December 23 , 2004

Dr. Harry Andrist
Director of Research and Graduate Programs
Ohio Board of Regents
3600 State Office Tower
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0417

RE: Full Proposal – BGSU Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

Dear Harry and RACGS Colleagues:

In keeping within the RACGS Guidelines and Procedure Section IV, D “Degree Designation Change” please find attached a full proposal to create a Ph.D. in Statistics at Bowling Green State University. As advised by RACGS, we are not submitting a Program Development Plan since the specialization in statistics has been offered within the Ph.D. in Mathematics since its inception. Over half of the doctoral graduates have consistently specialized in Statistics and the Statistics faculty members are very research active and have achieved genuine prominence in their field. The curriculum of the proposed degree will not be changed in any significant manner and no additional resources will be necessary in order to offer the highest quality program.

The doctoral degree in Statistics will not only benefit prospective students as they seek employment, but it will also allow the program more direct access to the best graduate students who seek to pursue a degree in statistics rather than in mathematics. We believe the past success of the specialization in statistics will serve as a platform from which to launch this high quality and focused doctoral program.

The Ph.D. in Statistics has been approved by the Graduate Council, the Faculty Senate and the Board of Trustees.

To expedite the distribution process, the proposal as well as appendices A-C can be accessed by clicking on the links in the left navigation bar. All files are in PDF format.

We look forward to the reviews and responses from our RACGS colleagues by January 27, 2005.

Sincerely,

Heinz Bulmahn
Vice Provost for Research and
Dean of the Graduate College