Admissions Information

Applications for Autumn 2009 should be submitted online at the Graduate School Application Web Site: https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss.  The deadline for completed applications is January 5, 2009. 

Graduate Program in Biostatistics
University of Washington

ADMISSION PROCEDURES (M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.)

Prerequisite Information

Potential M.S. and Ph.D.  students may enter the Graduate Program in Biostatistics from an undergraduate major in mathematics, statistics, or a biological field. Students are occasionally admitted with backgrounds in other fields; however, all applicants should have the equivalent of 30 or more quarter credits in mathematics and statistics, which must include:

University of Washington courses which are approximate equivalents to these requirements are: Please visit this link to view the UW Math Department descriptions for the above courses. This information may help you to decide whether your background is sufficient to meet our prerequisites.  Additional credits in the biological sciences are also desirable.

MPH applicants: To be considered for admission to the Biostatistics MPH pathway, a candidate must hold a doctoral level degree in another field (e.g., M.D., Ph.D., J.D.) or be currently working on such a doctoral degree. Candidates who have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree will not be awarded the Biostatistics pathway MPH until they are awarded their doctoral degree. All other prerequisites and required materials are the same for M.S., M.P.H., and Ph.D. applicants.

Application Information

Applications for Autummn 2009 admission should be submitted online through the Graduate School Application Web Site: https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/.
The deadline for completion of the application is January 5, 2009.  We do not accept applications for any quarter other than Autumn.

A complete application consists of:

Official transcripts should be mailed to:  Graduate Program in Biostatistics, Campus Box 357232, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-7232.  If it is nearing our deadline, please consider using an overnight delivery service; our street address for overnight packages is:  Graduate Program, Dept. of Biostatistics, 1705 NE Pacific, Room F-600, Univ. of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-7232.

*The following are exempt from taking the TOEFL:  Applicants who are citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom, and  Non-United States citizens who have received a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited U.S. institution within the U.S. or from an accredited institution in the countries listed.

**If your recommenders must send hard-copy letters, they should be addressed to the Department at: Graduate Program in Biostatistics, Campus Box 357232, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-7232.  We strongly encourage recommenders to use the online submission of letters through the Graduate Admissions application web site.

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If you have any questions about the application process, please address them to: bioadmit@u.washington.edu

The Biostatistics Admission Committee does not discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or status as a Disabled Veteran or Vietnam Era Veteran. This policy, applies to all University Programs and facilities including but not limited to, admission, educational programs and employment. Such discrimination is prohibited by Titles IV and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title XI of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Sections 503 and 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Acts of 1974 and 1965, Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and other Federal and State statutes and regulations.