Statistics
Head of Department: Douglas G. Simpson
Department Office: 101 Illini Hall, 725 South Wright St., Champaign, (217) 333-2167
Department Office: 101 Illini Hall, 725 South Wright St., Champaign, (217) 333-2167
Statistics and Computer Science
This major is sponsored jointly by the Departments of Statistics and Computer Science. It is designed to prepare students for professional or graduate work in statistics and computer science. See also Computer Science, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Statistics.Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail: stat@illinois.edu or academic@cs.uiuc.eduDegree title: Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work normally equates to 72-73 hours
General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: To graduate with distinction requires a specified minimum grade point average in all Computer Science, Statistics, and Mathematics courses listed below. A GPA of 3.25 is required for Distinction, 3.5 for High Distinction, and 3.75 for Highest Distinction.
| Hours | Requirements |
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| 11-12 | Calculus through MATH 241-Calculus III |
| 3 | MATH 415-Linear Algebra |
| 30 | Required Computer Science Courses: |
CS 125 - Intro to Computer Science |
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CS 173 - Discrete Structures |
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CS 225 - Data Structure & Softw Prin |
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CS 231 - Computer Architecture I |
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CS 232 - Computer Architecture II |
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CS 241-Systems Programming |
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CS 242-Programming Studio |
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CS 257-Numerical Methods |
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CS 273-Intro to Theory of Computation |
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| 10 | Required Statistics courses: |
STAT 400 - Statistics and Probability I |
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STAT 410 - Statistics and Probability II |
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STAT 428 - Statistical Computing |
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| 18 | Other Specified Requirements. At least six other statistics, computer science, and mathematics courses, with at least one chosen from each of the following groups: |
| Group I: Analysis and Differential Equations | |
MATH 347 - Fundamental Mathematics |
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MATH 441 - Differential Equations |
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MATH 444 - Elementary Real Analysis |
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MATH 447 - Real Variables |
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| Group II: Foundations | |
CS 473 - Algorithms |
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CS 475 - Formal Models of Computation |
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| Group III: Software | |
CS 421 - Programming Lang and Compilers |
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CS 423 - Operating Systems Design |
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| Group IV: Application software | |
CS 411 - Database Systems |
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CS 418 - Computer Graphics |
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CS 446 - Machine Learning & Pattern Rec |
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| Group V: Applied statistics | |
STAT 420 - Methods of Applied Statistics |
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STAT 424 - Analysis of Variance |
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STAT 425 - Applied Regression and Design |
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| Group VI: | |
STAT 2001 - Statistics or 300 or 400-level statistics course, with STAT 426 recommended |
2. Taken during the first 60 hours of course work (to provide the student with an early introduction to statistical concepts). The latter option is designed for students who wish to take STAT 400 before the junior year.
Twelve hours of 300 and 400-level courses must be taken on this campus.All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.