Doctor of Philosophy in Biostatistics
We strongly prefer our students to have taken three semesters of calculus and one semester each of linear algebra and basic statistics, but do not automatically disqualify students based on these courses. That being said, we do require some sort of college-level mathematics background because our first semester biostatistics courses will utilize advanced mathematics concepts. We would strongly advise any student interested in pursuing a graduate degree in biostatistics to take as many of these mathematics courses as possible prior to beginning our program.
In keeping with the university’s goal to become a top 10 university and given our position as a research 1 institution, the college has set minimum quantitative standards we typically expect for admission consideration to our PhD programs. These include:
- GRE (Verbal + Quantitative)
>300 - GRE Writing Score
>3.0 with at least 150 GRE Verbal, or >3.5 if GRE Verbal <150 - GPA
>3.0 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate credit (based on a 4.0 grading scale) - TOEFL (if applicable)
>80 on the internet version; >550 on the paper version