STAT 6811, STAT 6821, STAT 7770, STAT 8261, and/or STAT 8910 or STAT 8920 until research begins. Other full-time students must take a total of at least 9 credit hours. All supported students must enroll in STAT 8910 to attend departmental colloquia from their second to sixth semesters.

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Many of our graduates have gone on to industry-related careers and academia.

No credit from a previous degree program or institution may be transferred to use toward the Ph.D. Statistics degree program at UGA if that credit counted toward any previous degree. Students may transfer at most 6 credit hours which must be approved by the Graduate Coordinator.

Colloquia

Students are expected to attend seminars and colloquia. Seminars tend to be aimed at graduate students and will be about careers, research, or other topics pertinent to your professional growth.

The Stat Club is an organization which has both social and administrative functions within the Department of Statistics. The membership is open to all students in Statistics, both undergraduate and graduate. The officers of the club organize social outings, such as bowling or mini-golf, about once a month. They also organize the International Potluck Dinner in the Fall and the Bradley Lecture Festivities (the lecture, the banquet, and the picnic) in the Spring. Other activities include helping with events like the graduate ceremony, Industry Days, Statistics and Data Science open houses, special lectures and Georgia Statistics Days.

Data Science (M.S.) Statistics (M.S.)