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Applications for fall 2009 admission to the Managerial Analytics Certificate Program will be due towards the end of the winter quarter, 2009.
Prerequisites for the Managerial Analytics Certificate
All Northwestern University undergraduate students who satisfy or are on track to satisfy the prerequisite courses may apply to the Managerial Analytics Certificate regardless of their school or major. Like the Financial Economics Certificate, the Managerial Analytics Certificate includes prerequisite courses in the areas of calculus and linear algebra, econometrics/statistics, probability, and microeconomics. Students interested in the Managerial Analytics Certificate also must complete one prerequisite course in optimization. Ideally, students will take the calculus and linear algebra prerequisites during their freshman year and the probability, econometrics/statistics and optimization prerequisites during their sophomore year. The microeconomics course may be taken in either the freshman or sophomore year. Typically, students submit their application at the end of their sophomore year, although juniors may apply as well.
Completing the prerequisites does not guarantee admission to the program. Admission to the program is competitive and based on grades, letters of recommendation and a short essay. Students should have completed at least five of the prerequisite courses before applying at the end of the winter quarter, and must complete all of them before starting the program in the fall. There are many different ways to satisfy the certificate prerequisites, and the most common ones are shown below. Some of the courses have their own prerequisites, which are determined by the department offering them. Interested students should check the Undergraduate Catalog or appropriate department for more details.
There are five prerequisite subject areas for the Managerial Analytics Certificate.
| Prerequisite
Subject |
Accepted
Courses |
| 1. Calculus and Linear Algebra |
Courses offered in WCAS:
- Math 290-1,2,3 (MENU) or
- Math 291-1,2,3 (MENU accelerated) or
- Math 281-1,2,3 (for ISP students) or
- Math 285-1,2,3 (for MMSS students) or
- Math 230, 234 and 240*
Courses offered in McCormick:
- Honors Calculus ES-APPM 252-1 and 2 or
- Honors Engineering Analysis GEN_ENG 206-1,2,3,4 or
- Engineering Analysis GEN_ENG 205-1,2,3,4*
*Preference is given to students who have completed the honors sequence of these courses, although students who did not are encouraged to apply. |
| 2. . Probability |
WCAS Courses:
- Math 310-1 or
- Math 383 (ISP) or
- Math 385 (MMSS)
McCormick Courses:
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| 3. Econometrics/Statistics |
WCAS Courses:
- Econ 381-1 or
- Math 386-1 (MMSS)
McCormick Course:
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| 4. Microeconomics |
WCAS Courses:
- Econ 310-1 or
- MMSS 211-1 (MMSS)
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| 5. Optimization |
WCAS Course:
McCormick Course:
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In addition to meeting the prerequisite course requirements above before entering the program, accepted Managerial Analytics Certificate students are required to take one of the following three courses concurrently with their certificate courses:
- Econ 381-2 (WCAS course) or
- Math 386-2 (WCAS course for MMSS students) or
- IEMS 304 (McCormick course)
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