The combined Bachelor's plus Master's degree programs allow students to complete 12 graduate credit hours while still undergraduates. These 12 graduate credit hours will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. This combined program is an opportunity for every DePaul undergraduate with at least 88 credits (junior-standing) and preparatory work in Mathematics roughly equivalent to a math or stat minor to apply for early admission to the Master of Science in Applied Statistics. The interdisciplinary nature of this program will be beneficial to non-mathematics majors interested in studying the theory and application of mathematics and statistics as well as statistical computing. This can help them connect applied statistics to their area of study and will provide them with contextualized experience in data analysis. Students interested in the combined degree program should consult first with their undergraduate advisor in their home college and the Applied Statistics graduate program director to evaluate whether they are eligible for admission to the combined degree program and to plan the undergraduate program of study that includes the graduate level MAT courses as open electives or, in certain cases, as substitutes to major requirements.