Admission to the master’s degree program in statistics is open to graduates in all disciplines. An applicant must submit three letters of recommendation and transcripts from all former institutions attended. The student must present the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale on the last two years of undergraduate academic work. In addition, a student is expected to possess those qualities that, in the judgment of the departmental graduate faculty, indicate that the applicant has the ability to do graduate work at the appropriate level. A minimum score of 477 PBT (53 iBT) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 4.5 on the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) is required of international students (with some exceptions). An applicant for the Ph.D. program must meet the requirements for admission to the master’s degree program and submit a satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. The department awards a limited number of teaching assistantships. It is recommended that teaching assistantship applicants who do not have English as their native language must submit a score of at least 600 PBT (100 iBT) on the TOEFL or 7.5 on the IELTS.