The University of Minnesota offers two different programs leading to a bachelor's degree in statistics. The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Statistics, while the Institute of Technology offers a Bachelor of Science in Statistics (BSStat) degree.

Comparison of BA and BS
The major differences between the degrees are the differing college requirements between CLA and IT. Within the major, CLA students must complete a senior paper that is not required in IT; and IT students must take an extra science course and three courses of technical electives that are not required in CLA.

The School of Statistics
Both the BA and BS degrees are administered by the School of Statistics, an internationally recognized group of about 18 permanent faculty. Besides bachelor's degrees, the School offers MS and Ph.D. degrees with about 60 graduate students currently enrolled.
Students are advised to acquire a knowledge of a second academic area. Typical examples are industrial engineering, computer science, health science, business and economics, social science, or actuarial science. General information on employment will be found in the brochure "Careers in Statistics" which is available from the Undergraduate Advisor (inquire at 313 Ford Hall), or from the American Statistical Association, 806 - 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

The BA Program
Candidates for the BA must meet all CLA requirements as listed in the CLA Bulletin. This includes 120 total credits, liberal education requirements, etc. In addition, the Statistics major requires:

• Math 1271-1272 (calculus)
• Math 2263, 4242 (analysis and linear algebra)
• CSci 1103 or 1107 or 1113 (programming)
• Stat 3011 or 3021 (introduction to statistics)
• Stat 3022 (statistical analysis)
• Stat 4101-4102 or 5101-5102 (theory)
• Stat 4893 (senior paper)
• 10 credits of statistics electives

For more detail consult the CLA Bulletin or the Undergraduate Advisor.

The BS Program
Candidates for the BS need 120 total credits and must meet all IT requirements listed in the IT Bulletin, such as the liberal arts requirements. The Statistics major requires (some options are omitted to save space -- see IT Bulletin):

• Math 1271-1272 (calculus)
• Math 2263, 4242 (analysis and linear algebra)
• CSci 1103 or 1107 or 1113 (programming)
• Stat 3011 or 3021 (introduction to statistics)
• Stat 3022 (statistical analysis)
• Three courses with lab from physics, chemistry and biology
• Stat 4101-4102 or 5101-5102 (theory)
• 10 credits of statistics electives
• 3 courses of technical electives chosen from computer science, engineering, mathematics, etc.

The electives can be used to emphasize such interests as industrial engineering, operations research, computer science or actuarial science. For further details consult the IT Bulletin or the Undergraduate Advisor.

Employment of Graduates
In the past, graduates have found employment with:

• Super Value (senior research analyst)
• Pillsbury (statistical analyst)
• Sperry-Univac (quality engineer)
• American Guidance Service (statistical programmer)
• General Mills (statistical data analyst)
• Market Trends, Inc. (product manager)
• Nortronics (quality assurance engineer)
• Northern States Power Co. (associate load research analyst)
• First Bank System (computer programmer)
• Touche, Ross & Co. (actuary)
• Ministers Life Insurance Co. (actuarial analyst)
• National Investors Life Insurance (actuarial trainee)
• Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance (actuarial analyst)
• Control Data (mechanical engineer)
• Control Data (senior industrial engineer)
• Control Data (associate statistician)
• U.S. Sales Corp. (marketing research analyst)
• Fingerhut Corp. (marketing analyst)
• Family Health Plan (data analyst)
• Health Risk Management (programmer analyst)