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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida

Experiential Learning

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Students are foremost encouraged to build strong relationships with faculty and peers. Actively seeking out research and hands-on projects is the best way to transpose classroom theory into professional success.

🎓 Credit-Bearing Opportunities

Enroll in these courses to earn academic credit while gaining experience.

Individual Work STA 4905
Special topics designed to meet individual student interests. (Click to learn more)

Work directly with a Department of Statistics faculty member on a specialized topic or project. Students are responsible for identifying and securing a supervising faculty member prior to registration.

Note: Credits earned in this course do not count toward any Department of Statistics major, minor, or certificate requirements.

Prerequisites: Department permission (typically Statistics majors/minors in good academic standing).

Credits: 1–5 Credits (Letter Grade). Expect roughly 3 hours/week of work per credit.

Deliverables: Formal project proposal, regular progress updates, final written report, and a final presentation.

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Undergraduate Research STA 4911
Firsthand investigation and discovery. (Click to learn more)

Arrange to work directly with a faculty member or graduate student supervisor, or apply for posted term projects. Students are responsible for identifying and securing a supervising faculty member prior to registration.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with coding in Python and/or R.

Credits: Variable 0–3 (Expect roughly 3 hours/week of work per credit).

Deliverables: Project proposal, regular progress updates, final written report/manuscript, and a final presentation.

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Internships STA 4940
Integrate classroom skills into professional roles. (Click to learn more)

Secure a statistics or data science internship and obtain approval from the departmental coordinator before registration.

Note: Credits earned in this course do not count toward Statistics major requirements.

Prerequisites: STA 4210 and department permission.

Credits: Variable 0–3 (42 verified site hours required per credit).

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Capstone Project STA 4950
Team-based culminating experience with industry partners. (Click to learn more)

Synthesize methods and skills acquired in statistics and data science courses by working on a high-impact project provided by a partnering institution.

Prerequisites: STA 4210 & 3 additional credits in STA 4XXX.

Structure: Team-based research involving a written report, poster, and oral briefing.

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Study Abroad STA 4956
Explore statistics and computing in England. (Click to learn more)
Offered bi-annually (Summer). Explore historical origins of computing. Additional credits available via STA 4930 Overseas Research.

🌍 Extra-Curricular & Research Resources

Student Organizations

Workshops, hackathons, and competitions like USPROC or ASA Student Contests.

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Beyond 120

The CLAS hub for connecting your degree to real-world professions.

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Research Centers

University Scholars (USP), CUR, and NSF REU sites for funded research.

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Still have questions about which opportunity is right for you? Contact Undergraduate Advisor