Mathematics, B.S./Biostatistics, M.S.

• No more than 8 hours applied to this program may carry a grade lower than B. No course at the 4000-level or higher with a grade lower than C may be applied to the program.

Major Requirements

• Some courses required for the major may also fulfill University General Education and/or Dodge College of Arts & Sciences Requirements.

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Students may substitute MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934 for MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443. 

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MATH 3113 and MATH 3413 overlap by 2 hours. Students who take both will earn only 4 hours of credit.

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No student may earn credit for both MATH 4733 and BSE 5703 Theory of Probability, or MATH 4743 and BSE 5733 Principles of Mathematical Statistics I.

 Major Support Requirements

 BS and MS Requirements

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Note: No more than three hours earned of BSE 5980 Research for Master's Thesis may be applied toward the dual degree program. 

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These courses may not duplicate the six hours of math electives for the undergraduate major requirements and when offered on a slashlisted basis must be the graduate-level course. 

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Excluding BSE 5103, BSE 5950 Field Work in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and BSE 6950 Research in Biostatistics and Epidemiology.

Undergraduate Major Electives

Six additional hours of math chosen in consultation with adviser from the following:

Graduate Electives

Six additional hours of math chosen in consultation with adviser from the following:

General Education and College Requirements

Courses for fulfillment of General Education and Dodge College of Arts & Sciences requirements must be from the approved General Education course list published in the Class Schedule or at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.

UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

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College of Arts and Sciences Requirements: college requirements are not automatically fulfilled by a previous degree.

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One course at the intermediate level or demonstrated competency at that level

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6 upper-division hours, 2 courses, at the 3000- 4000-level. Must be outside the major.

Free Electives

Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including 48 upper-division hours.

Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements

Arts and Sciences Hours: At least 80 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BA degree. At least 55 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BS degree.
Pass/No Pass Enrollment: A maximum of 16 semester hours of free elective credit may be attempted under this option.
Individual Studies (e.g., courses titled “Independent Study”): A maximum of 12 total semester hours may be counted toward graduation, excluding Honors Reading and Honors Research.
P.E. Courses: No physical education activity courses will be counted toward the 120 semester hours of acceptable credit for graduation.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:

• At least 15 of the final 30 hours applied toward the degree or at least 50 percent of the hours required by the institution in the major field must be satisfactorily completed at the awarding institution.
• At least 15 semester hours of upper-division major work must be completed in residence at OU.
• OU correspondence courses are not considered resident credit.

Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum over all 2.00 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU. Some schools and departments of the College have higher minimum grade point averages required for their students.