PGCert in Applied Statistics

People who wish to sample graduate study in data science without committing to the full master's can enroll in this certificate from Johns Hopkins Engineering. Entry rules match those of the master's. It comprises four courses, 12 credits in all, and they have to be done in five years. Two are core courses and two are chosen from five required master's courses. An advisor may excuse a required course for students who got B-minus or better in comparable graduate work, and the student substitutes another data science course taken afterward. The certificate permits one grade in the C range only. A student who continues to the master's can apply all certificate coursework toward it, if requirements and the time limit are met.