695262 - Statistics (MS)
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Application Deadline
Fall: February 1
Contact Information
2152 WVB
801-422-4506
graduate@stat.byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Tests
GRE and TOEFL, or IELTS
Additional Requirements
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Applicants must have the a bachelor’s degree from an accredited US university or the foreign degree equivalent, with a minimum 3.30 undergraduate GPA. We also require two methods courses beyond introductory statistics (at BYU these courses are Stat 230 (ANOVA) and Stat 330 (Regression)), two courses in calculus-based statistical theory (Stat 240 and Stat 340 at BYU), differential calculus (Math 112 at BYU), integral calculus (Math 113 at BYU), multivariate calculus (Math 314 at BYU), and a course in linear algebra (Math 213 and Math 215 at BYU). Beyond the listed courses in Math and Statistics, other courses may be considered in your application.
Applicants with Foreign Credentials
• Applicants with degrees that have been awarded outside of the US must complete a foreign credential evaluation with IERF and request to have the official evaluation report sent electronically to BYU Graduate Studies (before the applicable program application deadline) in order to be considered eligible for admission. Please be aware that the IERF process can take up to a month to complete. Plan accordingly to meet the February 1st application deadline.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours: Thesis option (33): minimum 27-course work plus 6 thesis hours (course). Project option (33): minimum 30-course work plus 3 project hours (course).
Required courses: course, course, course, and course. An additional 15 credits of approved 500- or 600-level statistics classes, as listed in the department graduate handbook.
Elective courses: 3 credits from the approved electives as listed in the department graduate handbook.
Thesis or project.
Examinations:
C+ or better in each class, with an overall cumulative 3.0 GPA in MS degree classes and 3.0 in comp classes.
