Applied Statistics Undergraduate 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/ugrad_cert.shtml

Entrance Requirements

All undergraduate students in good standing (including nondegree-seeking students) will be admitted to the program. For students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, this requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.0. Some mathematical background (including calculus and linear algebra) is recommended.

To apply, see Undergraduate Applied Statistics Certificate

Curriculum

There are three parts to the requirements:

Required Courses

MATH 2830 - Introductory Statistics Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 2830
Basic Methods (choose one):
MATH 4820 - Statistics Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 4820
MATH 4830 - Applied Statistics Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 4830
Advanced Methods (choose one):
MATH 4387 - Regression Analysis, Modeling and Time Series Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 4387
MATH 4394 - Experimental Designs Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 4394

Elective (choose one):

MATH 4101 - Applied Statistics Using SAS and SPSS I Summer 2010 Registration: MATH 4101
or any statistics course in the math department at the 4000 level or higher
ECON 4150 - Economic Forecasting Summer 2010 Registration: ECON 4150
ECON 4811 - Introduction to Econometrics Summer 2010 Registration: ECON 4811
GEOG 4770 - Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4770
GEOL 4770 - Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences Summer 2010 Registration: GEOL 4770
SOCY 5183 - Seminar: Quantitative Data Analysis Summer 2010 Registration: SOC 5183
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 4840 (Independent Study) or in an equivalent course pre-approved by the certificate coordinator.

Certificate Total: 13 Hours

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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