Informatics Graduate Certificate
Certificate Program
An interdisciplinary certificate that allows students to gain a broad background in core Informatics issues, as well as more specialized knowledge in sub-domains such as bioinformatics, public health informatics, clinical/nursing informatics and data science. Individual programs of study allow for further specialization and development of knowledge in related fields.
Program Requirements
A minimum of 15 credit hours is needed for a certificate. The curriculum for the Informatics Graduate Certificate requires one of the following:
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Foundations of Healthcare Informatics (BMI 6010/NURS 6702, 2 credits)
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Foundations of Bioinformatics (BMI 6030, 2 credits)
The remainder of the 15 credit hours should be selected to meet your learning objectives. It is expected that at least 12 of the 15 required hours will be from the Biomedical Informatics Department or Nursing Informatics Program course list. All of the existing courses offered in the departments will be available to certificate students, although the research courses are less appropriate. Work with the Certificate Program Manager on your curriculum selection.
Standard course prerequisite requirements will be followed as with degree-seeking students. Students must earn at least a B- in each course to receive credit for the certificate or at least a B in each course to recieve credit for the master's degree.
Program Admissions
Eligibility: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 before starting the Informatics Graduate Certificate.
Application Instructions:
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Prepare the following application materials in PDF or Word format:
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Personal Statement: In approximately one page include the following:
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Your overall career goals;
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Why you are interested in informatics and how the training will help you with your career goals;
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What specific area(s) in informatics you are interested in; and
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How do you think informatics can improve health and healthcare.
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Resume/CV: 1-2 pages max.
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Transcripts: Scanned copies of transcripts for all colleges/universities attended.
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References: Gather contact information for two professional and/or academic references. Contact information needs to include their first and last names, post-nominal titles (PhD, MD, MS, MPH, etc.), company (they work for), email, and affiliation to you (i.e. supervisor, previous supervisor, instructor, faculty mentor, etc.). Your refrences will be emailed instructions on how to submit a short evaluation and upload a recommendation letter in PDF or Word format.
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Submit application materials and recommenders' contact information through our online application.
Once you have been accepted to the Graduate Certificate Program, you will then submit an application for Admission to the University and pay the application fee. Do not apply for admission prior to being advised of acceptance to the Certificate Program. NOTE: If you are already a degree-seeking student at the University of Utah, you do not reapply to the University.
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Apply for Graduate Non-degree Seeking student status. Click here for application instructions.
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Indicate in the application that you will take graduate courses to ensure your status is coded correctly.
We recommend submitting your program application (in full) as early as possible. All application materials are due by:
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Fall Semester Deadlines: June 1 to the department and August 1 to the University's Office of Admissions.
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Spring Semester Deadlines: October 1 to the department and January 1 to the University's Office of Admissions.
Attention All Students!
Non-BMI students who sign up for BMI courses will be charged the “Differential per Credit Hour” charge only. Non-BMI students will not have to pay the “Differential Zero Hour Tuition” charges.
Fall Semester
- June 1
Spring Semester
- October 1
