As part of the MSS completion exercise, students may either choose to do a Portfolio of Work or Master's Thesis to demonstrate their understanding and mastery of statistical methods, application and computation.
Each student in the M.S. program will have a Master's Committee of 3 faculty members who serve an advisory role and will serve on their MSS Completion Exercise:
- Committee is assigned by the M.S. Director and approved by the DGS
- At least 2 members must be full-time primary faculty in Statistical Science, 1 of whom will be the committee chair
- Third member can be from another Duke department, such as a faculty member from an applied area of the student's interest
Graduation Checklist
- 36 course credits (24 core STA, 6 graded/ungraded STA, 6 external or STA)
- Practical training
- MS completion exercise (Thesis/Portfolio)
- RCR credits (During Orientation)
- EIS requirement (for applicable students)