Students may select one of 3 required courses:

At least 15 elective credits from the following list must be taken in the Statistics Department. At least three of these 15 credits (one course) must be from 732, 775, or 750.

All courses counted toward the required elective course credits must be passed with a grade of B or higher. By earning these required and elective course credits, the student meets the course requirements for the Department of Statistics PhD, and has specialized in biostatistical topics (641, 642, 741). See the Department of Statistics PhD regulations for further course details. A suitable course sequence for each student will be established by consultation with faculty advisors.

It is required that at least one course in the Health Sciences be audited unless a previous biological background exists.

* Please see Timetable under enrollment for instructions on how to audit a course. To satisfy the Biostatistics requirement, the audited course must appear on the student's transcript.

The prospective candidate for the Ph.D. in Statistics must obtain a minor requirement, either by course work in another department, or as a distributed minor. The wide applicability of statistical techniques makes possible fulfillment of the minor requirement in such diverse areas as mathematics, biology, engineering, natural sciences, agriculture, and the social sciences. For current regulations, the student should consult the Minor Requirements & Procedures for PhD Students in Statistics in Section 6 of the Graduate School Handbook.

For an example of how these courses can be applied to an entire Ph.D. program, see the sample program page.