{"id":789,"date":"2012-04-20T18:50:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:33:30","slug":"certificate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/programs\/certificate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-full xl:container mx-auto px-6\">\n<h2>Graduate Certificate in Behavioral Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>Psychology and behavioral research are based, in part, upon the assumption of an orderly analysis of empirical data. Within psychology, behavioral statistics offer the foundation for discovery and advancement of the profession and provide the support for the demonstrability of treatment programs and other forms of psychological intervention. The Graduate Certificate in Behavioral Statistics offers a comprehensive array of statistical tools and analyses that will enable those who complete the certificate both private and public sector opportunity. The certificate represents a balance between the large sample parametric statistics of experimental design [ANOVA] and regression and the areas of nonparametric and small or single subject design.<\/p>\n<p>Certificate holders will be able to create, design, and implement real-world statistical paradigms. Employers will benefit from the breadth of the program in the graduates\u2019 ability to apply behavioral statistical paradigms to their knowledge base.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admissions<\/strong><br \/>\nApplicants interested in the certificate-only program should apply for admission to Marshall University as a Certificate. Professional Development student and select on the application form the Certificate in Behavioral Statistics. The Admissions requirements for the certificate program is the same as for the M.A. program in Psychology. All credits earned in the Graduate Certificate Program in Behavioral Statistics may be applied to a master\u2019s degree. For example, PSY 517 is a current requirement for the master\u2019s degree in Psychology. Other credits earned in the behavioral statistics program may be applied in part to the elective hours required for the M.A. degree in Psychology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong>\u00a012 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Core (9 credits)<\/strong><br \/>\nPSY 506: Psychometrics<br \/>\nPSY 517: Intermediate Behavioral Statistics<br \/>\nPSY 623: Experimental Design<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick One (3 credits)<\/strong><br \/>\nPSY 527: Computer Applications in Psychology<br \/>\nPSY 624: Multivariate Analysis (PR: PSY 623 or 652)<br \/>\nPSY 651: Advanced Nonparametric Statistics<br \/>\nPSY 652: Advanced Regression Techniques<br \/>\nPSY 654: Single Subject Analysis<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Certificate in Behavioral Statistics Psychology and behavioral research are based, in part, upon the assumption of an orderly analysis of empirical data. Within psychology, behavioral statistics offer the foundation for discovery and advancement of the profession and provide the support for the demonstrability of treatment programs and other forms of psychological intervention. The Graduate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":643,"featured_media":0,"parent":719,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-legacy.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3332,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions\/3332"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/psych\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}