The University of Tennessee                                          
Department of Statistics, Operations, and Management Science  

  

 

 

 

 

 

IGSP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Department: Educational Psychology and Counseling

Contact: Dr. Schuyler Huck, 446 Claxton Complex (shuck@utk.edu), 974-4040

                                        Semester Hours by Course Level

 

Non-Stat

Stat

Level A

Level B

Level C

Status

1.

M.S.

Minora

6

3

  Approved 5/18/84

2.

M.S.

M.S.

Full requirements of Stat. M.S. program

Approved 12/6/05

3.

Ph.D.

Minorb

6

9

 

Approved 12/6/05

4.

Ph.D.

M.S.

6

9

9

Approved 12/6/05

aAt least one course must be taken from the Statistics Department
bAt least two courses must be taken from the Statistics Department

NOTES:

  • The Level A courses must be an approved sequence.
  • The Statistics M.S. requires 33 hours, (IGSP hours plus 9 hours) plus comprehensive exams.
  • Courses taken for the doctoral degree may fulfill requirements for the M.S. degree in Statistics.
  • Courses taken for the minor or the master’s degree in Statistics may fulfill requirements for the doctoral program. Contact the home department.
  • Some of the Level B hours may be obtained from certain Level A and C courses upon approval by the IGSP Executive Committee and the student’s home department.
  • The student’s home department must verify the fulfillment of non-Statistics degree requirements.

Statistics course recommendations for specific concentration areas (approved by IGSP Executive Committee):

Note: For the minor with the M.S. degree, at least one course must be from the Statistics Department. 

M.S. in Education/ Minor in Statistics

Currently approved course sequence by level:

Choose one Level A sequence:

(PSS 471 or Stat 531) and (AS 571 or PSS 571) or

Stat 531-532 or  Stat 571 - Stat 572  or one of (Stat 531 or 571) and Stat 566

Choose 3 or more credits from the list of Level B & C courses below:

AS 572, Stat 561, 573, 579, 679, PSS 671, AS 671, Psy 607, IOP 627

Stat 563-564, Stat 673

M.S. in Education/ M.S. in Statistics

The usual requirements of the M.S. in Statistics: 24 hr. of IGSP courses, plus 9 hr. concentration, plus comprehensive examinations in theory and methods.  No double-counting  of courses.  It is University Policy that no course can count toward two Master's degrees.

Ph.D. in Education / Minor in Statistics

   Level A:    Stat 571 and 572, or Stat 537 - 538, or Stat 531 - 532*

*Doctoral students wishing to have Stat 531-2 apply as Level A courses may petition to do so after successful completion (grade B or better) of at least one Level B or C course in the Department of Statistics.

Level B:        Nine credits from Stat 561, 563, 564, 567, 573, 574, 575, 578, 579, 593, 662, 673, 677, 679; Psy 554, 555, 607;

                    IOP 569, 627, Mgt. Sci.

                    Comprehensive examination in Statistics.

Ph.D. in Education /M.S. in Statistics

The usual requirements of the M.S. in Statistics: 24 hr. of IGSP courses, plus 9 hr. concentration (approved coursework in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling to meet doctoral requirements may be double-counted up to a maximum of 9 hr.), plus comprehensive examinations in theory and methods.
 

 

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