Admissions to the Applied Bioinformatics, Graduate/Professional Certificate have been suspended as of summer 2025 and will be discontinued as of fall 2027. If you have questions, please contact the program.
Admissions
Admissions to the Applied Bioinformatics, Graduate/Professional Certificate have been suspended as of summer 2025 and will be discontinued as of fall 2027. If you have any questions please contact the program or Universities of Wisconsin Online Collaboratives.
Funding
Students enrolled in the Graduate/Professional Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics as part of their MS in Applied Biotechnology Program are eligible for federal financial aid.
Students enrolled in the Graduate/Professional Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics program are not permitted to accept any research, project, or teaching assistantship positions that would waive tuition or provide tuition remission.
Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid to discuss federal loan programs and other lending opportunities. Students should also reach out to their companies to ask about continuing education and professional development support.
Requirements
Minimum Residence Credits: 12
All of the graduate/professional certificate credits must be earned "in residence" (which includes distance-delivered courses) at UW-Madison.
- Students must earn a B (minimum GPA of 3.00) or above on all graduate/professional certificate coursework.
- Courses in which a student elects the pass/fail option will not count toward completion of requirements.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ABT 720 | Experimental Design and Analysis in Biotechnology | 3 |
| ABT 730 | Python for Bioinformatics | 3 |
| ABT 780 | Bioinformatic Inquiry | 3 |
| ABT 785 | Application of Bioinformatics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Graduate School Policies
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Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate professional and scientific communication appropriate for biotechnology settings
- Evaluate diverse analytical methods and technologies and their applications in bioinformatics
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of organizational processes and product development pipelines and the data generated throughout