Prerequisities: Master’s degree in a related academic area Good GPA, GRE (and TOEFL if needed) scores
UMDNJ-SPH-Biostatistics MPH/MS graduate carry-over: 30 credits maximum Other school graduate transferable : 24 credits maximum
Qualify Exams, TA 2 semesters	0
Residency: Seminars (5 presentations; attendance of 15 Biostat dept seminars)	0
PH Core: (PHCO 0501, 0502, 0503, 0505) ^a,b	12
Field work (FDWC 0600, 0601) ^b	6
Sub-total	18

Biostatistics Specialty required courses:
Statistics Theory I (BIST 0613 or Rutgers 592) ^c	3
Statistics Theory II (BIST 0614 or Rutgers 593) ^d	3
Biocomputing I (BIST 0654)	3
Regression Methods for Public Health Studies (BIST 0661) ^f or Linear Models: Regression and Analysis of Variance (QNME 0612)	3
Categorical Data (BIST0615) ^g or Categorical Data Analysis (QNME 0614)	3
Clinical Trials: Design and analysis of medical experiments (BIST 0660) ^g	3
Sub-total	18

Elective: choose 4
Sampling Methods (BIST 0630)^d	3
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis (BIST 0650) ^g	3
Statistical Methods in Genetics (BIST0688) ^e	3
Advanced topics in Biostatistics (BIST0690) ^h	3
Lifetime Data (BIST 0616) ^g or Life Tab & Surv Anal (QNME 0613)	3
Modeling Binary Response Data (BIST 0606)	3
Interpretation of Data I, II (BIST 9686)	3
Nonparametric Statistics (BIST 9655)^{d, e}	3
Multivariate Analysis (ENOH 9627)
Survey Research Methods (HEBS 0663)	3
Epidemiological Research Methods I (EPID 0651 or QNME equivalent)	3
Epidemiological Research Methods II (EPID 0653 or QNME equivalent)	3
Sub total	12

Thesis	24
Grand total credits required	72

Note: a. Core: PHCO 0504 (Intro to Biostat) not allowed to carry-over to DrPH from MPH
b. May carry-over from MPH
c. Pre-requisite: PHCO 0504 or equivalent
d. Pre-requisite: Statistics Theory I (BIST 0613) or equivalent
e. Pre-requisite: Statistics Theory II (BIST 0614) or equivalent
f. Pre-requisite: Biocomputing I (BIST 0654) or equivalent, and Principle/Methods Epidemiology (PHCO 0502) or equivalent
g. Pre-requisite: Regression Methods for Public Health Studies (BIST 0661) or equivalent
h. Pre-requisite: Advanced biostatistics Theory I (BIST 0700) ) or equivalent
All BIST0xxx are UMDNJ-SPH courses and all BIST9xxx are Rutgers courses. For Rutgers courses students should consult Rutgers catalog for their perquisites, course objectives, instructors, and schedules. The relevant website is http://www.stat.rutgers.edu/courses/gradcourses.html; Students should consult with their academic advisor for course selections.
The minimum course requirement to declare Epidemiology as a minor: PHCO 0502, EPID 0651 and EPID 0653.