STOR Ph.D. Degree Programs: Descriptions and the Application Process
The STOR Department offers three graduate programs at the Doctoral level: Statistics, Operations Research, and Interdisciplinary Statistics & Operations Research (INSTORE). Please indicate clearly at the top of your statement of purpose, which one of the three programs you are applying to. Please note that you can apply to only one of the three.
Please visit the links below for program descriptions and general information about the application process.
Ph.D. program descriptions:
Applying for admissions to the STOR Ph.D. programs:
Prerequisites
The prerequisite courses required to apply to any of the Ph.D. programs are: multivariate calculus or real analysis, linear algebra, calculus-based probability and statistics.
Deadlines
The Ph.D. programs begin in the Fall semester.
The application deadlines are as follows:
- December 13th - to be considered for admission with a Graduate School fellowship
- January 10th - to be considered for admission with departmental funding
- April 10th - to be considered for admission without financial support, if space is available
Financial Assistance
Most of our Ph.D. students receive some form of financial support, such as Graduate School fellowships, departmental assistantships, research assistantships, or internships. Departmental assistantships involve grading or teaching an undergraduate course. Some of our students are supported as Research Assistants by faculty members and some work as interns in industry at one of the nearby firms in Research Triangle Park (e.g., IBM, SAS, Quintiles, GlaxoSmithKline, Becton-Dickinson).
How to Apply
Please refer to and apply by following the instructions given on the Graduate School website: http://gradschool.unc.edu/admissions/instructions.html.
You may only apply to ONE of the STOR department's three programs: Statistics, Operations Research, or INSTORE.
Visiting Campus
Students admitted to a Ph.D. program are encouraged to visit the department. We will arrange for you to meet with faculty and current students, and will provide partial reimbursement for travel expenses. We encourage you to visit the UNC Visitors' Center's website at http://www.unc.edu/visitors/index.htm for more information and to make arrangements for guided campus tours for prospective graduate students.
