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SM42.5 Degree Form

The document is a form for students enrolled in the Biostatistics One-Year Master’s Degree Program at Harvard, requiring details about core courses, credits, and other academic requirements. It outlines the process for submitting the form, including deadlines for graduation and specific course requirements such as Epidemiology and Research Ethics. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for advisor and program director approvals before submission.

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SM42.5 Degree Form

The document is a form for students enrolled in the Biostatistics One-Year Master’s Degree Program at Harvard, requiring details about core courses, credits, and other academic requirements. It outlines the process for submitting the form, including deadlines for graduation and specific course requirements such as Epidemiology and Research Ethics. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for advisor and program director approvals before submission.

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Biostatistics One-Year Master’s Degree Program Form

Name: Date:
Year of first enrollment in the masters program:
Instructions: Please type or print legibly. Return to the Department of Biostatistics, Building 2, Room 408 (or email to
[email protected] before your advisor has signed the form - unless submitted on paper). This form should be
submitted at least one semester prior to your expected graduation date.
Biostatistics One-Year Master’s Core Courses: Please list all the Biostatistics courses that have been, or will be taken, or
waived. Indicate the semester and year (e.g. F2020, S2021, SU2022, etc.) during which each of the courses was or will be
taken and the grades for any completed courses. If a core course has been waived, please indicate this under Grade by
entering a W. Requirements for total course hours and other information are found in Section 2.11 of
https://content.sph.harvard.edu/biostats/publications/bio-sm handbook/BIO-SM handbook.pdf.
(Please
(Please leave
leave the
the grade
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if course
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progress.)

Course Credit Semester/


Number Title Units Grade Year
BST 214 Principles of Clinical Trials (must also take BST 238 to receive credit) 2.5
BST 221 Applied Data Structures and Algorithms 5
BST 222 Basics of Statistical Inference (REQUIRED) 5
BST 223 Applied Survival Analysis 5
BST 226 Applied Longitudinal Analysis 5
BST 227 Introduction to Statistical Genetics 2.5
BST 228 Applied Bayesian Analysis 5
BST 230 Probability I 5
BST 231 Statistical Inference I 5
BST 232 Methods 5
BST 235 Advanced Regression and Statistical Learning 5
BST 238 Advanced Topics in Clinical Trials 2.5
BST 249 Bayesian Methods in Biostatistics 5
BST 258 Causal Inference: Theory and Practice 5
BST 260 Introduction to Data Science 5
BST 261 Data Science II 2.5
BST 262 Computing for Big Data 2.5
BST 263 Statistical Learning 5
BST 267 Introduction to Social and Biological Networks 2.5
BST 280 Introductory Genomics & Bioinformatics for Health Research 2.5
BST 281 Genomic Data Manipulation 5
BST 282 Introduction to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 5
BST 283 Cancer Genome Data Science 5

Total Credits on this page:

Other Acceptable Courses: Other advanced courses in Biostatistics, including many of the special topics or Wintersession
courses, and courses at MIT and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) that are offered at an advanced level, may also be
acceptable, provided that least 15 credits come from courses with a BST prefix. If you need cross-registration credit
conversion, see: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/r-o-student-knowledge-center/. Students are advised to consult with the
Program Directors prior
prior to enrolling in the courses in question. Courses offered to only undergrads are not allowed to be
taken for credit by Harvard Chan.

1
Note that a maximum of half your total credits per semester can be cross-registered courses without special
permission, and a maximum of half of your required 42.5 credits can be cross-registered courses. This is a School
policy.

Course Credit Semester/


Number Title Units Grade Year

Total Credits: 0

Epidemiology Requirement: The School of Public Health requires that Master’s students must successfully pass one
Epidemiology course. The Department requires that EPI 201 be taken to satisfy this requirement. Ordinarily, this is taken
during the first semester in residence. Indicate the year during which you have/will have taken EPI 201.

Research Ethics Requirement: Research Ethics Requirement: See section 2.7.5 in handbook. Indicate the year
during which you have taken or received a certificate for the Research Ethics course or its approved
equivalent.

Culminating Experience Requirement: SM1 students must write up a summary of a culminating research experience that
has been performed beyond standard course work. The due date for this degree requirement is firm, and falls on the 3rd
Friday in April. More details are included in the BIO-SM Graduate Student Handbook in Section 2.13. Indicate the date
(month / year / ) by which you will submit your culminating research experience write up.

Note: Students must also satisfy the minimum number of ordinal credits required and maintain a cumulative average of
2.70 or above.

Required Signatures:

Student: Date:

Advisor Approval: Date:

Program Director Approval: Date:

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