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Department of StatisticsFlorida State UniversityGraduate Student HandbookAcademic year 2020-2021
Contents1Introduction32Certificate in Data Management and Analysis with SAS33Elective Courses for Graduate Degrees.44Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Degrees.44.1Requirements for Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.2Admission Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.3Requirements for Retention in the Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.4Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.5Master of Science in Statistics, Applied Track, required course work. . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.6Master of Science in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics Track, required course work. . . . 114.7Master of Science in Statistics with Major in Statistical Data Science, required course work. 124.8Master of Science in Biostatistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.9Master of Science in Statistics or Biostatistics,Thesis Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Doctor of Philosophy Degrees5.115Requirements for all doctoral students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.1.1Required course for all PhD Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.1.2Qualifying Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.1.3Essay Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.1.4Dissertation Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.2Other Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.3Interdisciplinary Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.4Graduation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.5Transferring credits from another university, waiving required classes. . . . . . . . . . . . 185.6PhD Degree in Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205.7PhD Degree in Biostatistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
6Financial Support216.1Types of Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.2Restrictions on Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226.3Requirements for Continued Department Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.4Tutoring for Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Remediation and Dismissal from the Program.248The Student Advisory Committee249Department Colloquia252
1IntroductionThis handbook presents information relevant to a student’s graduate career in the Department of Statisticsat Florida State University (FSU). A pdf copy of the handbook is available on the department webpage.Student suggestions for changes, additions and corrections to the handbook should be submitted to thefaculty through the Department of Statistics Student Advisory Committee.Additional information relative to graduate students is found in the following (Information from thesesources is not repeated here.):The Florida State University General BulletinThe Florida State University General Bulletin Graduate EditionThe Florida State University Graduate and Professional Student HandbookThe Florida State University Department of Statistics Undergraduate HandbookFor undergraduates at the Florida State University, the Department of Statistics offers combined undergraduate/graduate (BS/MS) degree in Statistics and Biostatistics and a BS/MS degree in Statistics with amajor in Statistical Data Science (Section 4).For graduate students the Department of Statistics offers Master of Science degrees in Biostatistics andStatistics as well as an MS degree in Statistics with a major in Statistical Data Science. The Departmentof Statistics also offers Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Biostatistics and Statistics. Additionally, theDepartment offers graduates certification in Data Management and Analysis using SAS (Section 2).2Certificate in Data Management and Analysis with SASThe Florida State University Department of Statistics offers a graduate certificate in Data Management andAnalysis with SAS. The certificate requires completion of four courses from the Department of Statisticsand submission of an accompanying portfolio documenting substantial SAS mastery. Upon approval, thecertification will appear on the student’s transcript.Required Coursework: To earn the certificate, applicants must complete the course STA 5066 DataManagement and Analysis with SAS and three additional courses. To be counted towards certification,courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of at least a B- must be earned in all four courses.Some possible courses are listed in Table 1 This is a non-exhaustive list; other courses may be approvedby the Certificate Director.Required Portfolio: Before the end of the semester of the last course taken for the certification, an applicant must submit to the Certificate Director a portfolio of SAS assignments or projects completed by theapplicant that demonstrate SAS mastery. The portfolio must include four tabbed sections correspondingto the four courses selected toward certification. Each section must document one major assignment fromthe corresponding course for which the student utilized SAS tools in solution. At least one tabbed section3
must contain a course project illustrating an extensive application of the SAS system that demonstratesseveral dimensions of SAS skills deemed valuable for public sector, private sector, or graduate schoolwork. A suitable project may be selected for inclusion from any of the four courses in the program. Morethan four assignments/projects may be submitted, but no more than two per tabbed section is permitted.After evaluation by the Certificate Director, the portfolio will be returned to the applicant and may be auseful addition to employment applications.Table 1: Nonexhaustive list of courses that may be used toward completion of requirements for the graduate certificate in SAS Programming and Data Analysis.STA 5067 Advanced Data Management and Analysis with SASSTA 5168 Statistics in Applications IIISTA 5179 Applied Survival AnalysisSTA 5198 Epidemiology for StatisticiansSTA 5206 Analysis of Variance and Design of ExperimentsSTA 5207 Applied Regression MethodsSTA 5244 Clinical TrialsSTA 5934 Longitudinal Data AnalysisSTA 5666 Statistics for Quality and ProductivitySTA 5707 Applied Multivariate AnalysisSTA 5856 Time Series and Forecasting MethodsSTA 5939 Introduction to Statistical Consulting3Elective Courses for Graduate Degrees.Any course approved for department graduate students that is not required for the degree being soughtmay be taken for elective credit.4Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Degrees.The combined pathway BS/MS degree program in the Department of Statistics is designed for motivatedand academically strong students who wish to pursue graduate work at an accelerated pace, culminating ina Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and a Master of Science degree in either Applied Statistics, Biostatistics, or Statistical Data Science. Undergraduates seeking a more challenging curriculum, possessinga strong academic record, and desiring to gain advanced insights into the discipline of statistics are invitedto apply for admission to this program.4.1Requirements for AdmissionAn undergraduate student wishing to enroll in this program must meet the following criteria.4
1. Completion of at least 12 credits of mathematics or statistics in the undergraduate statistics major atFlorida State University with a GPA in the major of at least 3.2.2. Completion of at least 90 credit hours (60 for Honors students). Transfer students must have completed at least two semesters and 24 credits at FSU with minimum overall FSU GPA of a 3.0.3. Approval of the statistics undergraduate director.4.2Admission Process.Students who anticipate eligibility should meet with the statistics undergraduate director during theirsophomore year to determine if they are qualified and devise a plan of study through their senior year.Undergraduate students may apply to the program as early as the second semester of their sophomore yearbut no later than the second semester of their junior year. The application may be found online on theDepartment of Statistics website. The application should include the required list of shared courses to becompleted in the fourth year (12 credits), anticipated semester of completion for each listed course, andbe signed by both the undergraduate and graduate advisors. It may be turned in to 214 OSB.After acceptance into the program and once a student is eligible to take graduate coursework, an “Undergraduate Request to Take Graduate Courses” form should be obtained from the Registrar’s office or online.Students should indicate that the “shared” courses to be taken in that semester will count toward both theBS and MS degrees by checking the appropriate boxes on the form. All graduate level courses must gainapproval through this form before enrollment. The processing of this form should be started as soon aspossible since it is due to the Registrar no later than the last day of drop/add of the semester the graduatecourse(s) will be taken.4.3Requirements for Retention in the Program.In order to remain in the accelerated program a student must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in all course workand at least a 3.2 GPA in statistics courses at or above the 4000 level. The student must also be successfullyadmitted to the graduate school in their fourth year. Application to the graduate school should be done nolater than the end of the student’s first semester of their senior year. Accepted students must also take theGraduate Record Examination (GRE), generally during the first semester of their senior year. The scoreson the GRE must be at a minimum of 155 in quantitative reasoning and 146 on verbal reasoning. Studentsnot accepted into the graduate school may not continue with the accelerated program.4.4CurriculumThe three programs have a common core of four graduate courses to be taken as an undergraduate. Theadditional graduate courses then differ depending on the degree. Students must earn a B or higher in allgraduate courses taken as an undergraduate in order for them to be applied toward their graduate degree.Requirements for the BS/MS degree in Statistics are presented in Figure 4.4. Requirements for the BS/MS5
degree in Statistics with major in Statistical Data Science are presented in Figure 4.4. Requirements forthe MS program in Biostatistics are presented in Figure 4.4.6
Figure 1: Required Curriculum, BS/MS Statistics.Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway. 4 4UBUJTUJDT "QQMJFE 5SBDLMaster’s DegreeProgram CPVSTFsBachelor’s .BKPSProgram CPVSTFsSTA5326MAC231187 additionalMAC2312credits ofMAS3105Gen. Ed/STA3024Lib. Studies/STA5066At least one of:One of the following:ElectivesSTA5067STA5106STA4321STA44421 Approved ElectiveGraduate CPVSTFstaken as an UndergraduateSTA5327STA5168STA5166STA5856STA51675 Approved ElectivesTotal Shared Credits:12MJNJU DSFEJUT SFEJUT GSPN .BTUFS T %FHSFF Credits from108 (21 for major)Bachelor’s Degree:Total Combined 1BUIXBZ Credit Hours 724144 (108 B.S. 12 Shared 24 M.S.)
Figure 2: Required Curriculum, BS/MS Statistics with Major Statistical Data Science.Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s PathwayMaster’s DegreeProgram CPVSTFsBachelor’s .BKPSProgram CPVSTFsMAC231187 additionalMAC2312credits ofMAS3105Gen. Ed/Graduate CPVSTFstaken as an UndergraduateSTA5106STA5856STA5635STA3024Lib. Studies/STA5066One of the following:ElectivesSTA5067STA5939STA51662 Approved ElectivesSTA4321STA44421 Approved ElectiveSTA5910 x 2STA5167Total Shared Credits:12MJNJU DSFEJUT SFEJUT GSPN .BTUFS T %FHSFF Credits from108 (21 for major)Bachelor’s Degree:Total Combined 1BUIXBZ Credit Hours 820140 (108 B.S. 12 Shared 20 M.S.). 4 4UBUJTUJDT 4UBUJTUJDBM %BUB 4DJFODF 5SBDL
Figure 3: Required Curriculum, Combined BS/MS Biostatistics.Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s PathwayMaster’s DegreeProgram CPVSTFsBachelor’s .BKPSProgram CPVSTFsMAC231187 additionalMAC2312credits ofMAS3105Gen. Ed/Graduate CPVSTFstaken as an UndergraduateSTA3024Lib. Studies/One of the following:ElectivesSTA5067STA44421 Approved ElectiveSTA5198STA5244STA5326STA5066STA4321. 4 #JPTUBUJTUJDT STA53274 Approved ElectivesSTA5166STA5167Total Shared Credits:12MJNJU DSFEJUT SFEJUT GSPN .BTUFS T %FHSFF Credits from108 (21 for major)Bachelor’s Degree:Total Combined 1BUIXBZ Credit Hours 924144 (108 B.S. 12 Shared 24 M.S.)
4.5Master of Science in Statistics, Applied Track, required course work.Table 2 presents the required courses for receiving the MS degree in Statistics (for either option) andTable 3 presents a typical course sequence for this option.Table 2: Required courses for MS in Statistics, Applied Statistics Track. All courses are 3 credit hours.Course Number Course NameSTA 5166Statistics in Applications ISTA 5167Statistics in Applications IISTA 5326Distribution Theory and InferenceSTA 5327Statistical InferenceAt least two of the following coursesSTA 5066Data Management and Analysis with SASSTA 5106Computational Methods in Statistics ISTA 5168Statistics in Applications IIISTA 5856Time Series and Forecasting Methods10
Table 3: A typical course program for the MS in the Applied Statistics track.Year 1Year 2FallSpringFallSpringSTA 5166STA 5167Elective ElectiveSTA 5326STA 5327Elective ElectiveRequired Course or Elective Required Course or Elective Elective Elective4.6Master of Science in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics Track, required coursework.The Master of Science degree in the mathematical statistics track prepares a student for a professionalcareer in industry or government, for a teaching career in a small college, or for further study toward thedoctorate in statistics. The program emphasizes statistical theory, probability theory and mathematicalanalysis, as well as applied statistics.Students selecting the mathematical statistics option have often completed the essentials of an undergraduate mathematics major. Normal entry to the program is in the fall semester. Students selecting this optionwithout two semesters of advanced calculus (MAA 4226-7 or its equivalent) may require more than foursemesters to complete their MS requirements. Table 4 presents the required courses for this track andTable 5 presents a typical course sequence for this option.Table 4: Required courses for MS in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics Track. All courses are 3 credithours.Course Number Course NameSTA 5106Computational Methods in Statistics ISTA 5166Statistics in Applications ISTA 5326Distribution Theory and InferenceSTA 5327Statistical InferenceAt least two of the following coursesSTA 5167Statistics in Applications IISTA 5707Applied Multivariate AnalysisSTA 6346Advanced Probability and Inference ISTA 6448Advanced Probability and Inference IITable 5: A typical program of graduate study for students pursuing the MS degree, Mathematical StatisticsTrack. All courses are 3 credits.Year 1Year 2FallSpringFallSpringSTA 5166 Required Course or Elective STA 6346 or Elective STA 6448 or ElectiveSTA 5326STA 5327ElectiveElectiveSTA 5106 Required Course or ElectiveElectiveElective11
4.7Master of Science in Statistics with Major in Statistical Data Science, requiredcourse work.The Master of Science in Statistical Data Science emphasizes hands-on training in the application ofstatistical methods and the use of computational and analytic software geared toward producing highlyemployable masters degree students. In this program, students will obtain a background in applied statistical methods, and proficiency in the software packages SAS and R to solve data management and analysisproblems for the most common scenarios facing data-driven decisions in government and industry. A SAScertificate adds to employability and may be obtained simultaneously. The degree may be completed inthree semesters and requires 32 units. Table 6 presents the required courses for this major. Table 7 presentsa typical course sequence for this major.12
Table 6: Required Courses for the Master of Science Degree in Statistics with major in Statistical DataScience.(3) STA 5166Stat Apps I(3) STA 5167Stat Apps II(3) STA 5066Data Management and Analysis with SAS(3) STA 5067Advanced Data Management and Analysis with SAS(3) STA 5106Computational Methods in statistics I(3) STA 5856Time Series and Forecasting Methods(3) STA 5635Applied Machine Learning(1) STA 5910* Supervised Research: Professional Skills Seminar(3) STA 5939Introduction to Statistical Consulting (Capstone project)Parenthetical number are credit hours.* Two semesters required.Table 7: A typical program of graduate study for students pursuing the MS degree the Master of ScienceDegree in Statistics with Major in Statistical Data Science*Semester 1Semester 2Semester 3(3) STA 5166 Stat Apps I(3) STA 5167 Stat Apps II(3) Elective(3) STA 5067 Advanced Data(3) STA 5066 Data ManagementManagement and Analysis with(3) Electiveand Analysis with SASSAS(3) STA 5106 Computational(3) STA 5856 Time Series and(3) STA 5635 Applied MachineMethods in statistics IForecasting MethodsLearning(1) STA 5910 Supervised(1) STA 5910 Supervised(3) STA 5939 Introduction toResearch: Professional SkillsResearch: Professional SkillsStatistical Consulting (CapstoneSeminarSeminarproject)*The table provides only one possible sequence for taking the required courses.Parenthetical numbers indicate credit hours.13
4.8Master of Science in Biostatistics.The Master of Science in biostatistics prepares graduates for employment in private, academic and publicsector research and health care settings. The degree emphasizes the application of statistical principles,processes, applications, and analytic methods to design, implement, and analyze health related studies including both experimental (clinical trials) and observational (epidemiological) studies. The degree requirements of 36 semester credit hours include coursework in biostatistics and statistical theory and methods.Table 8 presents the required courses for receiving this degree.Table 8: Required courses for MS in Biostatistics. All courses are 3 credit hours.Course Number Course NameSTA 5166Statistics in Applications ISTA 5167Statistics in Applications IISTA 5326Distribution Theory and InferenceSTA 5198Epidemiology for StatisticiansSTA 5244Fundamentals of Clinical TrialsSTA 5327Statistical InferenceAt least one of the following coursesSTA 5179Applied Survival AnalysisSTA 5066Data Management and Analysis with SASSTA 5934Longitudinal AnalysisFlexibility is allowed in selecting additional course work for the biostatistics degree. The final selectionof courses will be determined by the student and their major professor.Table 9: A typical program of graduate study for students pursuing the MS degree in Biostatistics. Allcourses are 3 credits.Year 1Year 2FallSpringFallSpringSTA 5166 Required Course or Elective Elective ElectiveSTA 5326STA 5327Elective ElectiveSTA 5198STA 5244Elective Elective4.9Master of Science in Statistics or Biostatistics,Thesis Option.The thesis option requires writing a thesis and an oral defense before the thesis committee. For the thesisoption, the student may replace two of the elective courses with thesis hours.A student selecting the thesis option must meet the university requirements for thesis submission. Theserequirements include clearance and formatting, human subjects clearance (if appropriate), and meetingthe deadline for the submission of the final version of the thesis to the graduate school. For a completelist of requirements, consult the degree requirement section of the uni
The Florida State University Department of Statistics Undergraduate Handbook For undergraduates at the Florida State University, the Department of Statistics offers combined under-graduate/graduate (BS/MS) degree in Statistics and Biostatistics and a BS/MS degree in Statistics with a major in Statistical Data Science (Section 4).
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