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Chair of the Department: Douglas G. Simpson
Director of Graduate Studies: Ditlev Monrad
Correspondence and Admission Information:
Usha Dhar or Lisa Yanello
101 Illini Hall
725 South Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-2167
office@stat.uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The Department of Statistics offers graduate study leading to the
Master of Science in Statistics, the Master of Science in Statistics
with specialization in various areas of application, and the Doctor
of Philosophy in Statistics.
Admissions
Graduate College admission requirements apply. Students are expected
to have a strong undergraduate mathematics background, but need not
have an undergraduate statistics or mathematics degree. Students may
be admitted with deficiencies which are to be removed during the first
year of graduate work. A minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) score of 590 for the paper-based test or 243 for the computer-based
test is required for students whose native language is not English.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is recommended, but not required.
Admission is possible for the spring semester, but most admissions
are for the fall semester.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience
in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience
in this program.
Master of Science
The M.S. in Statistics requires 32 gh of graduate coursework,
covering both theoretical and applied material. STAT 424, Statistics 425,
426, 427, 510, and 511 are required. At least one additional course
at the 500 level is also required. There is no language or thesis
requirement, and there are no comprehensive examinations.
Master of Science in Statistics with Applied Specialization
The Department of Statistics offers the Master of Science in Statistics
with specialization in a variety of areas of application. The degree
program consists of a core of statistics courses covering statistical
theory, linear models, and statistical consulting, and further coursework
in the field of application and in statistics. The program offers
an additional degree for students earning an advanced degree in the
area of application.
To be eligible for this program, students must be pursuing an advanced
degree in the area of application at the Urbana-Champaign campus.
The following areas of application are now available: social statistics
(Department of Sociology); psychometrics and behavioral statistics
(Departments of Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Speech and
Hearing Science); biostatistics (School of Integrated Biology and
the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Medical Scholars
Program); statistical genetics (Departments of Crop Sciences and Animal
Science); and economics (Department of Economics).
Full statements of degree requirements are available from the head
of the unit offering a specialization or from the head of the Department
of Statistics.
Doctor of Philosophy
A total of 96 gh after the baccalaureate is required for the doctor
of philosophy degree. These include STAT 424, 425, 426, 427, 428,
429, 456, 510, 511, 525, 553, 554, 571, 575, and 578. This degree
also requires successful completion of three of the four qualifying
examinations (consisting of examinations on STAT 424-425, 426-429,
510-511, and 553-554); a thesis in an area of theoretical, computational,
or methodological statistical research; and a final examination on
the thesis. The Department of Statistics and the College of Education
offer a joint specialization in educational measurement for Ph.D.
students who wish to obtain a strong background in both statistics
and educational measurement.
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available primarily in the form of teaching assistantships,
research assistantships, and fellowships. For further information
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