MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STATISTICS 
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION PLAN

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REQUIREMENTS (20 HOURS)

Sem

Dept/

Sem

Dept/

Taken

Course

Title

Units

Taken

Course

Title

Units

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STA 471

Regression Analysis

3

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STA 673

Math. Statistics I

3

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STA 574

Categorical Data Analysis

3

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STA 674

Math. Statistics II

3

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STA 585

Statistical Consult. Practicum

1

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STA 675

Theory of Linear Models

3

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STA 587

Professional Dev. Sem.

1

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STA 676

Experimental Design

3

STATISTICS ELECTIVES ( 3 HOURS)

_____ STA 472 Nonparametric Statistics 3 _____ STA 572 Multivariate Stat. Methods 3
_____ STA 570 Statistical Methods I 3 _____ STA 575 Applied Sampling 3
_____ STA 571 Statistical Methods II 3 _____ STA 608 Fieldwork Experience 3

COHERENT AREA (9 HOURS)

Complete 9 hours selected in a coherent area of your choosing, subject to advisor and the Department's Graduate Operations Committee approval.  While a coherent area may consist of additional statistics or mathematics courses, students are encouraged to choose an area in forestry, biological sciences, environmental sciences, or other area of application of statistics.
Coherent area coursework must be appropriate for a graduate program.  Courses used to build coherent areas may have prerequisites.

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Date Student Admitted to Graduate Regular Standing:___________________
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Department Chair: ________________________________________________ Date: _______________

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