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Coordinator: Stephanie A. Santorico Ph.D.
Telephone: 303-315-1714
E-mail: Stephanie.Santorico@ucdenver.edu
Web site: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/math/graduateprograms/Pages/Graduate-Statistics-Certificate.aspx

There is a growing need for qualified statistical analysts of the ever-increasing amounts of data collected in business, industry, and government. The Certificate in Applied Statistics program is designed to give students a strong background in statistical methodology and data analysis in preparation for opportunities in the workforce or for graduate studies.

Students will gain competence in such topics as descriptive statistics, estimation, confidence intervals, probability and inferential techniques, simple and multiple regression, analysis of variance, and more advanced topics. Students can focus on a particular application area such as economics, psychology, sociology, geology, or environmental science through the choice of an elective course and the data analysis project.

Admissions Requirements

The minimum admission requirements for students applying for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics are:

• A bachelor’s degree (not necessarily in mathematics or statistics) from an accredited college or university
• A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above during their bachelor’s degree.
• Students must have taken three semesters of calculus (through multivariate calculus), linear algebra, and a calculus-based statistics course that covers basic probability and statistical distributions.

Subject to approval by the Director of the Programs in Statistics and the Graduate Committee, students with prerequisite deficiencies may be admitted with the understanding that those deficiencies must be removed after admission. Courses taken to fulfill admission deficiencies may not be counted toward the certificate.