Major Requirements – 77 Total Credits
Supporting Courses – Required 30 credits
- MATH 101: Calculus with Problem Solving
OR MATH 111: Introduction to Calculus - MATH 120: Calculus 2
- MATH 210: Calculus 3
OR MATH 211: Introduction to Multivariable Calculus - MATH 232: Linear Algebra
OR MATH 134: Linear Algebra with Applications - CS 111: Introduction to Computer Science
OR CS 200: Data Structures with Problem Solving
OR CS 201: Data Structures
Core Courses – Required 18 credits
All of the following, of which at least two must be taken at Carleton
- MATH 240: Probability
- STAT 230: Applied Regression Analysis
- STAT 250: Introduction to Statistical Inference
Elective Courses – Required 18 credits
Three electives, of which at least two must be Carleton courses with a Statistics designation. One of the three electives must be a 300-level course with a Statistics designation.
- CS 314: Data Visualization (not offered 2025-26)
- CS 314*: Data Visualization (*=Junior Seminar)
- CS 320: Machine Learning
- CS 320*: Machine Learning (*=Junior Seminar) (not offered 2025-26)
- CS 362: Computational Biology
- MATH 271: Optimization
- STAT 220: Introduction to Data Science
- STAT 260: Introduction to Sampling Techniques
- STAT 270: Statistical Learning (not offered 2025-26)
- STAT 310: Spatial Statistics (not offered 2025-26)
- STAT 320: Time Series Analysis (not offered 2025-26)
- STAT 330: Advanced Statistical Modeling
- STAT 340: Bayesian Statistics
Statistical Practice – Required 2 credits
- STAT 285: Statistical Consulting
Senior Seminar and Senior Integrative Exercise – Required 9 credits
In addition, each senior major must complete an integrative exercise. This is a two-term group project. There is no independent comps in the statistics major. Each senior will first enroll in STAT 399: Senior Seminar: Senior Seminar (6 credits); the following term they will complete their comps in STAT 400: Integrative Exercise: Integrative Exercise (3 credits).
Statistics Talk Credits
Majors must accumulate eight talk credits during their junior and senior year by attending department colloquia and the comps talks of their fellow mathematics or statistics majors. Students who major in both Mathematics and Statistics must accumulate a total of thirteen talk credits. We encourage majors to participate in the numerous activities that take place in the department.
Additional Departmental Notes
Normally, a statistics major must be declared by the last day of finals in the winter term of a student’s junior year.
We recommend statistics majors also take courses in a discipline in which statistics can be applied. Students interested in data science should consider taking additional computer science courses.
Students considering graduate school in statistics or biostatistics are strongly encouraged to take Mathematics 236 (Mathematical Structures) and Mathematics 321 (Real Analysis). Consult a statistics faculty member for more information specific to your choice of program.