B.A. in Statistics
Core Requirements (29 to 30 units): |
Upper Division Requirements (36-37 units): |
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a) STAT 010, CS 010A, MATH 007A or MATH 009A or MATH 09HA, MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB, MATH 009C or MATH 09HC, MATH 010A b) MATH 031 |
a) Thirty-two (32) units of upper-division coursework to include twenty-eight units in (1) and four units in (2). 1) STAT 107, STAT 160A, STAT 160B, STAT 160C, STAT 169, STAT 170, STAT 171 2) Four (4) units of STAT 183 taken during senior year b) Four (4) units of additional coursework chosen from STAT 110, BUS 127/STAT 127, STAT 130, STAT 140, STAT 146, STAT 157, STAT 161, STAT 167 or from related fields with the approval of the major advisor. |
B.S. in Statistics
Core Requirements (29-30 units): |
Upper Division Requirements (52-53 units): |
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a) STAT 010, CS 010A, MATH 007A or MATH 009A or MATH 09HC, MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB, MATH 009C or MATH 09HC, MATH 010A |
a) Thirty-two (32) units of upper-division course work to include twenty-eight in (1) and four units in (2)
b) Twenty (20) units of additional course work chosen from STAT 110, STAT 127/BUS 127, STAT 130, STAT 140, STAT 146, STAT 157, STAT 161, STAT 167 or from related fields with the approval of the major advisor. |
B.S. in Statistics with Options in Statistical Computing
The requirements for this option are in addition to the requirements for the B.S. in Statistics, except that the option requirement takes the place of the 20 units in Upper-division requirements.
Lower Division Requirements (8 units): |
Upper Division Requirements (16 units) |
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a) CS 010B, CS 010C |
a) STAT 167
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B.S. in Statistics with Options in Quantitative Management
The requirements for this option are in addition to the requirements for the B.S. in Statistics, except that the option requirement takes the place of the 20 units in upper-division requirements.
Lower Division Requirements (18 units): |
Upper Division Requirements (16 units): |
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a) ECON 002, ECON 003 or ECON 03H |
a) BUS / STAT 104 b) Three courses from one area
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Minor in Statistics
The minor in Applied Statistics is designed to give students in either the social sciences or the physical sciences a cohesive set of statistics courses to deal with the data analytic aspects of their disciplines and to understand the statistical summaries that are encountered in everyday activities.
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1. Lower-division requirements (10 units): STAT 010, STAT 011 2. Upper-division requirements (24 units): a) STAT 107 b) STAT 156A or STAT 160A, STAT 156B or STAT 160B c) Twelve (12) units of upper-division statistics course excluding STAT 155. Of the specified upper-division units, a minimum of 16 must be unique to the minor and may not be used to satisfy major requirements. No more than 4 units may be in course numbered 190 through 199. See Minors under College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of the catalog for additional information on minors. |
B.S. in Data Science
https://datascience.ucr.edu/undergraduate
Data has become ubiquitous in everyday life, impacting every profession, from entry-level office workers to CEOs, team coaches to general managers, and accountants to CFOs. Businesses now have access to data on an unprecedented scale, and harnessing this data for insight into customer desires provides a competitive advantage. Even traditional companies like Ford, Walmart, and General Electric now pride themselves on transforming into data-driven businesses. Furthermore, data permeates all areas of science, engineering, and other academic disciplines.
The field of Data Science has recently emerged as an academic discipline dedicated to the study of data itself, situated at the intersection of Computer Science and Statistics. By creating an undergraduate Data Science degree, we aim to educate future data scientists and leaders, building their knowledge from the ground up. The curriculum covers essential principles from Computer Science (data management) and Statistics (data analysis) and integrates these with applications across various domains and real-world challenges. The Data Science major offers a comprehensive program focused on how data can be collected, transformed, analyzed, and applied to solve problems across disciples.
Curriculum
The interdisciplinary nature of the Data Science (B.S.) major provides an excellent pathway to diverse professional careers. A distinguishing feature of our program is that students complete course sequences in other departments-such as economics, business, sociology, earth sciences, biology, bioinformatics, and astronomy-where they learn how Data Science principles are applied within these fields.
Fueled by the explosion of data, Data Science jobs have proliferated, and the demand for data scientists is expected to remain high for years to come. A recent McKinsey report forecasts a need for hundreds of thousands of data scientists over the next decade. While three-fifths of data science and analytics jobs are concentrated in finance and insurance, professional services, and information technology, sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, and retail are also hiring significant numbers of data scientists. According to Glassdoor, Data Scientist has ranked among the top jobs in the U.S. for several years, consistently attracting high salaries. We anticipate that the Data Science program will open new doors and serve the UCR community well.
The B.S. in Data Science is an intercollegiate major offered by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (within the Bourns College of Engineering) and the Department of Statistics (within the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences). When declaring the major, students choose the college from which they wish to have their degree awarded. Students awarded degrees by the Bourns College of Engineering are advised by, and have their records maintained by, the BCOE Office of Students Academic Affairs. Students awarded degrees by the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences are advised by, and have their records maintained by, the CNAS Undergraduate Academic Advising Center. Breadth requirements vary by college, and students must fulfill the breadth requirements of the college they select.
Students choosing their BS in Data Science from BCOE should fulfill the requirements laid out in the BCOE Data Science course plan.
Students choosing their BS in Data Science from CNAS should fulfill the requirements laid out in the CNAS Data Science course plan.
Courses
The Data Science major offers a high-quality program, inspired by recent reports on creating undergraduate Data Science programs from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as well as the Park City Mathematics Institute (an NSF report endorsed by the Board of Directors of the American Statistical Association).
More information on the Data Science Program Catalog Description.
B.S. + M.S. in Statistics
The College of Natural and Agricultural Science offers a combined B.S.+1 Statistics M.S. program, designed to allow successful B.S. graduates who have taken some graduate level statistics courses in their senior standing year in UCR to complete the Master of Science degree in Statistics in one year, by allowing up to 12 units of graduate level coursework taken in UCR as an undergraduate to be counted towards the MS degree requirements.
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The application procedure for the BS+1 Statistics MS program
The application procedure involves two steps:Step 1: In this step, students need to apply internally within the Department of Statistics.
A recruitment committee will review the application files. Applicants who have passed the review will be given a conditional admission and allowed to take STAT 201ABC in their senior years.
Step 2: In this step, students will apply for the program via the Graduate Division for the M.S. portion.
Matriculation into the graduate portion of the B.S.+1 M.S. program occurs in the Fall term following their final year, provided: (1) the M.S. application is accepted, (2) throughout the final undergraduate year at UCR the student has a cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher, and (3) the student completes the BS degree requirements by the end of senior year.
Incoming freshman students who apply to the Statistics B.S. program may simultaneously apply for preliminary conditional admission into the B.S.+1 Statistics M.S program provide their high-school GP is at least 3.6, they satisfy the Entry-Level Writing requirement prior to Matriculation, and they are eligible to enroll in or to receive credit for MATH 7A or MATH 9A upon arrival or in their first quarter.
If you're interested in applying for this program, contact Javier Ramirez at javier.ramirez@ucr.edu, Dr. Shujie Ma at shujie.ma@ucr.edu or Christopher Brown christopher.brown@ucr.edu
Please use this form to indicate interest and be evaluated for eligibility for the Statistics BS+MS. Once approved, you can file a petition to change the major for your UG degree: Statistics BS+MS Eligibility Form |
Sample Course Plan for B.S + M.S. |
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B.S. + M.S. in Statistics (Transfer Students Procedure).
The application procedure for the BS+1 Statistics MS program for transferred students.
The application procedure involves three steps:
Step 1:
- Transferred students who apply to the Statistics B.S. program may simultaneously apply for preliminary conditional admission into the B.S.+1 Statistics M.S. program before the start of their junior standing year.
- The application deadline is June 1st.
- Every applicant needs to submit an online application form with a transcript and at least two recommendation letters.
- The applicant must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 overall and a GPA of 3.3 or higher in the statistics major.
- These are minimum requirements and do not guarantee admission.
A recruitment committee will review the application files. Applicants who have passed the review will be given preliminary conditional admission.
Step 2:
- Students must have completed STAT 160ABC with a grade of B or above or equivalent before the start of their senior standing year.
- They need to submit their transcript at UCR to Christopher Brown christopher.brown@ucr.edu and Dr. Shujie Ma at shujiema@ucr.edu by the start of their senior standing year.
The recruitment committee will review their transcripts and their performance on STAT 160ABC at UCR. Applicants who have passed the review will be allowed to take STAT 201 ABC in their senior years.
Step 3:
- In this step, students will apply for the program via the Graduate Division for the M.S. portion.
- Students must have completed STAT 201AB before they apply.
- The application deadline is June 1st.