Statistics - BA

Foundational Courses

Foundational Courses must be completed before embarking upon the major. Students will appropriate background may be exempted from some or all Foundational Courses. See department for proper placement.

MATH 12500 (STEM) - Precalculus
MATH 15000 (STEM) - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
MATH 15500 (STEM) - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
Hunter Core Requirement

Courses leading to (foundational) or within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement (CUNY Common Core [CCC], Hunter Focus, Concurrent Requirements). When selecting courses, it may be to a student’s advantage to choose courses that count toward the Hunter Core Requirement and also advance the student on the path to the major. Details on the Hunter Core Requirement can be found here: Hunter Core Requirement.

Major

To enter the major the student must have completed MATH 15000 (STEM) and MATH 15500 (STEM) . Normally, the statistics major consists of 33 credits as follows: 30 credits of core curriculum courses and any additional 3-credit statistics, mathematics, or computer science course approved by the statistics adviser. Modifications are permitted with the consent of the statistics adviser. For example, a student may elect to replace STAT 21200 with a more advanced course. With permission of the adviser, a student may take graduate courses in statistics and applied mathematics. Students interested in bioinformatics take the additional courses listed in the concentration in Quantitative Biology.

The statistics major consists of 33 credits as follows:

MATH 15600 - Introduction to Mathematical Proof Workshop
MATH 25000 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III
MATH 25400 - Ordinary Differential Equations
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MATH 35400 - Dynamical Systems and Chaos
MATH 26000 - Linear Algebra
STAT 21200 - Discrete Probability
STAT 21300 (STEM) - Introduction to Applied Statistics
STAT 21400 - Data Analysis Using Statistical Software
STAT 31100 - Probability Theory
STAT 31200 - Stochastic Processes
STAT 31300 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
and any other 3-credit statistics or mathematics course approved by the undergraduate statistics adviser.

Actuarial Sequence

A student interested in actuarial work should take the following courses. Students are also encouraged to take courses in accounting, economics and computer science. For information concerning examinations and prizes given to undergraduates by the Society of Actuaries, consult the departmental adviser.