Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Biostatistics Foundations

Certificate Level: Graduate
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 9.0
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 26.1102
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 15-2041

About the Program

The Biostatistics Foundations Certificate is designed to provide graduate-level students with core knowledge in biostatistics and statistical computing. Graduates of the program will have the skills to manage and analyze data, and apply regression methods appropriately in a variety of applications. The certificate will prepare students for advanced coursework, data analysis, and data-driven public health practice.

The certificate is offered entirely online to provide qualified students and working professionals with an opportunity to participate in this program regardless of restrictions in time and physical location. Those who successfully complete the certificate program and wish to broaden their scope of public health education could pursue an MPH or MS degree and apply some or all credits to that program.

Admission Requirements

For external applicants: Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health admissions requirements can be found here: 

For internal applicants: Graduate certificates are designed to provide specific depth within a student’s area of training or complement their training in a related discipline. All matriculated master's students in semester programs, except for students pursuing the MPH in Epidemiology or MS in Biostatistics, are eligible to enroll.

Students must receive approval from their home program and the Dornsife School of Public Health and complete the necessary paperwork with the DSPH Academic Advising Team.

Program Requirements