Is there a statistics major?

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<p>I really really love Penn and plan to apply ED to penn.
However, the ONE thing about Penn I do not like is the fact that there is no statistics major at penn, while there is a statistics minor.</p>

<p>On the collegeboard site, though, on the list of penn majors...in the heading "mathematics," they listed "statistics" separate from the general math major.
does this mean i can major in statistics? I was kind of confused...</p>

<p>does anyone know?</p>

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<p>as far as I know, there definitely is not a statistics major. I think you can “concentrate” in statistics if you major in math, though. and there’s the statistics minor.</p>

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<p>There’s a statistics concentration in Wharton, which is sort of equivalent to “majoring” in statistics since there are no majors in Wharton, just concentrations.</p>

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<p>You can tailor the math major to an interest in stats, as choseri noted, but there is no actual stat major through the College. </p>

<p>What Keasbey Nights has posted needs qualifying, though: If you’re applying to Wharton only because you want a degree in statistics, you may want to reconsider. Wharton requirements are much different that College requirements, making the term “concentration” misleading. </p>

<p>To “major” in something in the college, around 12-14 classes are required. Wharton students all graduate with a B.S. in Economics, so their concentrations are a comparatively scant 4 classes and the core curriculum is much more specific. (The core does include a one year sequence of stats.)</p>

<p>Definitely look into the math major more deeply:
[Mathematics</a> Major Information](<a href=“Undergraduate | Department of Mathematics”>Undergraduate | Department of Mathematics)</p>

<p>And here is a link to a page that explains Wharton curriculum if you’re interested in sending your ED app there, instead:
<a href=“http://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/ugrprogram/policies_forms/acad_forms/handbook_2011.pdf[/url]”>http://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/ugrprogram/policies_forms/acad_forms/handbook_2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(Page 13 of the PDF and the pages immediately following it detail the curriculum.)</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>