{"id":33348,"date":"2025-11-08T12:33:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/?page_id=33348"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:34:04","slug":"quantitative-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/graduate\/policy-studies\/how-to-apply\/quantitative-skills","title":{"rendered":"Quantitative Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-large\">Quantitative skills and knowledge in statistics are necessary for success in the Policy Studies program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior coursework in statistics and microeconomics on your transcript is a strong indication of preparedness to undertake graduate-level policy studies, and your application to Policy Studies program will be more competitive if you can demonstrate strong foundations in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students looking to prepare for graduate-level statistics and\/or make their applications more competitive can consider taking local and online courses that fulfill this requirement. Completing any of the courses below does not guarantee admission to Policy Studies; this listing is offered as an aid to help guide your application and does not represent formalized relationships with the institutions listed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">List of applicable courses by institution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This list is not exhaustive, and we will accept applicable coursework from any accredited college or university. The Policy Studies program does not have information about course availability, cost, or requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>College or University<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Statistics<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Micro-Economics<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bellevuecollege.edu\/\">Bellevue College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 130<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cascadia.edu\/\">Cascadia Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edcc.edu\/\">Edmonds Community College&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 240<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.everettcc.edu\/\">Everett Community College&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenriver.edu\/\">Green River Community College<\/a><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highline.edu\/\">Highline Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 210<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 211<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lwtech.edu\/\">Lake Washington Technical College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northseattle.edu\/\">North Seattle Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 109<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northwestu.edu\/\">Northwest University<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 2003<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.edu\/\">Olympic College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plu.edu\/\">Pacific Lutheran University<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 341<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 111<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtc.edu\/\">Renton Technical College&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southseattle.edu\/\">Seattle Central Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 109<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spu.edu\/\">Seattle Pacific University<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 1260<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 2101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattleu.edu\/\">Seattle University<\/a><\/td><td>&nbsp;N\/A<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 272<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoreline.edu\/\">Shoreline Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southseattle.edu\/\">South Seattle Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 109<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tacomacc.edu\/\">Tacoma Community College<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ECON 201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenix.edu\/programs\/continuing-education\/individual-courses.html\">University of Pheonix (Online)<\/a><\/td><td>Statistics<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Principles of Microeconomics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/\">University of Puget Sound<\/a><\/td><td>MATH 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