The requirements for the Statistics Major are 74 credits:

  • A.  Supporting Courses (30 credits) Take either Mathematics 101 or 111 and either Mathematics 210 or 211 and all of remaining courses listed:
  • B.  Required Core (18 credits): All of the following, of which at least two must be taken at Carleton
  • MATH 240: Probability
  • MATH 245: Applied Regression Analysis · not offered in 2023-24
  • MATH 265: Probability · not offered in 2023-24
  • MATH 275: Introduction to Statistical Inference · not offered in 2023-24
  • STAT 230: Applied Regression Analysis
  • STAT 250: Introduction to Statistical Inference
  • C. Electives (18 credits): Three electives, of which at least two must be Carleton courses with a Statistics designation
  • CS 314: Data Visualization
  • CS 320: Machine Learning
  • CS 362: Computational Biology
  • MATH 271: Computational Mathematics
  • MATH 285: Introduction to Data Science · not offered in 2023-24
  • MATH 295: Numerical Analysis · not offered in 2023-24
  • MATH 315: Topics Probability/Statistics: Bayesian Statistics · not offered in 2023-24
  • MATH 345: Advanced Statistical Modeling · not offered in 2023-24
  • STAT 220: Introduction to Data Science
  • STAT 260: Introduction to Sampling Techniques
  • STAT 310: Spatial Statistics
  • STAT 320: Time Series Analysis
  • STAT 330: Advanced Statistical Modeling · not offered in 2023-24
  • STAT 340: Bayesian Statistics · not offered in 2023-24
  • D. Statistical Practice (2 credits):

In addition, each senior major must complete an integrative exercise. Statistics 400 (6 credits), which can be either a group or individual project. 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.

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.