Statistics Department - Blanket Substitutions and Curriculum changes
Updates to 22-26 Catalog
| Date Approved |
Program |
Catalog Year | Old Requirement | New Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) | BOT/PLSC 323, CRP 214, CSC 320, CSC 325, PHIL 322, PHIL 323 |
| 2/6/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Statistics Electives Select from List A (12 units) and Select from List B (12 units) |
Add to List A: STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 Add to List B: STAT 541, STAT 543, STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 (The department has begun offering MS level courses to support their new MS program in Statistics) |
| 3/28/2022 | STAT |
22-25, 21-22 20-21
|
STAT 466 (4 units) |
STAT 466 (4 units) or DATA 451 (2 units) and DATA 452 (2 units) Only STAT majors who are also in the Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in the Data Science take DATA 451 an DATA 452, DATA 451 an DATA 452 are project-based capstone courses. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 302 (4 units) |
STAT 302 (4 units) or STAT 313 (4 units) Transfer students only Transfer students are advised to take STAT 313 their first quarter at Cal Poly to fulfill the STAT 302 requirement. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 301 (4 units) |
STAT 301 (4 units) or transfer (non-Cal Poly) coursework that articulates to STAT 217, STAT 218, or STAT 251 or an AP Statistics score of 4 or 5. Transfer students only. |
| 3/17/2021 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BUS 346, BUS 384, BUS 421, BUS 480 The department regularly revisits and adds courses to the Approved Support Electives list. |
Updates to 21-22 Catalog
| Date Approved |
Program |
Catalog Year | Old Requirement | New Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) | BOT/PLSC 323, CRP 214, CSC 320, CSC 325, PHIL 322, PHIL 323 |
| 2/6/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Statistics Electives Select from List A (12 units) and Select from List B (12 units) |
Add to List A: STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 Add to List B: STAT 541, STAT 543, STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 (The department has begun offering MS level courses to support their new MS program in Statistics) |
| 3/28/2022 | STAT |
22-25, 21-22, 20-21 |
STAT 466 (4 units) |
STAT 466 (4 units) or DATA 451 (2 units) and DATA 452 (2 units) Only STAT majors who are also in the Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in the Data Science take DATA 451 an DATA 452, DATA 451 an DATA 452 are project-based capstone courses. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 302 (4 units) |
STAT 302 (4 units) or STAT 313 (4 units) Transfer students only Transfer students are advised to take STAT 313 their first quarter at Cal Poly to fulfill the STAT 302 requirement. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 301 (4 units) |
STAT 301 (4 units) or transfer (non-Cal Poly) coursework that articulates to STAT 217, STAT 218, or STAT 251 or an AP Statistics score of 4 or 5. Transfer students only. |
| 12/1/2021 | STAT |
21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17,
|
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BIO 302, BIO 303, BIO 305, BIO 308, BIO 351, BIO 419, BIO 426, BIO 428, BIO 435, BIO 441, BIO 444, BUS 319, BUS 320, BUS 321, BUS 322, BUS 342, BUS 391, BUS 392, BUS 393, BUS 394, BUS 431, BUS 439, BUS 444, CPE/CSC 202, CPE/CSC 203, CSC 225, CSC 248, CSC 349, CSC 365, CSC 369, CSC 448, CSC 466, DATA 301, DATA 401, DATA 402, DATA 403, DATA 451, DATA 452, DATA 472, ECON 303, ECON 311, ECON 312, ECON 313, ECON 337, ECON 339, ECON 406, ECON 408, ECON 409, ECON 431, ECON 440, IME 301, IME 305, IME 420, IME 430, ITP 303, ITP 371, JOUR 350, JOUR 390, KINE 312, KINE 319, MATH 242, MATH 304, MATH 306, MATH 335, MATH 336, MATH 341, MATH 344, MATH 406, MATH 412, MATH 413, MATH 414, MATH 437, MATH 451, MATH 452, MATH 453, NR 306, NR 315, NR 317, POLS 359, POLS 361, POLS 426, POLS 459, PSY 302, PSY 305, PSY 318, PSY 330, PSY 340, PSY 357, PSY 375 This request will provide clarity and reconcile the approved electives on the department's Approved Support Electives form and the catalog. |
| 3/17/2021 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BUS 346, BUS 384, BUS 421, BUS 480 The department regularly revisits and adds courses to the Approved Support Electives list. |
Updates to 20-21 Catalog
| Date Approved |
Program |
Catalog Year | Old Requirement | New Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) | BOT/PLSC 323, CRP 214, CSC 320, CSC 325, PHIL 322, PHIL 323 |
| 4/5/2023 | Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in Data Science |
20-21, 19-20
|
DATA 401 - Advanced Topics in Data Science (4) |
DATA 401 - Advanced Topics in Data Science (4) or DATA 401 - Data Science Process Ethics (3) and DATA 403 - Data Science Projects Laboratory (1) DATA 401, 402, and 403 became concurrent requirements effective the 2021-2022 catalog. |
| 2/6/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Statistics Electives Select from List A (12 units) and Select from List B (12 units) |
Add to List A: STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 Add to List B: STAT 541, STAT 543, STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 (The department has begun offering MS level courses to support their new MS program in Statistics) |
| 3/28/2022 | STAT |
22-25, 21-22, 20-21 |
STAT 466 (4 units) |
STAT 466 (4 units) or DATA 451 (2 units) and DATA 452 (2 units) Only STAT majors who are also in the Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in the Data Science take DATA 451 an DATA 452, DATA 451 an DATA 452 are project-based capstone courses. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 302 (4 units) |
STAT 302 (4 units) or STAT 313 (4 units) Transfer students only Transfer students are advised to take STAT 313 their first quarter at Cal Poly to fulfill the STAT 302 requirement. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 301 (4 units) |
STAT 301 (4 units) or transfer (non-Cal Poly) coursework that articulates to STAT 217, STAT 218, or STAT 251 or an AP Statistics score of 4 or 5. Transfer students only. |
| 12/1/2021 | STAT |
21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BIO 302, BIO 303, BIO 305, BIO 308, BIO 351, BIO 419, BIO 426, BIO 428, BIO 435, BIO 441, BIO 444, BUS 319, BUS 320, BUS 321, BUS 322, BUS 342, BUS 391, BUS 392, BUS 393, BUS 394, BUS 431, BUS 439, BUS 444, CPE/CSC 202, CPE/CSC 203, CSC 225, CSC 248, CSC 349, CSC 365, CSC 369, CSC 448, CSC 466, DATA 301, DATA 401, DATA 402, DATA 403, DATA 451, DATA 452, DATA 472, ECON 303, ECON 311, ECON 312, ECON 313, ECON 337, ECON 339, ECON 406, ECON 408, ECON 409, ECON 431, ECON 440, IME 301, IME 305, IME 420, IME 430, ITP 303, ITP 371, JOUR 350, JOUR 390, KINE 312, KINE 319, MATH 242, MATH 304, MATH 306, MATH 335, MATH 336, MATH 341, MATH 344, MATH 406, MATH 412, MATH 413, MATH 414, MATH 437, MATH 451, MATH 452, MATH 453, NR 306, NR 315, NR 317, POLS 359, POLS 361, POLS 426, POLS 459, PSY 302, PSY 305, PSY 318, PSY 330, PSY 340, PSY 357, PSY 375 This request will provide clarity and reconcile the approved electives on the department's Approved Support Electives form and the catalog. |
| 9/7/2021 | Data Science Cross Disciplinary Minor |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
CSC 348 (4 units) or MATH 248 (4 units) |
CSC 348 (4 units) or MATH 248 (4 units) or CSC 248 (4 units) CSC 348 was replaced with CSC 248 with the 2021-22 catalog. |
| 4/22/2021 | STAT |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
Statistics Electives Select from List B below (12 units) |
CSC 248 - Discrete Structures (4 units) This course was added and approved as a Statistics Elective for the 2021-2022 catalog. |
| 5/28/2021 | Statistics Minor |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
Select from the following |
DATA 301 - Introduction to Data Science (4 units) DATA 301 was added to the list of electives effective the 2021-2022 catalog. |
| 3/17/2021 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BUS 346, BUS 384, BUS 421, BUS 480 The department regularly revisits and adds courses to the Approved Support Electives list. |
| 11/15/2019 | STAT |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 461 (1 unit) and STAT 462 (2 units) and STAT 465 (4 units) and 5 units of Free Electives |
STAT 461 (1 unit) and STAT 462 (2 units) and STAT 465 (4 units) and 5 units of Free Electives or STAT 466 (4 units) and 8 units of Free Electives STAT 466 is a new course effective Spring 2020. (New requirement is per the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee meeting on 10/10/2019) |
Updates to 19-20 Catalog
| Date Approved |
Program |
Catalog Year | Old Requirement | New Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) | BOT/PLSC 323, CRP 214, CSC 320, CSC 325, PHIL 322, PHIL 323 |
| 4/5/2023 | Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in Data Science |
21-20, 19-20 |
DATA 401 - Advanced Topics in Data Science (4) |
DATA 401 - Advanced Topics in Data Science (4) or DATA 401 - Data Science Process Ethics (3) and DATA 403 - Data Science Projects Laboratory (1) DATA 401, 402, and 403 became concurrent requirements effective the 2021-2022 catalog. |
| 2/6/2023 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Statistics Electives Select from List A (12 units) and Select from List B (12 units) |
Add to List A: STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 Add to List B: STAT 541, STAT 543, STAT 543, STAT 545, STAT 550, STAT 551 (The department has begun offering MS level courses to support their new MS program in Statistics) |
| 3/28/2022 | STAT |
19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 461 (1 unit) and STAT 462 (2 units) and STAT 465 (4 units) and 5 units of Free Electives |
STAT 461 (1 unit) and STAT 462 (2 units) and STAT 465 (4 units) and 5 units of Free Electives or STAT 466 (4 units) and 8 units of Free Electives or DATA 451 (2 units) and DATA 452 (2 units) and 8 units of Free Electives STAT 466, DATA 451 and DATA 452 are project-based capstone courses. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 302 (4 units) |
STAT 302 (4 units) or STAT 313 (4 units) Transfer students only Transfer students are advised to take STAT 313 their first quarter at Cal Poly to fulfill the STAT 302 requirement. |
| 1/4/2022 | STAT |
22-23, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 301 (4 units) |
STAT 301 (4 units) or transfer (non-Cal Poly) coursework that articulates to STAT 217, STAT 218, or STAT 251 or an AP Statistics score of 4 or 5. Transfer students only. |
| 12/1/2021 | STAT |
21-22, 20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BIO 302, BIO 303, BIO 305, BIO 308, BIO 351, BIO 419, BIO 426, BIO 428, BIO 435, BIO 441, BIO 444, BUS 319, BUS 320, BUS 321, BUS 322, BUS 342, BUS 391, BUS 392, BUS 393, BUS 394, BUS 431, BUS 439, BUS 444, CPE/CSC 202, CPE/CSC 203, CSC 225, CSC 248, CSC 349, CSC 365, CSC 369, CSC 448, CSC 466, DATA 301, DATA 401, DATA 402, DATA 403, DATA 451, DATA 452, DATA 472, ECON 303, ECON 311, ECON 312, ECON 313, ECON 337, ECON 339, ECON 406, ECON 408, ECON 409, ECON 431, ECON 440, IME 301, IME 305, IME 420, IME 430, ITP 303, ITP 371, JOUR 350, JOUR 390, KINE 312, KINE 319, MATH 242, MATH 304, MATH 306, MATH 335, MATH 336, MATH 341, MATH 344, MATH 406, MATH 412, MATH 413, MATH 414, MATH 437, MATH 451, MATH 452, MATH 453, NR 306, NR 315, NR 317, POLS 359, POLS 361, POLS 426, POLS 459, PSY 302, PSY 305, PSY 318, PSY 330, PSY 340, PSY 357, PSY 375 This request will provide clarity and reconcile the approved electives on the department's Approved Support Electives form and the catalog. |
| 9/7/2021 | Data Science Cross Disciplinary Minor |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
CSC 348 (4 units) or MATH 248 (4 units) |
CSC 348 (4 units) or MATH 248 (4 units) or CSC 248 (4 units) CSC 348 was replaced with CSC 248 with the 2021-22 catalog. |
| 4/22/2021 | STAT |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
Statistics Electives Select from List B below (12 units) |
CSC 248 - Discrete Structures (4 units) This course was added and approved as a Statistics Elective for the 2021-2022 catalog. |
| 5/28/2021 | Statistics Minor |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
Select from the following |
DATA 301 - Introduction to Data Science (4 units) DATA 301 was added to the list of electives effective the 2021-2022 catalog. |
| 11/15/2019 | STAT |
20-21, 19-20, 17-19, 15-17 |
STAT 461 (1 unit) and STAT 462 (2 units) and STAT 465 (4 units) and 5 units of Free Electives |
STAT 461 (1 unit) and STAT 462 (2 units) and STAT 465 (4 units) and 5 units of Free Electives or STAT 466 (4 units) and 8 units of Free Electives STAT 466 is a new course effective Spring 2020. (New requirement is per the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee meeting on 10/10/2019) |
| 3/17/2021 | STAT |
22-26, 21-22, 20-21, 19-20 |
Approved Support Electives (8 units) |
BUS 346, BUS 384, BUS 421, BUS 480 The department regularly revisits and adds courses to the Approved Support Electives list. |


