A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MA
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 27.0501
- Total credits (published)
- 10
- Credits (computed from items)
- 20
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_ab67bb32
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
0 items
Course Requirements
2 items
- Coursework at the 5000-Level-and-Above Approved by the Student's Faculty MentorNot resolved to a course6
- Coursework with Statistical Content at the 4000-Level-and-Above Approved by the Student's Faculty MentorNot resolved to a course4
Non-Course Requirements
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Master's Final Exam
0 items
Master's Thesis
0 items
Curriculum
0 items
Statistics and Data Science Department Courses
1 item
- Select 6 CU from 5000 level or 9000 level Statistics and Data Science Department CoursesNot resolved to a course6
Additional Courses
1 item
- 4 additional CU of approved Penn courses with statistical contentNot resolved to a course4
Courses can be from Statistics and Data Science or other departments. Minimum grade of B- required.
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Master's Thesis
0 items
An approved master’s thesis. The master’s thesis is a research paper that makes substantial use of statistics and is not part of a student’s dissertation (though it can be related to the dissertation work) or material you completed for a course (though it can build on a paper completed for a course). The thesis can be original research or can be a literature review of some area of statistics related to a student’s research. The thesis must be approved by a standing faculty member or Emeritus faculty in the Statistics and Data Science Department who has agreed to serve as an adviser for the project.
0 items
Certification of Doctoral Qualifying Exam
0 items
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