Undergraduate FAQs

To declare your major or minor you will be required to complete the following steps:

1. Complete several required modules on a Canvas page we have created for newly declaring students. These modules contain information for students majoring or minoring in our programs.
2. After completing the required modules, you will unlock a short quiz. Successful completion of the quiz unlocks the declaration request form.
3. After completing the declaration request form, you will need to schedule an appointment with a major advisor in the Statistics Department.
4. After meeting with a major advisor, and indicating your intent to declare, the advisor will direct department staff to process your request. Your declaration request will then be processed by department staff within 2-3 weeks.

*Please note that you must have a declared major to declare a Statistics or Data Science minor. If you have any questions or problems, please contact us at statsugradprogram@umich.edu.

You can schedule an advising appointment in the Department of Statistics online. You will be required to login using your U-M uniqname and Kerberos password. Once logged in, simply choose a reason for your appointment, advisor preference if you have one and then select a time frame in which you would like to meet with an advisor. Hit the “List Appointments” button and a list of all available appointments matching your criteria will be returned. If you don’t get any results, try expanding your search criteria.

If you have any questions or problems, please contact us at statsugradprogram@umich.edu.

Please fill out this form to request that your Data Science or Statistics major or minor be dropped, or changed (ex. changing a major to a minor).

See our page on Transfer Credit.

A score of a 4 or 5 on the AP Statistics test will transfer as 3 credits of STATS 180. Those with STATS 180 credit may proceed to STATS 280 (while keeping full credit for STATS 180) or may take STATS 250, in which case they receive full credit for STATS 250 but lose their credit for STATS 180.

It is an individual choice which Statistics course to take following AP Statistics, but here is some guidance:

Those who took AP Statistics several years ago, or do not feel ready to proceed to a more advanced course, are encouraged to take STATS 250. Otherwise, STATS 280 may be a suitable choice, particularly for those considering a Statistics major. Those considering a Statistics or Applied Statistics minor can take either STATS 280 or STATS 401.

LSA's AP Credits Summary. 

Please monitor Wolverine Access for openings (other students may drop or switch sections), and follow waitlist instructions. Remember, STATS 250 is offered in the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer terms, so you may want to elect an alternative course this term and take STATS 250 in the future.

No. You must attend the lecture that you registered for.

Yes, if the alternative lecture and lab have open seats. If seats are not available in another section, please monitor Wolverine for openings (other students may drop or switch sections), and follow waitlist instructions.

The following are accepted ways to fulfill the STATS 412 core requirement in the Data Science major:

• STATS 206 + STATS/MATH 425 (STATS/MATH 425 credits will be counted as Advanced Technical Electives)
• STATS 250 + STATS/MATH 425 (STATS/MATH 425 credits will be counted as Advanced Technical Electives)
• STATS/MATH 425 + STATS 426 (STATS 426 credits will be counted as Advanced Technical Electives)
• EECS 301 + STATS 426 (STATS 426 credits will be counted as Advanced Technical Electives)
• IOE 265 + STATS/MATH 425 or STATS 426 (STATS/MATH 425 or STATS 426 credits will be counted as Advanced Technical Electives)
• ECON 451 + STATS/MATH 425 (STATS/MATH 425 credits will be counted as Advanced Technical Electives)

If space is available, overrides will be issued based on multiple criteria, including expected date of graduation, status as a Statistics/Data Science student, and so on. Please contact statsugradprogram@umich.edu with your request.

Request permission into DATASCI 306 or STATS 412 or STATS 413 without enforced prerequisites. 

Once all Statistics and Data Science students have had the opportunity to enroll, the course will be open to non-statistics students.

Request permission into DATASCI 306 or STATS 412 or STATS 413 without enforced prerequisites. 

Instructors do not issue overrides. Please communicate with statsugradprogram@umich.edu regarding requests for overrides.

Overrides for MATH/STATS 425 are processed by the Department of Mathematics.

First you will need to apply for graduation by submitting a diploma application online through Wolverine Access Student Business. You will then need to make an appointment with one of our academic advisors to discuss your progress toward degree. After the audit, your advisor will submit the online release to the LSA Academic Auditors Office.