GE Requirements and Other Department Requirements
Please note that these requirements apply to students who enter the Statistics Major during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered the major prior to Fall 2007 are subject to the old requirements.
The Bachelor of Science program for Statistics is designed to provide a general introduction to the practice of Statistics for students who intend to pursue study at the graduate level or seek employment in industry or government. An overall GPA of 2.0 or better is required for admission to the major.
To enter the major, students should successfully complete the following:
All preparation courses must be completed with a letter grade of C or better.
| Required (35 Units) |
| Math 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A |
| Pic 10A |
| Statistics 35 A, B or C |
| Statistics 88 |
| One course from Stats 10-14. |
Courses in the major are chosen to provide sufficient theoretical background for future graduate level research work, exposure to modern techniques and practices, and experience in fields of application.
Courses 110A and 110B are offered each term. The remaining upper division courses are usually offered once or twice each year so make sure to plan accordingly.
The tentative class schedule for the forthcoming academic year is posted in the department office in February.
All major courses must be taken for a letter grade of C or better.
| Required (60 Units) |
| Statistics 100A, 100B, 100C, 101A, 101B (Formerly 120A), 101C (Formerly 120B), 102A, 102B, 102C, 140SL, 141SL |
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Four (4) additional upper-division elective courses chosen from: Statistics 130A, 130C, 150-199, Math 131A, 131B, 151A, 151B, 170B, 171, 172A, 172B. (NOTE: At least two from Statistics and at least one from math) |
Elective courses from outside the department are chosen in consultation with the undergraduate faculty adviser.
Only 8 units of course 199 may be applied toward the major. Courses 89, 89HC, 105, 110A, 110B, 112, 186, 189, and 189HC may not be applied toward any of the major requirements. A maximum of 20 upper division units applied toward the major may be applied toward major or minor requirements in another department or program.
Students cannot declare both a Statistics major and a Statistics minor.
It is strongly recommended that students, in conjunction with the B.S. degree, pursue a minor in a substantive discipline that applies statistics. Students should consult with the undergraduate faculty adviser to ensure that the minor chosen is one in which statistics is applied.
Students planning to continue their study in of statistics at the graduate level are strongly advised to include in their schedule as many of the following courses as possible: Math 131A, 131B, 151A, 151B, 170B, 171.
Transfer applicants to the Statistics major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission:
Please note that occasionally some courses taken at a junior college will not be recognized by URSA as a pre-requisite course. In this case, transfer students will encounter enrollment problems. If this should happen, please email sao@stat.ucla.edu with the following information:
Refer to the UCLA Transfer Admission Guide at http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr.htm for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.