College of Arts and Sciences Department of Statistics University of South Carolina The Science of Data Statistics uses math, computing, problem solving, and communication skills to collect, describe, analyze, and interpret data.

A Head Start for Your Career Secondary Education Majoring in statistics can give you a head start to a great A statistics major with a minor in SecondaryEducation career! CNBC reported recently that the research group Mathematics can qualifyfor the fifth-year Masterof Teaching Career Cast has rated "Statistician• as the # 1 overall job for Program that allows one to be certified as a high school math 2017! teacher. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/lO 17 /04/26(llles•-ar•·th,.trn-best-jobs-of-2017.hunl First Steps Actuarial Science If you have had a previous statistics course in high school or college, or have credit for MA TH 141, consider taking ST AT The statistics major is great training for those who want to be 51S as soon as possible. actuaries and build valuable models to guide insurance companies in pricing their policies. Being an actuaryc an be a The Statistics Major begins with courses in applied statistics verys table, lucrative, and worthy career. The concentration in and data analysis (STATS 15 and 516) and the calculus actuarial science, within the statistics major, is great sequence (MATH 141-142-241). It then follows with courses preparation for several of the actuarial exams (including exam in programming (STAT 540) and statistical theory (STAT P and exam FM). 511•512 ♦ 513).

Statistics electives are available to train you in actuarial Data Science science, statistical computing, data science/big data analytics, Data science and "big data analytics"ar e hot areas these days, and graduate school preparation. as companies are realizing the value of learningfrom large data Statistics makes a great double major with another area sets. The Statistics and Computer Science and Engineering of study! If that interests you, schedule meetings with both Departments have joined forces to offer a minor in data departments as soon as possible. To stay on track for the science. Courses such as Multivariate Statistics (ST AT S30), statistics degree, take ST AT 51S and the calculus sequence Big Data Analytics (STAT/CSCE 5871, and Advanced SAS (MATH 141• 142•241) as soon as possible. The double major Programming (STAT 541 ), provide excellent training for works especially well with math and economics, where some budding data scientists. of the courses overlap.

Graduate School in Statistics The minor in statistics is another valuable way to supplement your major area of study with expertise in data Our B.S. program provides an excellent springboard to analysis. The statistics minor requires six statistics courses at graduate study in statistics, biostatistics, or data science, the 500-level. It can be done either with or without calculus, for those who plan to pursue master's or doctoral degrees. but typically requires at least four semesters so that the Statistics has recently been rated the # 1 graduate degree for prerequisites fit in. jobs by Fortunt. Sourtt: http:// fonune.comf2 01S/04/27 / bnt-wout, gradual•-d�r•es ·10b •/ Contact David Hitchcock, Undergraduate Director, at [email protected] or visit www.stat.sc.edu for more information.

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