Quantitative/statistical track
Buck, Dr. Gregory A.
Director, Bioinformatics Programs
gabuck@vcu.edu
(804) 827-0026
Admission requirements summary
Quantitative/statistical track
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| Degree: M.S. (thesis degree option) |
Semester(s) of entry: Fall Spring Summer |
Deadline dates: Jul 1 Nov 15 May 1 |
Test requirements: GRE |
| Special requirements: * International students requiring temporary U.S. visas should apply by Apr 1 for fall admission, Oct 1 for spring admission or Feb 1 for summer admission. See program Web site for additional information. | |||
| List A | |
| BIOS 572 Statistical Analysis of Biomedical Data | 3 |
| BIOS 631 Multivariate Analysis I | 4 |
| BIOS 667 Advanced Data Analysis | 3 |
| STAT/BIOS 513 Mathematical Statistics I | 3 |
| STAT/BIOS 514 Mathematical Statistics II | 3 |
| Statistical methods: BIOS 553-554 Applied Statistics or BIOS/STAT 543 and 544 Statistical Methods I and II |
6 |
| An experimental design course: BIOS 650 Design and Analysis of Response Surface Experiments or STAT 642 Design and Analysis of Experiments |
3 |
| List B | |
| BIOS 524 Biostatistical Computing | 3 |
| BIOS/STAT 543 Statistical Methods I | 3 |
| BIOS/STAT 544 Statistical Methods II | 3 |
| BIOS 546 Linear Models | 3 |
| BIOS 553 Applied Statistics | 3 |
| BIOS 554 Applied Statistics | 3 |
| BIOS 567 Statistical Methods for Microarray Data | 3 |
| BIOS 650 Design and Analysis of Response Surface Experiments | 3 |
| BNFO 591 Special Topics in Bioinformatics (with adviser’s approval) | variable |
| BNFO 592 Independent Study | variable |
| BNFO 690 Seminars in Bioinformatics | 1* |
| BNFO 692 Independent Study | variable |
| MATH 591 Topics in Mathematics: Methods of Applied Mathematics for Life Sciences | 3 |
| STAT 541 Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 3 |
| STAT 642 Design and Analysis of Experiments | 3 |
* In addition to one credit of seminar required in the core, students may count only one additional credit of seminar as an elective toward degree requirements.