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Master of Science in Mathematics,

 

Option in Applied Statistics

 

Professional Accelerated One-Year Program

 

Take advantage of this new 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:

 

·      SAS

·      MATLAB

·      SPSS

·      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

 


 

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


   

Fall 2007

1st part of Fall semester, starting in mid August

( each course one night a week, except occasionally where noted below)

 

● Mathematical Statistics (MATH 381)

     *(Monday Aug 13, Th Aug 16 and the following Thursdays for 6 weeks)*

Book for STAT 381
Title: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, An (4th Edition)
Authors: Larsen, R & Marx, M  Publisher: Prentice Hall    Year:  2005      ISBN-13: 978-0131867932  

 

● Data Analysis with SAS (STAT 475)

          *(Monday Aug 20 and the following Mondays for 7 weeks, no class Monday Sept 3, meet Tu Sept 4)*

Books for STAT 475 Data Analysis with SAS

1)Title: SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9
Publisher: SAS Publishing      Year: 2006      ISBN-13: 978-1590479223

2)Title: The Little SAS Book: A Primer, 3rd Edition
Publisher: SAS Publishing Authors: Delwich, L & Slaughter, S. Year: 2003 ISBN-13: 978-1590473337
    

(1 week break) (Oct 8 - Oct 12, 2007)

 

2nd part of Fall Semester 2007

Starts Oct 15-Dec 21 (no class Wed Nov 21 and Thursday Nov 22, 2007)

(approx 11 weeks, each course one night a week)

● Regression Analysis (STAT 510) Class number 12011 / Section number 02

    (Meets Mondays starting Oct 15 - Dec 17, 1/2 class Monday Nov 19)

Book for STAT 510 Regression Analysis

Title: Introduction to Regression Modeling     

Authors: Abraham and Ledolter       Publisher:Duxbury      Year:2005      ISBN-13:978-0534420758

● Experimental Design (STAT 530) Class number 12012 / Section number 02

    (Meets Wednesdays starting Oct 17 - Dec 19, no class Wed Nov 21, instead 1/2 Monday Nov 19)

Book for STAT 530 Experimental Design

Title: Applied Linear Statistical Models, 5th edition
Author: Kutner et al
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin
Year: 2005
ISBN-13: 9-780073-108742

 

(2 week winter break, Dec 24, 2007 -Jan 4, 2008)

 

Spring 2008

1st part of Spring Semester 2008

(Monday Jan 7-Feb 29, 2008, no class Monday Jan 21, 2008)

(approx 8 weeks, each course one night a week)

      Monday nights starting 5pm January 7, 2008

● Statistical Analysis of Medical Data

   (STAT 590, mostly Survival Analysis, a little on Clinical Trials and Longitudinal data)

Book for STAT 590

Title: Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data

Authors: David W. Hosmer, JR.  Stanley Lemshow

Year:  2003

Publishers: Wiley & Sons

ISBN 13: ISBN 978-0-471-43732-1

Wednesday nights starting 5pm January 9, 2008

● Actuarial Science (STAT 484) or Six Sigma

        Book for STAT 484

Title:  Mathematics of Investment and Credit, 3rd Edition

Authors: Samuel A. Broverman

Year:  2004

Publishers: ACTEX Publications, Inc

ISBN 13: 978-156698-475-1
ISBN 10: 156698475-0

 

(1 week break) (March 3 -March 7, 2008)

 

2nd part of Spring Semester 2008

11 weeks (March 10-May 23, 2008)

 (1 week break in semester--no class March 31-April 4, 2008)

Monday nights starting 5pm March 10, 2008

● Statistical Inference (STAT 520)

        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

Thursday nights starting 5pm March 13, 2008

● Multivariate Statistics (STAT 550)

        Book for STAT 550

Title: Applied Multivariate Methods for Data Analysts

Authors: Dallas E. Johnson

Year: 1998

Publishers: Duxbury Press

ISBN-10: 0-534-23796-7

ISBN-13: 978-0534237967

 

(1 week break) (May 26-May 30, 2008)

 

Summer 2008

1st part of Summer Semester 2008

(June 2 - July 18, no school Friday July 4) 7 weeks

7 weeks (first 7 weeks of summer, each course one night a week)

● 2 Elective courses such as:

 Data Mining, Time Series, Quality Control, Random Processes, Survey Sampling, Nonparametric Statistics, etc.)

 

2nd part of Summer Semester 2008

(July 21 - August 22)

● Project (STAT 698)


 

 

Application Requirements

 

. Online university application

 

. Set of transcripts of all schools attended

 

. Detailed résumé (with all the upper division math/statistics courses from all colleges and universities attended)

 

Transcripts 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

 

Online Application for Admission into this Accelerated One-Year Program

 

You can currently take up to 9 credits (3 courses) and apply for Spring 2008.

These 9 credits can be used when you are admitted in Spring 2008.

Deadline for Spring 2008 application is Nov 30, 2007.

 

Use "CSU Mentor-Apply Online."

 

Please keep your credit card info on hand for paying the $55 Application Processing Fee.

    Process guide for applying online:

 

1. Go to CSU Mentor web site: www.csumentor.edu

 

2. Select "Apply Online"-www.csumentor.edu/AdmissionApp/

 

3. Click on "Graduate Admission Applications-Apply Online"

 

4. Click on the "2007-2008" box for graduateapplicant (for enrolling in Winter 2008/Spring 2008)

 

5. Create an account if you're a first-time CSUMentor user

 

6. On the first section of the application-Enroll­ment Information-please pay attention to the following fields:

 

    . Term applying for-select the correct term.

 

    . Then click on the box "Select a campus and major."

 

    . Select "Special Sessions Degree Program" then click "Set Campus."

 

    . Intended Major box will appear. Select "MathApplied Statistics MS," click "Set Major."

 

 

1. Make sure to answer all the questions.

 

2. Click "Submit" when the application is completed.

 

3. Remember to print a copy of the application confirmation number. You can also print a copy of your

    application for your records.