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2021-2022 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Minor: Statistics


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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor:  16

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor:  Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: C

Other GPA requirements to earn minor:  None

Other course requirements: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine. Prerequisites: MAT 126 and MAT 127

Contact Information:  Nigel Pitt, Chair, Mathematics and Statistics, 333 Neville Hall, (207) 581-3901, nigel.pitt@maine.edu 


The statistics minor consists of MAT 228, followed by at least 12 credits of approved statistics courses. In most situations this will include either STS 434 or STS 332, which are prerequisites for most other STS courses, however due to content overlap only one of these courses can be counted towards the minor. Approved STS courses include:

Most other 400-level and 500-level STS courses are likely to be approved, when available, and up to 3 credits of approved statistics courses from other departments may be counted towards the minor. Please contact the department for information on whether a particular course will be approved. STS 232 or 215 do not count towards the minor. 

Required Mathematics Course:


Required Statistics Courses:


  • At least 12 credits of approved statistics courses. These may include 3 credits of approved material form another department. Please note that STS 232 and STS 215 do not count for the statistics minor.

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