The Group in Biostatistics welcomes applicants from a wide variety of disciplines. Specifically, acceptable candidates for the MA degree program have completed at least a year or two of calculus and have had a course in linear algebra. The University requires all students entering a graduate program to have a prior bachelor's degree and a grade point average of at least 3.0.
 

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The Group in Biostatistics admits new students in the Fall semester only. Applications are available beginning in September/October of each year for students seeking admission in the Fall semester of the following academic year.
 
For specific application procedures, please refer to
the UC Berkeley SPH Admissions website.
 
 
 
 
Pre-Application Advising Sessions______________
 
Our Pre-Application Advising Sessions coincide with those offered by the School of Public Health so that visitors (especially those coming from out of state) can attend the School's information session for general questions regarding the applications process, and attend our session for specific information about the graduate degree programs in Biostatistics on the same day.
 
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for prospective biostatistics applicants to attend BOTH the School's Pre-Application Session as well as the Biostat Pre-Application Advising Session.
 
For our Biostat Pre-Application Advising Session, we hope to have a strong faculty presence and provide a brief overview of research activities at the sessions we're offering.
 

This year's Pre-Application Advising Sessions (for MA and PhD Applicants) will be offered on...

• Tuesday, October 18^th 9:00-11:00am, in 150 University Hall.
• Tuesday, October 18^th 2:00-3:00pm, in 111A Haviland Hall.
   
  
• Friday, November 4^th 9:00-11:00am, in 150 University Hall.
• Friday, November 4^th 2:00-3:00pm, in 114 Haviland Hall.

Space is Limited. If you plan to attend a Biostatistics Pre-Application Advising Session, please RSVP to Biostat@berkeley.edu with...
 
    "Biostat Pre-App Session RSVP" as the subject-line and
    include your full name & the day you plan to attend
    in the body of the e-mail message.
 
 
Please Read Before RSVP: For information that is NOT SPECIFIC to the BIOSTATISTICS PROGRAM (such as general info on the admission/application process), please attend the Pre-Application Advising sessions offered by the School of Public Health.