Statistics B.S.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Statistics requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Statistical foundations: 16 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

STS 232STATISTICAL MODELING

4 sh

STS 325DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS

4 sh

STS 341/MTH 341PROBABILITY THEORY AND STATISTICS

4 sh

STS 070SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

0

Mathematical foundations: 8 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

MTH 251CALCULUS II

4 sh

Select two courses from the following: 8 sh

STS 213SURVEY SAMPLING METHODS

4 sh

STS 256APPLIED NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS

4 sh

STS 327STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

4 sh

STS 342STATISTICAL THEORY

4 sh

STS 347STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR SIMULATION AND THEORY

4 sh

The same computing course cannot count for the computing requirement and as an elective.

Select one computing course from the following: 4 sh

STS 327STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

4 sh

STS 347STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR SIMULATION AND THEORY

4 sh

Capstone

A related experiential/capstone experience approved by the department (4 sh). Approved options include:

MTH 460SEMINAR

4 sh

MTH 461SEMINAR II

2 sh

STS 481INTERNSHIP IN STATISTICS

2-4 sh

STS 499INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN STATISTICS

2-4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 40

Concentrations

Select one of the following concentrations:

Mathematical statistics: 16 sh

Required courses: 16 sh

MTH 231LINEAR ALGEBRA

4 sh

MTH 252MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

4 sh

MTH 330MATHEMATICAL REASONING

4 sh

STS 342STATISTICAL THEORY

4 sh

For the Mathematical Statistics concentration, STS 342 cannot count as one of the two required core elective courses.

Actuarial science: 20 sh

Required courses: 16 sh

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ACC 201PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

4 sh

BUS 211MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

FIN 343PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE

4 sh

Select one course from the following: 4 sh

STS 342STATISTICAL THEORY

4 sh

FIN 412INVESTMENTS

4 sh

FIN 416FUNDAMENTALS OF INSURANCE

4 sh

FIN 418FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS

4 sh

FIN 419FINANCIAL PLANNING

4 sh

FIN 433DERIVATIVES

4 sh

For the Actuarial concentration, STS 342 cannot count as one of the two required core elective courses if it is being counted as an elective course for the concentration.

Bio-statistics: 16 sh

Required course: 4 sh 

PHS 301INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

4 sh

The PHS 201 and PHS 202 prerequisites for PHS 301 will be waived for declared statistics majors pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree with the permission of the Public Health Studies Coordinator.

Select three courses from Track A or three courses from Track B: 12 sh

If a 3 sh course has an accompanying 1 sh lab, this lab course must be taken with the course.

Track A
BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 245PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS

3 sh

BIO 246GENETICS LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 445TOPICS IN ADVANCED GENETICS

4 sh

Track B
BIO 131BIODIVERSITY

4 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 331THE BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

Data Analytics: 16 sh

Required courses: 8 sh

CSC 130COMPUTER SCIENCE I

4 sh

Select one course from the following which was not already taken as part of the core requirements: 4 sh

STS 327STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

4 sh

STS 347STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR SIMULATION AND THEORY

4 sh

For the Data Analytics concentration, neither of the two computing courses can count as one of the two required core elective courses.

Select one course from the following: 4 sh

CSC 230COMPUTER SCIENCE II

4 sh

MEA 329APPLIED MEDIA ANALYTICS

4 sh

MGT 425ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY

4 sh

MGT 426DATA MINING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING

4 sh

All graduating statistics majors are required to complete a senior portfolio of their work. This portfolio will include a compilation of their work across their four years of statistical study at Elon; therefore, students should be mindful of this requirement as they complete work for all their courses and be sure to retain electronic copies of work that they may want to include in their portfolio in their senior year. 

Total Credit Hours: 54-60

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