Basics

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Applied Statistics Certificate

  • Courses recorded live in classroom
  • Homework and exam schedule is the same as the on-campus students and course dependent

  • Exams may require online, live attendance to a scheduled session.

  • Same degree and diploma as local students
  • Offered to students residing in North and South Americas

At this time, we are only accepting students located in the Americas.

Courses are taught on a semester timeline.  Lectures are recorded live in the classroom and are posted for distance students within a day.  Lectures can be viewed at a convenient time for distance students.  Even though distance students have the flexibility of watching lectures, homework due dates and exam schedules are firm.

No.

No but graduates can come walk across the stage to receive their diploma.

No. You complete the same coursework as you would if you were on-campus and receive the same diploma, certificate and/or transcript as the on-campus students.

A student has up to 7 years to complete the program.

Students must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA going into their final semester to apply for graduation.

The code is 6003.

Texas A&M University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the bachelors’, masters’, doctoral, and professional levels.

Please go to our Application page. Do not use the State of Texas Common Application.

You will need access to good internet and a Windows OS.  This can be on a PC or virtual machine.

Please see the Student Business Services tuition calculator.  Please note the value calculated does not include any Distance Education Differential tuition and fees (for details, contact Student Business Services via email at sbs@tamu.edu or phone at 979-847-3337 ).  Currently, in-state tuition and fees for 3 credit hours run around $1880, and out-of-state runs around $3400. 

Financial aid is only available for students enrolled in the Master’s degree program.  See the TAMU Financial Aid page for more information.

You need one semester each of Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 and a knowledge of matrix algebra.

You need one semester each of Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 and a knowledge of matrix algebra.  You need to submit 3 professional references who can either submit a letter of reference or fill out a reference form.  You will also need to submit a statement of purpose.  The GRE is not required.  Please see the Application page to begin.

The MS degree is a 36 credit hour non-thesis program. The average student finishes in 3 to 4 years.

You can transfer up to 12 hours but please see the Transfer Fact Worksheet for more information.

There is no qualifying exam.

To graduate, students must have at least a 3.0 GPA on their degree plan as well cumulative.

Yes but only for those students enrolled in the Masters degree program.  Financial aid is not available for non-degree seeking certificate or individual course programs.

If pursuing the Calculus route certificate,  Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 and a knowledge of matrix algebra are required. If you are pursing the non-calculus route certificate, then calculus is not a requirement.  Regardless which route chosen, you will need to submit a personal statement of purpose as well as 2 professional references who can either submit a letter of reference or fill out a reference form . Bachelor’s degree and transcript is also required.  Please see the Application page to begin.

Delivery of Courses

The online courses try to replicate, as close as possible, the on-campus courses. To that end, each of the on-campus courses, which is part of our Online Program, is recorded before an on-campus class. These are made available to the online students either by streaming via the web or by downloading the video file. In addition, each course has a website containing a discussion board, the syllabus, the class notes, etc. Also, most online course will have a Q&A web conference session once a week. These session are recorded and made available.  Thus, the online student will watch 3 lectures of 50 minutes each for a Monday/Wednesday/Friday course or 2 lectures of 75 minutes each for a Tuesday/Thursday course.

Online classes offered in the summer and a few of the online classes offered in the fall and spring will use recordings made in a previous semester.

Homework / Exams

You will be taking the same courses as the local students so you will be on the same schedule. Homework will be due at the same time as the local students. Exams procedures may vary as determined by instructors, and will be established in the course syllabus each semester. Examples may include, but are not limited to, scheduled exams which will be proctored via Zoom, timed exams to be completed within a limited window, or course projects in place of a formal exam.

Former Student Quote

Because of the education I received through the distance program, I was able to confidently breeze through a very technical interview and was immediately offered a position on the analytics team. Several years later, I am proud to still be a part of the same company, not as a new professional, but as a successful leader and mentor. I directly credit Texas A&M’s MS Statistics distance program in preparing me for this career path. It has changed my life.
Melissa Lee, Class of 2014