Statistics, Bachelor of Science
Program Overview
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.
Specific graduation requirements for this program beyond university bachelor’s degree requirements.
- Major requirements must be completed with a minimum grade of ‘C’ and a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Core Curriculum - 42 hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once.
The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
020 Mathematics - 3 hours
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030 Life and Physical Sciences - 6 hours
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080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours
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090 Integrative and Experiential Learning - 6 hours
Required:
| CSCI 1380 | Introduction to Programming in Python | 3 |
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One credit hour from Life and Physical Science course applies for a total of two credits.
Major Requirements - 60 hours
Required Courses - 39 hours
Prescribed Electives - 21 hours
Advanced Math Electives - 9 hours
Advanced Statistic Electives - 12 hours
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.
Free Electives - 18 hours
Free electives credit hours required may vary to achieve the institutional minimum of 120 hours for a degree.
Total Credit Hours: 42
Total Credit Hours: 120
View this program’s recommended roadmap to graduation.
UTRGV Roadmaps are a suggested sequence of courses designed to assist students in completing their undergraduate degree requirements. This is a term-by-term sample roadmap of courses required to complete the degree. Students must satisfy all requirements in their catalog including, but not limited to course prerequisites, grade point average and course grade benchmarks, progression requirements, and graduation requirements.
Students should meet with their academic advisor every semester to discuss their individualized path toward completion. Degree progress within this roadmap depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation and readiness, student time management, work and personal responsibilities, and financial considerations. Students may choose to take courses during summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters.