Applied Statistics Graduate Certificate

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Coordinator: Stephanie Santorico:
Telephone: 303-556-2547
E-mail: Stephanie.Santorico@ucdenver.edu
Web site: http://math.ucdenver.edu/statistics/grad_cert.shtml

Entrance Requirements

Students are expected to have a bachelor’s degree and be admitted to the graduate school as either a degree-seeking or nondegree-seeking student. Students are expected to have completed an introductory statistics course (such as MATH 2830 or the equivalent) or an introductory course in probability. At least one semester of calculus and a course containing linear algebra are also recommended.

To apply, see the Department of Mathematics Web page at http://math.ucdenver.edu/statistics/grad_cert.shtml

Curriculum

There are three parts to the requirements:

Required Courses

Basic methods (choose one):
MATH 4830 - Applied Statistics. Semester Hours: 3
-OR-
MATH 4820 - Statistics. Semester Hours: 3
-OR-
MATH 5320 - Statistics. Semester Hours: 3
-AND/OR-
MATH 5387 - Regression Analysis, Modeling and Time Series. Semester Hours: 3
-AND/OR-
MATH 5394 - Experimental Designs. Semester Hours: 3

Elective (choose one):

Any statistics course in the math department at the 5000 level or higher
ECON 5150 - Economic Forecasting. Semester Hours: 3
ECON 5813 - Econometrics I. Semester Hours: 3
ECON 5823 - Econometrics II. Semester Hours: 3
ENVS 5600 - Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences. Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 5770 - Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences. Semester Hours: 3
PSY 5713 - Advanced Statistics. Semester Hours: 3
SOC 5183 - Seminar: Quantitative Data Analysis. Semester Hours: 3
Equivalent course pre-approved by the certificate coordinator

Project

An independent data analysis project with a report and presentation to demonstrate proficiency with data analysis techniques and a statistical computing software package. Enroll for one hour of MATH 5840 (Independent Study) or in an equivalent course preapproved by the certificate coordinator.

Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in these courses with no credit given for courses with grades below B-.

Residency Requirements

Since a certificate is a University of Colorado Denver certification of a student’s specialized knowledge in an advanced subject area, all courses in the certificate program are expected to be taken in residency at the University of Colorado Denver.

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