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Department of Biostatistics

Courses for a Master's Student Planning to Continue for a Ph.D. Degree

This section describes a program of study for students who are planning to continue on to the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. degree includes a cognate requirement, which is fulfilled by the cognate courses in the M.S. program.

To prepare for the Qualifying Examinations, a student should take the core courses for the Master's degree and the following required courses from the Ph.D. program:

Course	Credits	Title	Usual Term
Math 451	Advanced Calculus	Fall or Winter
Stat 610		Mathematical Statistics I	Fall
Stat 611		Mathematical Statistics II	Winter

Course	Credits	Title	Usual Term
Math 451	3	Advanced Calculus	Fall or Winter
Stat 610	3	Mathematical Statistics I	Fall
Stat 611	3	Mathematical Statistics II	Winter

A sample Master's program for students who intend to continue to the Ph.D. program is presented in Table 2. STAT 610 and STAT 611 fulfill 6 of the required 12 credit hours of electives in the Master's program, although they do not fulfill requirements for electives in the Ph.D. program. Students who have taken an advanced calculus course (MATH 451 or its equivalent) may be exempted from the requirement and choose an elective in its place.

Before advancement to candidacy, a Ph.D. student must pass the Qualifying Examinations. The following program of study will enable a student to take the Qualifying examinations at the completion of the Master's program, and to complete the Ph.D. course requirements in one additional year.

Table 2: A sample sequence of courses* for MS students intending to continue in the PhD program.

Fall Year 1	Credits	Winter Year 1	Credits
BIOS 600**	0-1	BIOS 602	4
BIOS 601	4	BIOS 651	3
BIOS 650	4	BIOS 653	3
EPID/Cognate	3-4	EPID/Math 451***	3
TOTAL	11-13	TOTAL	13

Fall Year 2	Credits	Winter Year 2	Credits
Stat 610	3	BIOS 699	4
2 Electives*	6	Stat 611	3
EPID/Cognate*	3-4	EPID/Cognate*	3
TOTAL	12-13	TOTAL	10

Spring/Summer Year 2: Qualifying exams

*This represents a minimal program of study for a M.S. degree. The timing of electives and cognates may be freely interchanged.

**Optional elective offered one week before the Fall term. The purpose is to review basic statistical concepts and to introduce the computer network and statistical software.

***Math 451 is also offered in the Fall or Spring term.

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