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2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Science in Applied Statistics
Overall requirements for the M.S. in applied statistics (PSM) will consist of 36 credits, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Consistent with Grand Valley policy, all courses must be completed within eight consecutive years from entry into the first graduate course. Please consult the graduate school catalog for other general GVSU policies regarding graduate program requirements. The specific course requirements are as follows:
Seven directed courses in statistics (22 credits)
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 credits)
- STA 616 - Statistical Programming (3 credits)
- STA 621 - Design of Experiments and Regression (4 credits)
- STA 623 - Categorical Data Analysis (3 credits)
- STA 630 - Topics in Advanced Statistical Applications (3 credits)
Two courses from the following list of three courses:
- STA 518 - Statistical Computing and Graphics with R (3 credits)
- STA 526 - Multivariate Data Analysis (3 credits)
- STA 628 - Survival Analysis (3 credits)
Two courses in professional science (5 credits)
- PSM 650 - Ethics and Professionalism in Applied Science (3 credits)
- PSM 662 - Seminar in Professional Science Practice (2 credits)
- PSM 691 - Internship (1 to 9 credits) (minimum of 4 credits)
Electives (5 credits minimum) are selected, with advisor approval, from graduate courses that are appropriate to each student's interests and goals. Examples include: