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PhD in Statistical Genetics

Contact Information	Renee Albert, (206) 543-1044
Department/Program Title	Biostatistics
Degree	PhD
Brief Program Description	In Autumn 2000 the Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics at the University of Washington, together with colleagues in Genetics, Zoology, Medicine, and Molecular Biotechnology, initiated a new program of graduate study in Statistical Genetics. The curriculum is intended to serve as a part of the core curriculum for Ph.D. students in Biostatistics and Statistics following the new Statistical Genetics pathway in these two programs.
# Required Credits - Total	108
Usual Time to Complete Degree (Range)	Course Work: 2-3 years Dissertation: 2-3 years Total: 4-6 years
Eligibility for Certifying Exams (e.g., RD, Prev Med. Boards)	If a Ph.D. student enrolls in STAT 512 and STAT 513, he or she must take the M.S. Theory Exam in the following June for advisory purposes. Ph.D. Students must also take the Ph.D. Statistical Theory exam during the summer following enrollment in STAT 581-2-3 and the Ph.D. Applied exam during the summer following enrollment in BIOST 571 and 572, or in BIOST 570 and 571, or if both STAT 581-2-3 and BIOST 570 and 571 are taken in the same year the student may elect to delay the Ph.D. Applied exam by one year.
Likely Careers	Academia - 80% Industry (pharmaceutical) - 10% Consulting, non-academic research institutes - 10%