Mathematics/Pre-MS in Biostatistics Area
This program is designed for students majoring in Mathematics or Statistics at Murray State University to earn an MS degree in Biostatistics from the University of Louisville in a manner similar to a five-year BS-MS program. The program requires completion of a minimum of 32 semester credit hours at the University of Louisville, 12 of which will complete a BA/BS degree in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
Enrollment at the University of Louisville
The applicant enrolls in the Spring semester at the University of Louisville as a visiting student during the last semester of their undergraduate study, taking 9 graduate hours and 3 undergraduate hours. Tuition and fees for all these courses will be charged at an undergraduate level. The Applicant will then transfer these 12 credit hours to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ as undergraduate credit and earn the BA/BS degree at the end of the Spring semester.
During the Spring semester, upon review of the complete application, which, among other materials, includes a satisfactory GRE score, the applicant may be admitted to the MS degree in Biostatistics at the University of Louisville, conditional upon completion of the bachelor's degree from ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. The 9 graduate credit hours applied toward the bachelor’s degree will also be counted towards the MS degree in Biostatistics.
Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Arts Degree
University Studies Requirements: 32-41 hrs
(see University Studies section in )
University Studies selections must include
- MAT 250 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
- BIO 216 Biological Inquiry and Analysis
Required Courses: 41 hrs
- BIO 115 The Cellular Basis of Life
- MAT 100T Transitions
- MAT 308 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
- MAT 309 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
- MAT 312 Mathematical Reasoning
- MAT 335 Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra
- MAT 338 Ordinary Differential Equations
- MAT 442 Introduction to Numerical Analysis
- MAT 525 Advanced Calculus I
- STA 253 Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis
- STA 440 Mathematical Statistics I
- STA 441 Mathematical Statistics II
- STA 465 Applied Statistics I
Computer Programming Electives: 3 hrs
One course selected from:
- CSC 145 Introduction to Programming
- CSC 232 Introduction to Programming in C#
- CSC 233 Programming in Python
- CSC 235 Programming in C++
- CSC 325 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming
- CSC 332 Advanced Programming in C#
Final semester coursework from the University of Louisville: 12 hrs
Advanced Calculus II and 9 hours of coursework in Biostatistics
Total credits: 56
Total Curriculum Requirements: 120 hrs