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

  

 

 

 

 

 

IGSP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Department: Political Science

Contact: Robert Gorman, 914 McClung Tower, (rgorman@utk,edu)

                                        Semester Hours by Course Level

 

Non-Stat

Stat

Level A

Level B

Level C

Status

1.

M.S.

Minora

6

3

 

-

2.

M.S.

M.S.

Full requirements of Stat. M.S. program

-

3.

Ph.D.

Minorb

6

9

  Approved 4/5/93

4.

Ph.D.

M.S.

6

9

9

-

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

  • 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):

Ph.D. in Political Science / Minor in Statistics

Level A:  Statistics 537-538 or

      Political Science 512-513

Level B: Political Science 610,

      Statistics 578, 579, 679, 683*

Note: At least 3 of the 5 Level A and B courses must be taken through the Statistics Department.

*Nominally a Level C course.

Page last updated 06/20/07