Requirements 

In order to receive a Ph.D. degree, the student must:

  1. Take a total of 30 hours of courses carrying graduate credit, of which at least 18 are at the 600/700 level and not less than 12 hours are at the 600/700 level in statistics and probability (STAT).
  2. Satisfy the qualifying exam requirements in one of the two following ways:

Note: All courses completed must be at least B (3.0) and the overall GPA must be at least 3.3 for the courses used to satisfy this requirement.

    1. Give an acceptable Doctoral Candidate's Presentation (oral presentation) in an area of current research to be admitted to candidacyPlease request Application for Candidacy Forms from the math & stat grad office (
    2. Participate in the probability and statistics seminar and statistics workshop (STAT 689)
      • This participation will be checked and enforced by the thesis advisor
    3. Pass the final oral examination. This includes the following:
      • Be admitted to candidacy no later than the year previous to the one in which the degree is granted.
      • Prepare a dissertation representing an original contribution to existing knowledge of statistics, probability, or related area