University Statistics Committee/Master of Statistics
Econometrics Track Procedures

1. location

The Econometrics Track of the Master of Statistics Program is located within the Department of Economics.

2. track faculty

The Econometrics Track faculty consist of statistician faculty with regular appointments in Economics who are advising students in the MStat in Econometrics track, and adjunct statistician faculty who are serving on MStat in Econometrics student supervisory committees.

3. Business Track Representative to the University Statistics Committee

The University Statistics Committee votes to nominate regular, voting committee members, one from each track plus the chair, and sends these nominations to the Dean of the Graduate School annually in the spring.  The Dean of the Graduate School appoints the University Statistics Committee.  Nominations for track representatives come from each track, according to each track's procedures, each spring.   Track faculty other than the track representative may opt to serve as ad hoc members of the University Statistics Committee.  However, only the track representative is a voting member of the Committee.

The procedures of the Econometrics track for nomination of Track Representative to the University Statistics Committee are as follows: the regular faculty of the Econometrics track alternate as track nominees for Econometrics track representative, recognizing that individuals may pass when it is their turn.

4. Track Interface with the Department of Economics

The interface between tracks and departments is described in the University Statistics Committee’s Procedures as follows:

“The MStat degree is granted in a specific department (e.g., MStat in Econometrics is granted in the Department of Economics). However, the Chair of the University Statistics Committee signs on all forms (e.g, admissions, candidacy, etc.) as department chair for this program, by agreement with the home departments of each track when the MStat program was created.

Track faculty follow each track’s procedures to coordinate with their home department.

The committee coordinates with related programs to assure that course content meets MStat students’ needs.”

5. Econometrics Track Admissions

The Department of Economics determines teaching assignments and course schedules and pays for the required courses in the Econometrics Track to be taught.  The Econometrics Track provides input and feedback to the Department, including review of department offerings, in order to ensure that the needs of the MStat students are met.  MStat in Econometrics students graduate in the Department of Economics.

Applicants to the MStat Program apply to the Graduate School, which forwards their applications to the University Statistics Committee and from there to the Track Representatives.

The formal due date for applications to the Econometrics Track is April 1.  The Econometrics faculty meet to vote on admissions and identify advisors.  The Econometrics Track Representative initials forms indicating the track's wishes and forwards the forms back to the Program Director (i.e., the Chair of the University Statistics Committee). The University Statistics Committee Chair reviews forms for program-level issues and provides the department-level signatures.

6. Econometrics Track Curriculum

The Econometrics Track prerequisites and curriculum are detailed in the MStat Program Brochure and on the Econometrics Track portion of this website.