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Grading Policies

Required courses must be taken for a letter grade. Courses that fulfill the breadth requirement (electives) may be taken for CR/S.

GPA Requirements

Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 (B) grade point average overall in courses applicable to the degree.

Additional Program Policies

  • The Statistics Master's Degree Program Proposal form must be signed and approved by the department's student services administrator before submission to the student's program advisor. This form is due no later than the end of the first quarter of enrollment in the program. A revised program proposal must be submitted if degree plans change. There is no thesis requirement.

  • With the exception of STATS 118; Math 104, Math 113; CS 106B, CS 107, CME 108, classes must be taken at the 200 level or higher.

  • Students pursuing the Statistics coterminal master’s degree must follow the same curriculum requirements stated in the Requirements for the Master of Science in Statistics section.

Department Coterm Course Transfer Policy

Eligible courses taken during or after your first quarter of sophomore year may be considered for transfer to your master's degree requirements. Transferring courses to the graduate career requires review and approval of both the undergraduate and graduate programs on a case-by-case basis.

Course transfers are not possible after the bachelor’s degree has been conferred.

Coterm Quarters Back Rule

Autumn quarter of Sophomore year