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2009-2010 University Catalog

Biostatistics Graduate Certificate (VSITE)

Banner Code: VS-CERG-BSTA

School:  The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering 

Department:  Statistics 

This certificate, a joint program with CHHS, prepares participants to apply statistical methods to quantitative analysis of health care issues. It is aimed at health scientists and professionals in government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, pharmaceutical companies, research hospitals, public health agencies, and other medical research organizations that design medical experiments and analyze and interpret increasingly complex health care data. The program will also help prepare students begin careers in such organizations. The certificate is taught jointly by faculty from the Department of Statistics and Department of Global and Community Health.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in a discipline related to health science or statistics, with a GPA of 3.00 in the last 60 credits. Such fields include medicine, biology, nursing, health science, biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, and psychology. A course in college algebra with a grade of B or higher is required for admission to the program.

Certificate Requirements

Students must complete one course from each of the five groups.  All listed STAT courses except STAT 535 and STAT 660 require three semesters of calculus.