Contact Information

Application Questions

Rachael Mattull
(520) 621-0847
GIDP-Stat@email.arizona.edu

Advising Questions

Joseph C. Watkins
(520) 621-5245
GIDP-Stat@email.arizona.edu

Financial Aid

• Research and Teaching Assistantships

Application Requirements

Minimum GPA

3.00

Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) Score

26

Standardized Test Requirements

Required Standardized Test(s)

GRE

Other Application Requirements

• An M.S. in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, or Applied Mathematics, or an advanced degree in a field that makes significant use of quantitative methods. A student who wishes to apply to the Ph.D. program without an M.S. and with only a Baccalaureate degree may do so, but is required to meet all other M.S. and Ph.D. entrance requirements. If her/his application is successful, the student must earn the M.S. in the GIDP "en route" to her/his Ph.D.
• A Statement of Purpose describing the applicant's interests and goals for graduate study in interdisciplinary statistics. An attendant curriculum vitae is optional, but recommended.
• Scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE--general test only) that exceed 75th percentile Quantitative and 50th percentile Verbal.
• For students applying from non-English-speaking countries and who do not have a degree from a U.S. institution of higher learning, scores are required on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as follows: pBT score above 550 or iBT score above 79. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination can be submitted in lieu of the TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score requirement for admissions consideration is a score of 7, with a score of no less than 6 on any individual module.
• The GIDP imposes additional English proficiency requirements in order to be eligible for financial aid through the Program: all applicants from non-English-speaking countries must demonstrate sufficient English proficiency in order to communicate effectively when instructing or describing modern statistical concepts to fellow scholars and scientists. The GIDP's financial aid eligibility requirements are: (a) a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT total score at or above 106 and a TOEFL iBT Speaking score at or above 26, or (b) an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 8, with a score of no less than 7 on any individual module.

Application Deadline(s)

Domestic Applicants

Fall

January 21

Spring

August 21

Summer I

No admissions

Summer II

No admissions

International Applicants

Fall

January 21

Spring

August 1

Summer I

No admissions

Summer II

No admissions

Program Codes

GRE Institution Code (University of Arizona)

4832

GRE Subject Code(s)

0704

Program Requirements

Satisfactory Academic Progress Website

http://stat.bio5.org/sites/default/files/GradHandbook7-12.doc

Core Courses

STAT 564/MATH 564 -- Theory of Probability (3 units)
STAT 566/MATH 566 -- Theory of Statistics (3 units)
STAT 571A/MATH 571A -- Advanced Statistical Regression Analysis (3 units)
STAT 571B/MATH 571B -- Design of Experiments (3 units)
MATH 574M/STAT 574M -- Statistical Machine Learning*
PHCL 595B -- Scientific Writing Strategies, Skills & Ethics (2 units)
STAT 675 -- Statistical Computing (3 units)
STAT 688/ABE 688/CPH 688 -- Statistical Consulting (3 units)

Language Requirement(s)

To develop skills for communicating modern statistical concepts to fellow scholars and scientists, the GIDP in Statistics obligates its graduates to exhibit basic proficiency in spoken English. (The Program has no other second-language requirement.) Students from non-English-speaking countries are required to meet the University's requirements for Spoken English Proficiency (see http://grad.arizona.edu/financial-resources/ua-resources/ga-hiring-manual/about-gas) prior to completion of the fourth semester of coursework towards their Statistics Ph.D. These requirements are:
(a) a minimum TOEFL iBT Speaking score of 26, or
(b) a minimum score of 7 on the University's T-BEST exam, or
(c) a minimum score of 50 on the University's TSE/TAU/SPEAK exam, or
(d) be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
These requirements are independent of the student's financial aid status. In extraordinary circumstances the GIDP Executive Committee will consider exceptions to this policy, on a case-by-case basis.

Other Requirements for Successful Completion of the Program

Guidelines for Satisfactory Academic Progress are given in the Statistics Graduate Student handbook at http://stat.bio5.org/sites/default/files/GradHandbook7-12.doc