Within this FAQ, we will use Statistics, Analytics, and Applied to refer to the three degrees offered.
- Statistics: MS in Statistics
- Analytics: MS in Statistics, Analytics Concentration
- Applied: Applied MS in Statistics
Within this FAQ, we will use Statistics, Analytics, and Applied to refer to the three degrees offered.
International students are required to maintain full-time status in Fall and Spring semesters. Full-time status is defined as 12 hours or more in Fall and Spring. Full-time status is not required in Summer. If you are required to take an ESL course, it will often count as four hours towards your status.
ISSS must approve the following reduced enrollments before any changes are made in Banner registration system.
If you wish to enroll for a reduced course load (RCL) for academic reasons or final semester, please fill out the appropriate form online: F-1 RCL and J-1 RCL. Your academic advisor must complete and submit the form, and an ISSS advisor must review it and approve your reduced course load before you drop any class.
Yes. However, realize that you still need to complete the required minimum of 32 total hours for the Statistics or 36 total hours for the Analytics programs. Speak to your academic advisor to determine if a course would be eligible for degree consideration before registering for the course.
Not for courses that are used to meet a requirement (course, or total hours) for your program. For courses that are in addition to your required coursework, you may use this option.
Please check the relevant requirements on the Statistics Department website. You should verify that you have complete the correct…
Yes, provided they have different titles. For example STAT 430 Stochastic Process and STAT 430 Foundations of Data Science.
It does not need to be repeated. However, note that you still must complete a minimum of 32 hours of graduate work, so you will need to complete additional electives.
Yes. This transfer can be done at almost any time. The transfer would need to be completed before week 8 of your planned semester of graduation. Please contact stat-grad@illinois.edu for more details.
Yes. But only four hours of STAT 593 may count towards the total number of hours needed to graduate.
No. For example INFO 490 (Foundations of Data Science) is cross-listed as STAT 430. If you register for INFO 490, it counts as STAT 430.
Yes, a limited number of courses are available for course substitutions from related disciplines can be considered. Please see your advisor for further details prior to or shortly after starting the course as a syllabus will be required for review.