Graduate School Preparation

Qualified students are encouraged to continue their studies. Department graduates have attended Cal. Tech., Carnegie-Mellon, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, North Carolina, Ohio State, South Carolina, Virginia, William and Mary, among many others; and have earned graduate degrees in chemistry, computer science, economics, statistics, operations research, as well as mathematics. A number of students have attended law school. Below are some additional courses we recommend for students interested in graduate school in the indicated areas.

Mathematics

The following complements to the Mathematics major are suggested to prepare for graduate study in Mathematics:

Axiomatic development of absolute, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Prerequisites: MAS 202, 222, 251. 3 credits.
Introduction to some operations research techniques including linear programming, queuing theory, project scheduling, simulation and decision analysis. Prerequisites: MAS 222, 251 or MAS 202. 3 credits.
An introduction to the mathematical foundations of statistics including sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear models and multivariate distributions. Prerequisites: MAS 371. 3 credits.

Statistics

The following complements to the Mathematics major are suggested to prepare for graduate study in statistics:

An introduction to regression and time series models with emphasis on economic applications. Prerequisite: MAS 372. 3 credits.
An introduction to loss distributions and credibility theory with emphasis on actuarial applications. Prerequisite: MAS 372. 3 credits.
An introduction to the mathematical foundations of statistics including sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear models and multivariate distributions. Prerequisites: MAS 371. 3 credits.

Operations Research

The following complements to the Mathematics major are suggested to prepare for graduate study in operations research:

An introduction to regression and time series models with emphasis on economic applications. Prerequisite: MAS 372. 3 credits.
Introduction to some operations research techniques including linear programming, queuing theory, project scheduling, simulation and decision analysis. Prerequisites: MAS 222, 251 or MAS 202. 3 credits.
An introduction to the mathematical foundations of statistics including sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear models and multivariate distributions. Prerequisites: MAS 371. 3 credits.