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

  

 

 

 

 

 

IGSP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 

Department: Psychology

Contact: Lowell Gaertner, 303E Austin Peay (gaertner@utk.edu)

                                        Semester Hours by Course Level

 

Non-Stat

Stat

Level A

Level B

Level C

Status

1.

M.A.

Minora

6

3

  Approved 4/17/95

2.

M.A.

M.S.

Full requirements of Stat. M.S. program

-

3.

Ph.D.

Minorb

6

9

  Approved 4/17/95

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

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):

M.A. in Psychology /
Minor in Statistics

Ph.D. in Psychology /
Minor in Statistics

Level A

Stat 531-532 or

Stat 537-538 or

Stat 537-538 or

Psych 521 - 522

Psych 521 - 522

 

Level B

Choose 3 hours from

Choose 9 hours from

Stat 561 (1 hr), 572*, 578, 579, 679, Psy 554, 555, 607,

or any of these Level C courses:

Stat 563, 564, 567, 673

*This Level A course is approved to serve as a Level B course.

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