May 06, 2024  
2023-2024 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog

Minor: Statistics


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:  Neel Patel, Chair, Mathematics and Statistics, 333 Neville Hall, (207) 581-3901, neel.patel@maine.edu 


The statistics minor consists of MAT 228, followed by at least 12 credits of approved statistics courses. Due to content overlap only one of these courses STS 332 and STS 235 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. Certain MAT courses with statistical content may also be counted. Please contact the department for information on whether a particular course will be approved. STS 132 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 132 and STS 215 do not count for the statistics minor.