# Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics

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# Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics

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### **Program Requirements:**

All applicants to the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics program who meet the following minimum criteria will be considered for admission to the program:

- Completed a Bachelor degree in Science, engineering, agriculture or related field from a university or college accredited by an international accrediting association or by the Ministry of Higher Education or comparable in that country.with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent
- Applicants are expected to be proficient in English. Thus, applicants are required to demonstrate their English proficiency as part of the admission process by satisfying either of the following:

1. Earned a previous degree from an institution of higher education in a Program where English was the language of instruction. *OR*
2. Achieved a minimum score of 520 on the paper-based TOEFL (CBT = 190/ iBT = 68) or equivalent test/ ILETS with 5.5 score taken within 2 years of the start of the intended semester of admission.

- Satisfactory performance in the personal interview with the Admission committee.

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### **Required Documents:**

All applicants to the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics program are required to submit the following documents to the Admissions Department:

- Complete [Online Admissions Application](https://www.qu.edu.qa/en-us/students/admission/graduate/apply)
- Official Graduation Statement
- Final, official and certified [university transcripts](https://www.qu.edu.qa/en-us/students/admission/graduate/transcript-requirement)
- A personal statement (motivation letter) which applicant mention the reason for applying in the program ,working experience after the bachelor degree , and the benefit from having this certificate
- Two confidential recommendation letters from professors or employers
- A permit from the applicant’s work agency (if the applicant is a worker).
- Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
- Health Certificate (from inside Qatar)
- Photocopy of the applicant’s Qatar ID card (Non-Qatari applicants must provide a copy of their passport)
- [Two recent identical passport-size photographs](https://www.qu.edu.qa/en-us/students/admission/undergraduate/admission-requirements/) with white background
- Application Fees: QR 350

### **Major Requirements Package (6 CH)**

The following courses must be completed by all Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics students:

- STAT 611 Probability Theory
- STAT 612 Mathematical Statistics

### **Major Electives Package (6 CH)**

Students must complete 6 CH from the following courses:

- STAT 613 Applied Linear Models
- STAT 614 Sampling Techniques
- STAT 617 Statistical Computation and Simulation
- STAT 621 Applied Stochastic Processes
- STAT 622 Large Sample Theory
- STAT 626 Bayesian Statistical Inference
- STAT 633 Time Series Analysis
- STAT 634 Applied Generalized Linear Mode
- STAT 641 Survival Analysis
- STAT 665 Statistical Consulting
- STAT 678 Applied Multivariate Analysis
- STAT 680 Special Topics

### **Study Plan**

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Term** | **Course #** | **Course title** | **C.H.** |
| Fall | STAT 611 | Probability Theory | 3 |
| STAT 612 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| **Total** | | | **6** |
| Spring | STAT xxx | Elective (Depends on the selected topic) | 3 |
| STAT xxx | Elective (Depends on the selected topic) | 3 |
| **Total** | | | **6** |

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