A) Admission rules for undergraduate students. To apply for the programs of Applied Statistics or Statistics and Operations Research, the student is required to meet the general requirements of the “College of Science” (read here)

B) Minor specializations available for the students of the faculty

1.       For students majoring in Applied Statistics or Statistics and Operations Research:

       The student has the freedom of choice of any minor in the university after obtaining

the acceptance of the Department of Statistics and Operations Research.

2.       For students wishing to minor in Statistics & Operations Research:

a.       Number of Mandatory Credits: Students are required to complete 5 Compulsory Courses (total of 15 credits):

                                                               i.      Introduction to probability (210): 3 credits

                                                              ii.      Statistical Methods (240): 3 credits

                                                            iii.      Operations Research I (250): 3 credits

                                                             iv.    Statistical Computing I  (260): 3 credits

b.       Elective credits: The student may choose any 3 courses (total of 9 credits) from the Statistics and Operations Research department :

                                               Sampling Methods                   343 : 3crerdit     

                                               Theory of Statistics II               421 : 3crerdit     

                                               National and International       330 : 3crerdit   

                                                Quality Control                      331 : 3crerdit  

                                                Non-Parametric Statistics       340 : 3crerdit  

                                                Statistical Computing II      335: 3crerdit  

3.       Minor in Applied Statistics:

a.       Number of Mandatory Credits: Students are required to complete 3 Compulsory Courses (total of 9 credits):

                                                               i.      Introduction to probability (210): 3 credits

                                                              ii.      Statistical Methods (240): 3 credits

                                                            iii.      Statistical Computing I  (260): 3 credits

b.       Elective credits: The student may choose any 5 courses (total of 15 credits) from the Statistics and Operations Research department :

                                               Sampling Methods                   343 : 3crerdit     

                                               Theory of Statistics II               421 : 3crerdit     

                                               National and International       330 : 3crerdit   

                                                Quality Control                      331 : 3crerdit  

                                                Non-Parametric Statistics       340 : 3crerdit  

                                                Statistical Computing II      335: 3crerdit 

                                               Simulation I                     351: 3crerdit 

                                                Multivariate Analysis           423: 3crerdit                                   

                                              Theory of Econometrics         430: 3crerdit                                                 

                                               Experimental Design          441: 3crerdit                                      

                                                 Survival Analysis                444: 3crerdit                                                                 

4. Minor in Operations Research

                   a. Number of Mandatory credits : 

                     Students are required to complete 4 Compulsory Courses (total of 12 credits):

                                                               i.      Introduction to probability (210): 3 credits

                                                              ii.      Statistical Methods (240): 3 credits

                                                            iii.      Operations Research I (250): 3 credits

                                                             iv Operations Research II   (350): 3 credits

b.       Elective credits: The student may choose any 4 courses (total of 12 credits) from the Statistics and Operations Research department :

                                                Quality Control                      331 : 3crerdit  

                                               Simulation I                     351: 3crerdit 

                                                Linear Programming          351: 3crerdit 

                                               Decision Analysis                    411: 3crerdit 

                                              Queuing Systems              450: 3crerdit 

                                               Networks                       451: 3crerdit 

                                                Reliability                      452: 3crerdit 

                                               Scheduling                     454: 3crerdit 

                                               Optimization                   456: 3crerdit   

C) Rules for transferring to the Department of Statistics & Operations Research

(applied statistics or statistics and operations research majors) form other faculty of science majors

1.       The student’s GPA must not be less than (C), 2.00 points.

2.       The student has to have at least (C), 2.00 points in Principles of Statistics (101).

3.       The student has to have completed the following courses:

a.       101 Calculus A

b.       English 161

5.     Students must also meet the department of statistics and operations research admission requirements for undergraduate students enrolled under the general major of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. (These requirements are stated in part A above).

     Note: For statistics and operations research students that wish to transfer

     between the two specializations of the department, the student must not be on probations list. 

(updated April 2017)