Admission Requirements

An applicant must have completed a bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, or a related field, or be a current student in a graduate degree program (e.g., Environmental Science, Biology, Computer Science or other related fields). Additional coursework may be required to make up for any deficiencies in background, as will be determined by an admissions committee for the program. (The admissions committee comprises faculty members from the School of Business).
An applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 in the undergraduate major and a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.0.
Two letters of recommendation.
Current resume detailing all relevant past and present professional employment, experience, memberships, and related service.
A cover letter describing the applicant’s relevant experience as well as the reason and motivation for applying for the Graduate Certificate.
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam is a requirement of students for whom English is a second language. The minimum score required for TOEFL is 79 (Internet). The minimum score of the IELTS exam is 6.5 (overall band).

Expected Prior Knowledge and Experience

Prior to enrollment, students are expected to be familiar with computation methods using programming techniques of a high-level computing language (e.g., SAS, Matlab R). In addition, undergraduate preparation in statistics, analytical methods and calculus is required. Finally, students are also expected to have an understanding of economics at the principles level and to have a minimum of a 3.0 overall undergraduate grade point average.

Pre-Certificate Preparation and Preparation Course

Before enrollment in the certificate program, an assessment test in statistical methods will be administered in order to determine preparation for the program. Students with insufficient knowledge in programming and statistical methods can prepare to participate in the Large-Scale Data Certificate Program by completing course.

Business Analytics of Large Scale Data ADVCERPB - Advanced Certificate Post Baccalaureate

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