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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Data Science Basics Certificate


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The admission requirements for the Data Science Basics Certificate Program is a Bachelor’s Degree in any field. The GRE is not required since the certificate program is considered as a non-degree-seeking program. The following factors will be considered favorably.

A GPA of 3.0 or above

Having taken some computing and statistics courses

Prior data-related job experience.

To earn the certificate, the four-course set must be completed within a two-year time limit. Please note that the certificate adheres to standard university policy on continuous enrollment. Upon the successful completion of the certificate with a four-course GPA of 3.0 or above, students will satisfy the admission requirements of the Data Science Certificate Program, or the Master of Science in Data Science degree program. They will need to apply within one year of the completion of the certificate. DASC 5133 is a core requirement of the MS DS program, and it will be accepted to fulfill this requirement.

Requirements


To receive the certificate, students need to complete the following four courses with a four-course GPA of B or above. Note that STA 3334 has prerequisite courses. STAT 3308 Computational Statistics is an acceptable replacement of STAT 3334.

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