Information about Major Electives for the Prob/Stat Math Major Specialization

What are "Major Electives"?

"Additional coursework chosen from the following: Civil Engineering 352, Computer Sciences 327E or 347, Economics 341K, 350K (Topic 4: Advanced Econometrics), 350K (Topic 6: Advanced Microeconomic Theory), 350K (Topic 7: Applied Economic Analysis), 354K, Electrical Engineering 366L, 379K (Topic 2: Quality and Reliability Engineering), 379K (Topic 15: Information Theory), Geography 360G, 360L, Mathematics 325K or Computer Sciences 336, Mathematics 339J, 339U, 339V, 346, 348, 449P, 365D, 368K, 374G, 474M, Mechanical Engineering 366L, 366Q, 366R, 367S, Psychology 325K, Risk Management 357E."

• In most cases, students need to take more than 32 upper division hours, since the course credits rarely add up to exactly 32 hours. Typically, a student working under the 2004 - 2006 catalogue will take 15 hours of major electives; a student working under the 2006 - 2008 catalogue will typically take 9 hours of major electives.
• Most courses on the list have prerequisites; students must meet prerequisites and obtain any permissions required to register for courses. 
• Courses not in the math department might have limits on the number of math students who can enroll in them. 
• Some of these courses are not offered every semester. Sometimes new or one-time-only courses that are suitable for the requirement but not on the list are offered and can be counted by petition. So be sure to check the semester-by-semester lists below to see which courses are offered.

Where can I find out which major electives are offered each semester?

Right here:

New 4/6/05  Major Elective courses offered Fall, 2005

Major elective courses offered in previous semesters:    Spring, 2005      Fall, 2004        Spring, 2004    Fall, 2003      Spring, 2003    Fall, 2002

How many hours of major electives do I need?

• In the 2004 - 2006 catalogue, the required upper division math courses total 19 hours, so subtraction says that at least 13 hours of major electives are required.  (In some cases where a student has transferred courses from another university that doesn't have the same number of credit hours as UT courses, the student will need at least 14 hours of major electives.) Since most of the major elective courses are 3 hour courses, this means that most students will need to take 15 hours of major elective courses.
• In the 2006 - 2008 catalogue,  the required upper division math courses total 25 hours, so subtraction says that at least 7 hours of major electives are required.  (In some cases where a student has transferred courses from another university that doesn't have the same number of credit hours as UT courses, the student will need at least 8 hours of major electives.) Since most of the major elective courses are 3 hour courses, this means that most students will need to take 9 hours of major elective courses.

I am 1 hour short of the number of required hours of upper division electives. Can I get the remaining hour waived?

Where can I find more information about the major elective courses?

What are M 375 and M 175? Will they count toward this requirement?

Are there other courses that can be counted as Major Electives?

How should I choose my major elective courses?