Mathematics: Statistics

The Program Planner is available online. In addition, you may want to print out a copy of the four year planner the department prepared for you Mathematics: Statistics 4-Year Planner. However, following the list of requirements below will ensure that all graduation requirements are met. A total of at least 32 course units are required for graduation

First Seminar Course (1 unit)

All students must take a first seminar course in their first year. If the First Seminar is in Category 1 or 2 of the Liberal Learning areas (see other side), it will count towards that area’s requirements. All First Seminars are writing intensive and count towards the requirement in (3).

Academic Writing Requirement (1 unit, possibly 0)

A student must either take WRI 102: Academic Writing or be exempted from it.

Additional Writing Experiences

In addition to the academic writing requirement in (2), students must take three writing intensive courses. One of these courses is the First Seminar listed in (1) above. The secong writing requirement is satified with MAT 205.The third course is the senior capstone course. The required courses STA 305 and STA 410, listed in the major in (8) below, are designated as capstone courses. Whichever course you take in your Senior year will represent the capstone experience. If you take both of these courses in your Senior year you can choose which one you wish to be your capstone course.

Second Language Requirement (3 units, possibly 0, 1 or 2)

You must complete the language requirement at the 103 level or higher. Also, if you took four or more years of a language in high school and continue with this language and you are placed at the 101 level, then the 101 level course will NOT count towards the 32 units required for graduation.

Science Courses (2 units)

Any two natural science courses from the list approved by the Mathematics and Statistics department Approved Courses. At least one course must have a laboratory section.

Other Liberal Learning Courses (6 units, possibly 5)

Six courses must be taken to satisfy the requirements of Category 1 and 2 of the Liberal Learning requirements. If the First Seminar is chosen in these areas, only five other courses will need to be taken to satisfy these requirements.

Information Literacy

On-line, non-credit course administered by the library staff (IDS 102). Students must meet this proficiency prior to graduation, but are encouraged to do so as early as possible.

Courses in the Major (14 units)

MAT 099	Orientation for Math/Stat Majors	0
MAT 127	Calculus A	1
MAT 128	Calculus B	1
MAT 200	Proof Writing through Discrete Mathematics	1
MAT 205	Linear Algebra:theory and Applications	1
MAT 229	Multivariable Calculus	1
MAT 316	Probability	1
STA 215	Statistical Interence	1
STA 305	Regression Analysis	1
STA 410	Mathematical Statistics	1
	Statistics Options	3
	Mathematics/Statistics Options	2

Current Statistics Options offered as courses are: STA 303 (Design of Experiments), STA 304 (Sampling and Nonparametric Statistics) , STA 306 (Applied Multivariate Analysis) and STA 314 (Quality Control).

Correlate Course

CSC 220 Computer Science I

Free Electives ( 4 to 9 units, depending on choices above)

These are courses that students can take without having to meet any requirements. You must take enough electives so that you meet the graduation requirement of 32 total units. You may opt to use these free electives to satisfy the requirements of a minor of your choice, or if you have plans for graduate school, to take further upper-level courses in the major.

Note: If course requirements such as WRI 102 or second language are waived through placement or other means, then electives should be substituted to meet the 32 course unit total.

Liberal Learning Requirements

The Liberal Learning system (see www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/define.html and http://www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/totallilst.html for details) defines graduation requirements in a broad set of learning categories. As a Mathematics: Statistics major, the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement is automatically met. The other requirements are listed below. Please note that it is possible for a course to fulfill a requirement in more than one category. For example, the course “The Evolution of Middle Eastern Women Writers” would satisfy the Gender requirement (Category 5), the Global Perspectives requirement (Category 4) as well as count as 1 unit towards the Category 1a requirement. However, a course can satisfy at most two of the requirements in Categories 3-6.

Liberal Learning Categories

Arts and Humanities (3 units required)
- Literary, Visual and Performing Arts (at least 1 unit)
- World Views and Ways of Knowing (at least 1 unit)
Social Sciences and History (3 units required)
- Behavioral, Social or Cultural Perspectives (at least 1 unit)
- Social Change in Historical Perspective (at least 1 unit)
Race and Ethnicity (1 unit/program/experience required)
Global Perspectives (1 unit/program/experience required)
Gender (1 unit/program/experience required)
Community Engaged learning (1 unit/program/experience required)

Note: Categories 3, 4, 5 & 6 may be met through courses, programs, or other experiences.