The department also offers minors in statistics, and actuarial science. These minors should be of interest to students majoring in the physical or social sciences or in business. In addition, the department offers an honors program in statistics and actuarial science and participates in the University Honors Program. In a world driven by data, students studying statistics and actuarial science are in high demand. Our department is home to graduate and undergraduate programs in statistics and actuarial science that help prepare students for careers spanning diverse sectors of our economy, including industry, research and government. Students will find ample research and professional development opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our dedicated faculty's scholarly work spans many cutting-edge areas of statistics and actuarial science, including planning statistical experiments, statistical modeling, inference and statistical consulting.