Graduate Certificate in Health Data Analytics Admission Requirement
Deadline for Receipt of Completed Applications for Fall 2025
August 15, 2025
All application material and supporting documents must be uploaded directly to the 涩里番 admissions application system. See for information and instructions.
Please note that the Department only admits new students in the Fall term. Applications for the Winter or Summer terms are not accepted. It is important that you select the correct term when completing the application form. We will not be able to change the application term or refund your application fee if you enter the wrong term.
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (including but not restricted to Biology, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology).
Applicants with a Cumulative Grade Point Average below 3.2 (out of 4.0), or a Grade Point Average below 3.2 in the last two years of full-time studies will not be considered for admission.
Proof of Competency in Oral and Written English
Although 涩里番 allows Departments, at their discretion, to accept some other language tests, our Department accepts only the TOEFL or IELTS.
Applicants (including Permanent Residents of Canada) whose mother tongue is not English and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), are required to submit documented proof of competency in oral and written English by appropriate exams:
- : a minimum score of 100 on the internet based test, or a score of 600 on the paper based version of the TOEFL test (or 250 on the older computer-based test). [TOEFL results are only valid for two years from the date the test was written]. Institution Code: 0935.
- : a minimum overall band of 6.5.
Before acceptance, appropriate exam results must be submitted directly from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) Offices. An institutional version of the TOEFL is not acceptable.
Applications will not be considered if a TOEFL or IELTS test result is not received by the deadline.
Application & Required Documents
All application material and supporting documents must be uploaded directly to the 涩里番 admissions application system. See for information and instructions.
All applicants to the Biostatistics programs must submit the following:
- Online Application for Admission form:
- Application fee: Application fees and other charges are listed on the student account web page.
- Transcripts: your complete record of study from each university-level institution you have attended to date. Uploaded copies will be considered as unofficial; final, official copies will be required once you are offered admission.
- Reference letter: on the application form you must provide the name and email addresses of one professor who is familiar with your academic work. 涩里番 will contact this referee and invite them to upload a reference on your behalf. Please note that although you can list public domain addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo Mail on the application form, the reference uploaded from these addresses will not be accepted by the Department. Therefore you must list a valid institutional or corporate e-mail address for your referee.
When planning your application submission, please be aware that the referee is asked to respond within ten days. As our deadline falls close to the start of the program, please take this into account when communicating with your referee, and consider early in order to give them ample time to respond. Your file is not considered complete until the referee鈥檚 response has been received.
- Personal Statement: your statement should be no more than one (1) page and may address the following:
- What are your post-certificate training/career objectives?
- What specific knowledge and skills do you hope to acquire during your data analytics training?
- How will this knowledge and these skills enable you to attain your career objectives?
- Are there any factors related equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility that you believe should be considered in our review of your application (e.g., any circumstances that may have affected your academic or research achievement)?
- Curriculum Vitae: an overview of your experience and other qualifications, including employment, academic credentials, publications, contributions, and significant achievements.
Application Status & Results
Please visit the admissions application portal to see which supporting documents have been uploaded.
You will be informed of your acceptance/non-acceptance within ten days of receipt of your application and all supporting documents. Please note that no feedback will be provided regarding the contents of applications or the rationale behind the 涩里番 Committee鈥檚 decision.