Statistics

A student pursuing the Ph.D. co-major program must satisfy the requirements of both departments. In the past, co-major degrees at the Ph.D. level were awarded jointly with Biomathematics, Crop Science, Economics and Operations Research. The dissertation must embody the results of original research of a standard that would warrant publication in a research journal from one or both of the two fields.

The minimum set of courses required by the Department of Statistics is:

• ST 512R: Statistical Methods and lab
• ST 521 - 522: Statistical Theory and labs
• ST 552: Linear Models and lab
• ST 841: Statistical Consulting
• ST 715: Theory of Sampling OR ST 711: Design of Experiments OR ST 744: Categorical Data Analysis
• ST 779: Advanced Probability
• ST 793: Advanced Statistical Inference
• ST 758: Computation for Statistical Research
• 6 hours of Statistics electives
• The other department will impose further requirements. Students are encouraged to take ST 810A "Preparing for Research".

The student's advisory committee must include at least two members from the Department of Statistics, one of which will serve as co-chair. The co-chair must have FULL status in the Department of Statistics.

PhD Co-Major students are required to pass the Basic Exam at the PhD level, the Preliminary Oral Exam and the Final Oral Exam. Co-Major students are not required to complete the Preliminary Written Exam. PhD exam information is on the general exam information page.