Master of Science in Mathematics,
Option in Applied Statistics
Professional Accelerated One-Year Program
NOTE: The Professional Accelerated Program has been put on HOLD
and is not currently running for Fall 2009 or Spring 2010
If you would like to take a course look at the non-accelerated schedule, it is at:
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/stat/pages/statschedule.html
starting on August 31, registration goes until Monday, Sept 14.
California State University, Long Beach
(UPDATED September 3, 2009)
Please fill out this questionnaire to be considered for the MS Applied Statistics Program
NOTE: You can take as many courses as you want this summer and fall
and have them count towards your degree when you apply for admission in Spring 2010
Take advantage of this nationally accredited professional-level accelerated program
offered through the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at
California State University, Long Beach.
This program has a flexible format so you can take courses at a faster pace and finish in one year (accelerated), or go at a slower pace and finish in two years.
Who Should Attend?
Individuals with a background in mathematics or quantitative applications such as:
. Engineering
. Banking/Finance
. Computer Science/IT
. Pharmaceuticals/Medical
Software:
you will use the latest statistical software such as:
ˇ SAS
ˇ MATLAB
ˇ SPSS
ˇ and Minitab
Program Features
. Accelerated schedule-four sessions (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer)
. You will take no more than two courses at a time.
If you wish, you can take only one at a time and go at a slower pace.
. Early evening courses offered at CSULB campus
. Course work can be completed in one year
Summer 2009 Course Info Fall 2009 Course Info
Winter 2010 Course Info Spring 2010 Course Info
Program Requirements-30 Units Total
(9 core units, 18 elective units, 3 project units)
Core Courses-Three Courses, 9 Units:
. Experimental Design
. Regression Analysis
. Statistical Inference
Electives-Six Courses, 18 Units selected from:
. Computational Statistics
. Data Mining
. Multivariate Statistics
. Nonparametric Statistics
. Random Processes
. Statistical Analysis of Medical Data
. Statistical Quality Control
. Statistical Simulation
. Survey Sampling
. Time Series
. Special topics including Reliability, Six Sigma, and more
Final Project-3 Units:
Complete a statistical project with a company under the guidance of a faculty advisor in statistics
(1 week break) (May 25-May 29, 2009)
Summer 2009 courses
* Mathematical Statistics (STAT 381) ( July 27, 2009 - Sept 2, 2009) for those who haven't taken STAT 381
Class number 11152 / section number 01
Monday, Wednesday nights 5pm-8:15pm, Thursday activity problem days starting at 6pm
Book for STAT 381
Title: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, An (4th Edition)
Authors: Richard Larsen and Morris Marx
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (December 10, 2005)
ISBN-13: 978-0131867932
potential late summer course if there is enough interest
Class # 11141, section 1
* Special Topics Six Sigma (STAT 495) (official dates of course: August ??)
Book for STAT 495
title: THE Six Sigma Handbook
author: THOMAS PYZDEK
year: 2003
publisher: McGRAW HILL
ISBN: 0-07-141015-5
Fall 2009 courses
1st part of Fall semester 2009, starting in September
* Data Analysis with SAS (STAT 475) ( 9/9/2009 - 10/7/2009)
Class number 11698 /section number 02
*(start at 5pm on Wednesday, Sept 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7 and Monday Sept 14, 21, 28, and Oct 5)*
Book for STAT 475 Data Analysis with SAS
Title: The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Third Edition
by Lora D. Delwiche and Susan J. Slaughter
SAS Publishing © 2003 (352 pages)
ISBN:9781590473337
(1 week break) (Oct 6 - Oct 10, 2008)
2nd part of Fall Semester 2009
* Regression Analysis (STAT 510) (10/12/2009 - 12/18/2009)
Class number TBD /section number 2
(10 weeks, one night a week)
(Meets Mondays, Oct 12-Dec 18; Note: class on Tuesday Nov 25 instead of Thursday Nov 27)
Book for STAT 510 Regression Analysis
Title:
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN-13:
* Special Topics (STAT 695) (10/12/2009 - 12/18/2009 )
Class number TBD/ Section number 01 Categorical Data Analysis
(10 weeks, one night a week)
(Meets Thursdays, Oct 12- Dec 18)
Book for STAT 695
Title:
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN-13:
* Directed Study (STAT 697) (10/12/2009 - 12/18/2009)
Class number TBD / section number TBD
(2 week winter break, Dec 21, 2009 -Jan 2, 2009)
Winter 2010 Courses
(8 weeks, each course one night a week)
(Mondays at 6pm from Jan 4-Feb 26, 2010)
● Statistical Inference (STAT 520)
Class TBD, Course: STAT 520, section 1, 3 units
Book for STAT 520
Title: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 6th Edition
Authors: Hogg, Craig, and McKean
Year: 2004
Publishers: Prentice Hall
ISBN-13: 978-0130085078
(Thursdays at 5pm from Jan 4-Feb 26, 2010)
● Experimental Design (STAT 530) ( 1/4/2010 - 2/26/2010)
Class TBD, Course: STAT 530, section 1, 3 units
(1 week break) (March 1 -March 5, 2010)Book for STAT 530
Title:
Authors:
Year:
Publishers:
ISBN 13:
Spring 2010 courses
11 weeks (March 8-May 21, 2010)
(1 week break in semester--no class March 29-April 2, 2010)
Monday nights starting at 5pm on (March 8, 2010 through May 21, 2010)
● Multivariate Statistical Analysis (STAT 550)
Class # 11043, Course: STAT 550, section 2, 3 units
Book for STAT 550
Title: "Applied Multivariate Methods for Data Analysts",
Authors: Dallas E. Johnson
Year: 1998
Publishers: Duxbury press
ISBN-10: 0534237967
ISBN-13: 978-0534237967
● Directed Study (STAT 697) March 8, 2010 through May 21, 2010 (Days to be worked out with instructor)
Class # 11333, Course: STAT 697, section 7, 3 units
Thursday nights (March 8, 2010 through May 21, 2010)
● Survey Sampling (STAT 540)
Class TBD, Course: STAT 540, section 1, 3 units
Book for STAT 540 :
Title:
Authors:
Year:
Publishers:
ISBN-10:
ISBN-13:
Summer 2010 courses
Scheduled:
STAT 574 Data Mining
STAT 495 Six Sigma
STAT 695 Special Topics
STAT 697 Directed Studies
STAT 698 Project
Application Requirements
. university application (paper form only)
. Set of transcripts of all schools attended
. Detailed résumé (with all the upper division math/statistics courses from all colleges and universities attended)
. (Note: GRE not required.)
Transcripts (unofficial are ok) and résumés (only) should be mailed to the program contact:
Dr. Alan Safer, Statistics Graduate Advisor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CSULB
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-1001
(asafer@csulb.edu
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/stat/accelerated.html
Office: (562) 985-4731 Fax: (562) 985-8227 )
&
Starting August 1, Online Registration for Spring 2010 is also available
for Admission into the Professional Accelerated One-Year Program at CSULB
(You can either mail it in, or you can scan it in and email it to me to give to admissions)
(email asafer@csulb.edu if you have questions).
You can take up to 12 credits (4 graduate statistics courses) in the Summer and Fall 2009 semester and have them count towards your degree if you apply for admission in Spring 2010. The deadline to apply for Spring 2010 is December 1, 2009.
Applications begin being processed August 1, 2009 (you can send them in before) and end December 1, 2009 for Spring 2010 applications).
Paper Application form to apply for Spring 2010 (PDF document)
Paper Application instructions form for Spring 2010 (PDF document)
NOTE: For the form use the following:
When the form asks for you to "Specify major/program objective at the time of enrollment "
Write "MSE Accelerated Applied Statistics"
When the form asks for the"Code" for your major write "17021"
Write "Term applying for" as "Spring Semester 2010"
Have official transcripts and the application sent to the CSULB Admissions Office located at :
Enrollment Services/Admissions
CSU-Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840.