SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Preparation For Doctoral Studies | |
| Structure the academic foundation and graduate experience to provide the academic foundation needed to pursue the study of statistics at the doctoral level. Associated Goals: Professional Preparation |
| Indicator | Entry Into Graduate Programs Students who receive the MS by following a departmental MS curriculum that is in agreement with recommendations from the American Statistical Association and who also meet requirements for entry into a doctoral program. |
| Criteria | Pursuit of a Doctorate Graduates with the MS in Statistics who seek a doctoral degree are successful in doing so with an overall graduate pool success rate of 100%. |
| Finding | Students seeking a doctorate Data still being collected. |
| Action | Action pending No preliminary actions have been taken. Students are still completing coursework this summer. |
| Objective | Preparation For Industy | |
| Structure the academic foundation and graduate experience to provide professionally competent statisticians equipped to accept responsibilities in business, industry, and public service positions. Associated Goals: Professional Preparation |
| Indicator | Employment In Industry Students who receive the MS by following a departmental MS curriculum that is in agreement with recommendations from the American Statistical Association and who are pursued by industrial firms. |
| Criteria | Industrial Employment Graduates with the MS in Statistics who seek employment in industry are employed and are successful with an overall graduate pool success rate of 100%. |
| Finding | Findings Based on Employment in Industry Data still being collected. |
| Action | Action pending No actions being taken until all data is collected. Some students sill taking classes this summer. |