The Honors Statistics Program The Honors Statistics Program consists of course work and an honors thesis.  It is designed to give highly-motived individual students an especially strong foundation in modern statistical reasoning.  Recognition for completion of this program is entered on the student's permanent Washington University record.  The course and thesis requirements of the Honors Program in Statistics can also apply toward earning the A.B. degree with Latin Honors--but Latin Honors are not automatic.  For Latin Honors, all the Latin Honors requirements (for example, GPA) must be satisfied as well.  A student in the program also has the opportunity to do a practicum, which consists of hands-on field work under the supervision of a professional mentor--either a faculty mentor or a mathematical scientist in industry or at a government research facility.  For example, students can undertake a practicum with Washington University faculty in the mathematics department, at the medical school, or in other Arts & Sciences departments such as biology, economics or psychology.  The practicum can be a major asset in job hunting or graduate school applications. Students who successfully complete the program should be in a strong position to continue into graduate work in the field or to find jobs. Eligibility:  Honors Statistics is a challenging four-year program laid out for incoming freshmen who have placed out of Calculus I and II and are therefore ready to take Math 3200 (Elementary to Intermediate Statistics with Data Analysis) in the fall of their freshman year concurrently with Calculus III.  (It might be possible to "enter" the program after the first semester, but then it may be difficult or impossible to schedule in all the required courses in the remaining semesters.)   The typical program for a student in Honors Statistics is outlined in the following table.

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
First Year	Math 233: Calculus III (or the Freshman Seminar, Math 201) Math 3200: Elementary to Intermediate Statistics with Data Analysis (Students in the Honors Statistics Program have permission to take Math  3200 concurrently with Math 233.)	Math 309: Matrix Algebra   Math 322: Biostatistics
Second Year	Math 318: Calculus of Several Variables Math 493: Probability	Math 310: Foundations for Higher Mathematics Math 494: Mathematical Statistics

Third & Fourth    Years

Math 4111-4121 Introduction to Analysis / Introduction to Lebesgue Integration Math 429 Linear Algebra Math 475 Statistical Computation      plus Three additional upper level electives (two of these in probability/statistics) selected in consultation with the program advisor     plus Honors Thesis            Small modifications in the program may be approved in consultation with the program advisor.

To “enter” the Honors Statistics Program:  Interested students should talk with Professor Ron Freiwald or Professor Edward Spitznagelas early as possible, and entering students should register for both Math 233 and Math 3200 in the first semester. They should also plan to take Math 322, Biostatistics in the spring semester, even if they haven't yet formally expressed an interest in the Honors Statistics Program.