Prerequisities: Master’s degree in a related academic area Good GPA, GRE (and TOEFL if needed) scores
UMDNJ-SPH-Biostatistics 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
Sub-total	12

Biostatistics Specialty required courses:
Advanced Biostatistics Theory I (BIST 0700, or Rutgers 652)^c	3
Advanced Biostatistics Theory II (BIST 0701, or Rutgers 653)^d	3
Biocomputing II (BIST 0655)^e	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
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis (BIST 0650)^g	3
Lifetime Data Analysis (BIST 0616)^g	3
Sub-total	21

Elective: choose 5
Sampling Methods (BIST 0630)^d	3
Clinical Trials: Design and analysis of medical experiments (BIST 0660)^g	3
Statistical Methods in Genetics (BIST0688)^c	3
Advanced topics in Biostatistics (BIST0690)^h	3
Advanced Design of Experiments (BIST 9691)	3
Applied Time Series Analysis (BIST 9665)	3
Applied Stochastic Process (BIST 9654)	3
Nonparametric Statistics (BIST 9655)^c	3
Applied Multivariate Analysis (BIST 9667)	3
Data Mining (BIST 9688)
Epidemiological Research Methods I (EPID 0651 or QNME equivalent)	3
Epidemiological Research Methods II (EPID 0653 or QNME equivalent)	3
Sub total	15

Thesis	24
Grand total credits required	72

Note: a. Core: PHCO 0504 (Intro to Biostat) waived for MS Biostatistics
b. May carry-over from MPH or MS (MS only require to take 2 of these PHCO courses)
c. Pre-requisite: Statistics Theory I &II (BIST 0613 and BIST 0614) or equivalent
d. Pre-requisite: Advanced Biostatistics Theory I (BIST 0700) or equivalent
e. Pre-requisite: Biocomputing I (BIST 0654) 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.