Statistics, Bachelor of Science
Statistics is the discipline that educates a human being about Data. Data arise in all academic disciplines as well as in all real life situations. Experts in education, health profession, business and industry need the help of statistics for better understanding of their own subjects. Using a statistical software package, any layman can generate tables and graphs. But statistical software does not provide the intellectual capability to decide how a sample has to be collected, or how a sample can be made representative. This can be achieved through expertise in statistics. A BS Degree in statistics can provide a person with all these knowledge and understanding and also more importantly a lucrative career due to the growing needs of dealing with Big Data in astronomical, medical and various biological fields.
Note: For a PDF version of the degree requirements for this program go to the Undergraduate Programs page on the UTRGV website.
Core Curriculum - 42 Hours
Students must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements.
Required
Mathematics – 3 hours
Choose from:
Integrative and Experiential Learning – 3 hours
Recommended
Life and Physical Sciences – 6 hours
Choose from:
Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 hours
Choose from:
Integrative and Experiential Learning – 2 hours
Choose from:
Major Requirements – 60 Hours (39 advanced)
Statistics Core – 39 hours (18 advanced)
Required
Advanced Statistics Electives – 12 hours (12 advanced)
Choose 12 hours from the following:
Note: Courses like Introduction to Bioinformatics, Environmental and Spatial Statistics, Statistical Data Mining and Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Structural Bioinformatics could be some recommended courses for Special Topics in Statistics.
Advanced Math Electives – 9 hours (9 advanced)
Choose 9 hours from the following:
Free Electives – 18 Hours (9 advanced)
Recommended
Total Credit Hours: 48
Total Credit Hours: 120
Admission, Progression, and Graduation Requirements, if applicable:
Progression Requirements
- The student must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.25 at the end of the 90 credit hours that count towards the degree.
Graduation Requirements
- The student must complete all Statistics core course requirements with grades of ‘C’ or better.
- The student must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or better in section B – Major Requirements.