Statistics Graduate Certificate
Ben Cox
Program Director
843.953.5715
coxbl@cofc.edu
http://math.cofc.edu/grad-prog.html
Program Description
The Graduate Certificate Program in Statistics allows non-degree students to strengthen their expertise in applied statistics while recognizing them with an official certificate of their achievement. The program combines a solid theoretical foundation with a variety of applied tools and techniques to prepare the student to handle statistical problems in business and industry.
Certificate Requirements
The Graduate Certificate Program in Statistics requires a minimum of 15 hours of graduate coursework:
Mathematical Statistics |
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Mathematical Statistics II |
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Linear Models |
Time Limit Requirements
All work credited toward the Graduate Certificate in Statistics must be completed within three years.
Eligibility
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in mathematics courses.
- Two letters of recommendation from former professors or immediate superiors in recent employment.
- Completion of an undergraduate calculus sequence up to and including multivariable calculus, linear algebra and an undergraduate statistics course. Students may be admitted provisionally if they have had all of the listed courses above but are lacking Linear Algebra. Their provisional status will be waived after they have completed this course with a grade of B or better.
- An official copy of a transcript from each institution of higher learning attended, including documentation of a graduation from an accredited four year college or university.
Note: No transfer credit is permitted.
