PhD Exam in Mathematical Statistics: This exam covers material covered in MA781 (Estimation Theory) and MA782 (Hypothesis Testing). Oral Qualifying Examination: The topics for the PhD oral qualifying exam correspond to the two semester courses taken by the student from one of the 3 subject areas and one semester course each taken by the student from the other two subject areas. In addition, the exam begins with a presentation by the student on some specialized topic relevant to the proposed thesis research. A student who does not pass the qualifying exam may make a second attempt, but all PhD students are expected to pass the exam no later than the end of the summer following their third year. Qualifying Examination: To qualify a student to begin work on a PhD dissertation, students must pass two of the following three exams at the PhD level: probability, mathematical statistics, and applied statistics. The probability and mathematical statistics exams are offered every October and the applied statistics exam is offered every April.

In one of the 3 subject areas, the 2 courses could be any courses numbered 700 or above; thus they could be 900-level directed study courses. In the other two subject areas only courses numbered 700 to 899 would count toward the breadth requirement. Breadth Requirement for Courses: Two semester-long courses must be chosen from each of three of the following 7 subject areas:

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