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This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
Program Rationale:
The Master of Arts in Mathematics with Specialization in Statistics prepares students for a career or advanced study in statistics by understanding the discipline as a collection of inferential tools derived mathematically from models and/or assumptions.
Admission Requirements:
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Applicants must also have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.70 on a 4.00 point scale (where A is 4.00), or its equivalent, and good standing (3.00 GPA) in all post-baccalaureate coursework.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences may, at its discretion, admit an applicant with a GPA between 2.40 and 2.70 on an unconditional basis provided that the prospective student has both sufficient undergraduate course work and standardized test scores that meet any of the following standards:
• GRE (math subject area): 600 (45th percentile)
• GRE (general test quantitative reasoning): 720 (80th percentile)
• GMAT (quantitative): 50 (95th percentile)
The graduate application, application fee, and official transcripts are to be submitted to the Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office. Official transcripts must be sent directly to the Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office from each institution attended except Central Connecticut State University.
Contact: 860-832-2835
Course and Capstone Requirements
(Plans A, B and C are offered as options.)
The student and faculty advisor will work out an appropriate plan of study within the framework of the following requirements.
Requirements:
Statistics Core
STAT 534 Applied Categorical Data Analysis 4 Credits
STAT 551 Applied Random Processes 4 Credits
Proposals have been submitted to change STAT 534, STAT 551, and STAT 567 to 4 credit courses. Overall these proposed programs changes will result in program requirements of 31-32 credits as opposed to the current 33 credits.
Electives
Choose 3 classes for 12 credits for Plans A or C; choose 4 classes for 16 credits for Plan B. Limit of two 400-level classes.
ACTL 565 Graduate Long Term Actuarial Models 4 Credits
ACTL 566 Graduate Short Term Actuarial Models 4 Credits
DATA 511 Introduction to Data Science 4 Credits
DATA 512 Predictive Analytics: Estimation and Clustering 4 Credits
DATA 513 Predictive Analytics: Classification 4 Credits
DATA 514 Multivariate Analytics 4 Credits
DATA 521 Introduction to Bioinformatics 4 Credits
DATA 531 Text Analytics with Information Retrieval 4 Credits
DATA 532 Text Analytics with Natural Language Processing 4 Credits
MATH 515 Abstract Algebra I 4 Credits
MATH 519 Principles of Real Analysis I 4 Credits
STAT 535 Graduate Loss and Frequency Distributions and Credibility Theory 3 Credits
STAT 401 Biostatistics 4 Credits
STAT 403 Analysis of Correlated Data 4 Credits
Capstone:
Plan A:
Thesis (MATH 599) (3 credits) with 28 credits of coursework
Plan B:
Comprehensive Exam with 32 credits of coursework
Plan C:
Special Project in Mathematics (MATH 590) (3 credits) with 28 credits of coursework
Note: Once a graduate student has elected one of the three plans A, B or C, any change to one of the other plans must be made prior to the completion of 21 graduate credits and requires the approval of the student's advisor and the dean, School of Graduate Studies.