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Admission Requirements

  • Official transcripts reflecting an earned bachelor’s degree, with a 3.0 or higher grade point average for the last 60 undergraduate or the last 18 graduate/post-baccalaureate credit hours completed.

  • Two letters of recommendation from academic or professional references.

  • A one page resume/cv

  • A one-page personal statement describing the applicant’s:

    • Interest in and potential for contributing to the field of public health

    • Career objectives

    • Self-assessment of computer, quantitative analysis, and personal skills and general preparation for succeeding in a public health certificate program

  • All applicants whose primary language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from a college or university outside of the United States are required to submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.

Core Curriculum

A total of 12 credit hours are required for completion of the Certificate of Applied Biostatistics.

Core Courses
CPH 506BIOSTATISTICS3
CPH 517DESIGN OF MEDICAL HEALTH STUDIES3
CPH 650BIOSTATISTICS II3
CPH 651INTRODUCTION TO SAS PROGRAMMING3
Total Credit Hours12