What classes are prerequisites for admission?
All students admitted should have a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in mathematics, statistics or a related field with significant quantitative components. Coursework required for entering the graduate program includes a year-long introduction to probability and statistics using calculus. The statistical theory course should include estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, regression, and ANOVA concepts. A linear algebra course that teaches vector spaces, bases, and eigenvalues is also required.
