Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics
Graduate students in a variety of subject matter disciplines conduct research that requires knowledge in applied statistics. Such students may wish to demonstrate proficiency in applied statistics as it may be useful when looking for meaningful employment opportunities, in addition to helping them become better researchers in their chosen fields. In order to strengthen their educational programs and the quality of graduate education, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics has been developed.
Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics are:
- To help prepare graduates for research careers in their chosen fields.
- To enhance the educational experiences of K-State graduate students.
- To recognize the statistical expertise that many graduate students achieve.
- To provide training in statistics focused on developing data analysis skills and an ability to explore the field of applied statistics.
- To provide graduate students with broad knowledge in a wide range of statistical application areas with employable, highly sought after skills in applied statistics demanded by government agencies, universities, consulting firms and research industries in today’s competitive world.
Certification Requirements
The course requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics are:
A minimum of 15 credit hours with at least a 3.0 GPA in applied statistics courses at the 700 level and above. These courses may also be used for a student’s Program of Study in his/her chosen field if approved by the student’s Graduate Committee.
Courses that can be used for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics Program are:
- STAT 701, 702, 703, or 706 (3 hrs)
- STAT 704, 705 or STAT 713 (4 hrs)
- STAT 710 (2 hrs)
- STAT 716 (2 hrs)
- STAT 717 (3 hrs)
- STAT 720 (3 hrs)
- STAT 722 (3 hrs)
- STAT 725 (1 hr)
- STAT 726 (1 hr)
- STAT 730 (3 hrs)
- STAT 736 (2 hrs)
- STAT 745 (3 hrs)
- STAT 870 (3 hrs)
Note: A maximum of three credit hours can be earned from coursework taken outside the Department of Statistics, either in another department on campus, or at another university. Persons wishing to apply such credits will gain approval from the director of the certificate program. Courses so approved must clearly be of an applied statistics nature, of a duration commensurate with the number of credit hours claimed on the certificate, and at a graduate level (under no circumstances will undergraduate courses be considered). The person asking for this exception will need to supply such information as deemed necessary by the director for such approval, possibly including syllabus and identification of textbook used.
Administration of the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics Program
The Head of the Department of Statistics or his/her designate will administer/coordinate the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics Program. Students who would like to pursue the certificate should contact the department and make an appointment to fill out a plan for completing the certificate.
After the successful completion of the student’s plan, the student and the Department Head will file a report with the graduate school. The graduate school will then issue the certificate and see that the appropriate notation is made on the student’s academic record.