The Ph.D. program offers concentrations which include: General Statistical Methodology and Theory, Statistics for Business, Government, and Industry, Biostatistics, Computational Statistics, or Environmental Statistics, Sports Analytics. The concentration in General Statistical Methodology and Theory encompasses the general pursuit of research in statistical theory and methods, allowing considerable freedom in choice of coursework within and outside the department. The Ph.D. plan of study requires a minimum of 90 semester hours of work beyond the baccalaureate, including at least 48 semester hours of coursework and at least 30 semester hours of research toward the dissertation. In addition to the core courses for the M.S. (or equivalent courses if a student enters the program with advanced standing from another university), the candidate for the Ph.D. must take four Ph.D. level courses including at least one of Measure and Probability (STAT 6105) or Advanced Topics in Statistical Inference (STAT 6114). Each candidate for the Ph.D. must pass the qualifying examination at the Ph.D. level.