Graduate Study
Statistical Quality
Program Overview
The majority of students in this program are full-time professionals who want to learn current statistical and quality techniques to enhance their careers. Courses are offered both on-campus and via online learning formats. The online learning option makes this certificate especially appealing to students who are not able to attend classes on the RIT campus. The program is registered by the New York State Education Department and is accredited by the Middle States Association of the Council for Higher Education.
This advanced certificate program is designed for quality engineers, quality managers, and those who aspire to such positions. It consists of courses from RIT's master of science in applied statistics curriculum that deal with the technical aspects of quality engineering. Graduates of this program will have learned most of the material in the American Society of Quality's body of knowledge for both the CQE (certified quality engineer) exam and the CQM (certified quality manager) exam, as well as an extensive amount of additional knowledge. Credit earned through this certificate may be applied toward the MS in applied statistics.
The program is available part-time, on campus or online, and consists of 18 credit hours (six course).
Curriculum Review
Requirements:
1. Basic familiarity with statistical software:
Students should have basic familiarity with MINITAB, or equivalent, statistical software. This may be obtained by self-study; by completion of Data Analysis Using MINITAB, a three-day, noncredit course in data analysis and statistical computing; through similar MINITAB short courses; or through 0307-742 Statistical Computing, which covers both SAS and MINITAB software.
2. Six courses:
0307-721 Statistical Process Control
0307-731 Statistical Acceptance Control
0307-781 Quality Management
0307-782 Quality Engineering
0307-717, 818 Design and Analysis of Experiments I & II
3. Other requirements:
The candidate must attain an overall average program grade of 3.0 (B) for graduation; see the department secretary for more details.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the statistical quality advanced certificate program will be granted to qualified holders of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university who have an acceptable GPA and mathematics credits, including acceptable grades in probability and statistics equivalent to 0307-711 and 712. Applicants who fail to meet these requirements will be required to complete these prerequisites prior to matriculation in the graduate program.
Entrance exams are not required. However, international students whose native language is not English must have a TOEFL score of at least 550 (or a computer-based TOEFL of at least 213). Courses are offered on an open-enrollment basis, which supports RIT’s commitment to recurrent education.