Graduating Students from the Statistics/Biostatistics (M.S.) program should be able to:

Design: Critically appraise strengths and weaknesses of study designs and identify designs that are appropriate for addressing specific research questions.
Data analysis: Demonstrate statistical reasoning, formulate problems in statistical terms, use exploratory and graphical data analysis techniques, and use a variety of formal inference procedures.
Theory: Understand important theoretical results and their role in answering inferential questions.
Computing: Demonstrate proficiency in use and application of standard statistical software for data management and algorithmic problem-solving.
Communication: Demonstrate strong communication skills to effectively collaborate as part of interdisciplinary teams, including the ability to communicate the results of a statistical analysis through oral and written reports to non-experts.

Graduating Students from the Mathematics (M.S.) program should:

  • Be prepared for entry into a Mathematics Ph. D. program
  • Have a solid understanding of graduate-level real and complex analysis
  • Be able to write a clear, precise, and logically rigorous multi-step proof
  • Demonstrate mastery of the core mathematical concepts in at least one area of specialty such as:
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Algebra

Graduating Students from the Mathematics (M.S.T.) program should:

  • Have a solid understanding of core concepts in mathematics and/or statistics
  • Have the ability to apply advanced content learned during the program to the K-12 classroom
  • Be able to communicate their knowledge of mathematics and/or statistics to their students

Graduating students from the Mathematical Sciences (Ph.D.) program should:

  • Have a solid understanding of graduate-level real and complex analysis
  • Be able to write a clear, precise, and logically rigorous multi-step proof
  • Demonstrate mastery of the core mathematical concepts in at least one area of specialty such as:
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Algebra
  • Be an expert in their field of research
  • Have created original research
  • Have successfully taught a semester-long university level course as the primary instructor
  • Be able to formulate new research problems
  • Be able to clearly communicate their research both orally and in writing
  • Be qualified for a post-doctoral position or for a faculty position at a teaching or research institution