Contents

• 1 Overview
  • 1.1 How to Use Degrees of Freedom
  • 1.2 History
  • 1.3 Current Graduate Student Enrollment
  • 1.4 Acknowledgements
  • 1.5 Where to Write or Call for More Information 
  • 1.6 Nondiscrimination Policy
• 2 The Statistics Program
  • 2.1 Academic Requirements 
    • 2.1.1 M.A. degree in statistics
    • 2.1.2 M.A. students seeking to enter the Ph.D. program 
    • 2.1.3 Ph.D. degree in statistics 
    • 2.1.4 Past Ph.D. theses 
  • 2.2 Faculty
    • 2.2.1 Faculty research interests 
    • 2.2.2 Department officers and committees
  • 2.3 Administrative Staff
• 3 The Biostatistics Program
  • 3.1 Academic Requirements 
    • 3.1.1 M.A. degree in biostatistics
      • Oral examination.
    • 3.1.2 Ph.D. degree in biostatistics
      • Oral comprehensive examination. 
      • Topic examination.
    • 3.1.3 Past Ph.D. theses 
  • 3.2 Faculty 
  • 3.3 Administrative Staff
• 4 Money
  • 4.1 Support Policy
    • 4.1.1 Statistics Ph.D. students 
    • 4.1.2 Statistics M.A. students 
    • 4.1.3 Biostatistics students 
  • 4.2 Support Sources
    • 4.2.1 Statistics program 
      • The MacArthur Revolving Loan Fund.
      • Graduate Student Instructors.
      • Graduate Student Researchers.
      • Readerships.
      • Summer support.
      • The Michel and Line Loève Fellowship.
    • 4.2.2 Biostatistics program 
    • 4.2.3 Fee waivers 
      • Non-resident tuition grants.
      • Normative time plan. 
      • Non-registration for Ph.D. candidates.
    • 4.2.4 Outside of statistics and biostatistics 
      • University Sources.
      • Outside consulting.
      • Private tutoring.
      • Statistical Laboratory.
      • Student Learning Center.
      • Other possibilities.
      • Foreign students.
  • 4.3 Teaching 
    • 4.3.1 Teaching assistant duties and privileges 
      • Duties.
      • Office hours.
      • Workshops.
      • Teaching evaluations.
      • English tests. 
      • Computer use.
      • Association of Graduate Students Employees (AGSE).
    • 4.3.2 Teaching assistant positions in statistics 
      • Statistics 2, 20, 21, 25.
      • Lower-division computer TA.
      • Statistics 100-level courses.
      • Statistics 200-level courses.
      • Biostatistics.
      • Summer session.
    • 4.3.3 Instructors 
• 5 Facilities
  • 5.1 Statistical Laboratory 
  • 5.2 Computing 
    • 5.2.1 Statistical Computing Facility
      • Sun Systems.
      • Terminals.
      • Terminal rooms.
      • Software.
      • Documentation.
      • Accounts.
      • Tapedrives.
      • SCF Personnel 
    • 5.2.2 Biostatistics facilities
    • 5.2.3 The Computer Center
      • Short courses.
      • Computer Center accounts.
  • 5.3 Additional Facilities
    • Offices.
    • Jerzy Neyman Room.
    • Libraries.
    • Photocopy machine.
    • Keys and security.
• 6 Student Life
  • 6.1 Finding Housing 
    • 6.1.1 University housing 
      • International House.
      • University-owned apartments for families.
      • Dormitory-style housing.
    • 6.1.2 Community housing
      • Shared housing.
      • Apartments and houses.
    • 6.1.3 Help with housing
  • 6.2 Adjusting
    • 6.2.1 Computing 
      • Accounts.
      • Suggestions for computer novices.
    • 6.2.2 Statistics Ph.D. program 
      • Statistics 205: Probability Theory.
      • Statistics 210: Theoretical Statistics.
      • Statistics 215: Applied Statistics.
      • TA work.
      • Preliminary exams.
    • 6.2.3 Statistics M.A. program 
    • 6.2.4 Biostatistics Ph.D. program 
    • 6.2.5 Biostatistics M.A. program 
  • 6.3 Sticking around
    • 6.3.1 Time to completion of degree in statistics
      • Masters degree.
      • Ph.D. degree. 
    • 6.3.2 Getting a thesis advisor in statistics 
  • 6.4 Moving on to a Career 
    • 6.4.1 Starting appointments of recent Ph.D. recipients
      • Academia.
      • Industry.
    • 6.4.2 Career Planning and Placement Center
  • 6.5 California Residency  
    • Physical presence and intent to reside permanently.
    • Financial independence.
  • 6.6 The SGSA
  • 6.7 Seminars and Social Events 
    • Seminars
    • Social Events