Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
All Official Transcripts. Bachelor Degree is required for Admission. TOEFL PBT - 550. TOEFL IBT - 80. IELTS - 6.5.
Official Transcripts: All college work (undergraduate and graduate), including diplomas and certificates translated in English. These must be sent to our Department directly from the school(s) which you attended or are currently attending.
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation: The Department of Statistics and Probability requires THREE (3) letters of recommendation. These must be submitted from professors or other professionals who can assess your promise of success in our graduate program.
Resume / CV or other academic documents if you wish, but these are not required.
To be admitted to the master's degree program in applied statistics, the applicant should have a background in calculus equivalent to MTH 132, 133, and 234 at Michigan State University, a background in linear algebra equivalent to MTH 309 at Michigan State University, and at least one post-calculus level course in statistics or probability. The overall grade-point average in these courses should be at least 3.0.