Certificate in Biostatistics

The Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics in the Department of Statistics at Western Michigan University is designed for graduate students in statistics, for qualifying graduate students that are not statistics majors, as well as working professionals who want to enhance their background in health-related data analysis including physicians, nurses, clinical researchers, health educators and administrators.

Before taking any certificate classes, students must submit an application to the certificate program (e.g. by clicking on the Apply Now link below) and be accepted into the certificate program.  Next, a plan of study needs to be filed with the certificate advisor (see the Program Outline links below).  Strict adherence to these two steps and the rules and regulations governing certificate programs – as specified in the graduate catalog - must be followed.  Specifically, only courses listed in the graduate catalog (check Catalog Description below) will be allowed on the plan of study.

Program Description

Check the WMU Catalog for the program description and requirements. The program requires 12 credit hours.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to have completed an introductory course in statistics.

Application

All graduate program applications must be submitted through the online application system.

Program Outline

Once you have been admitted to the certificate program, you will need to create a program outline with the certificate advisor.