Spring 2026 Courses
Spring 2026 Courses
Important Dates
First day of classes: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Rochester "Monday": Friday, January 23, 2026
Add/Drop deadline: Monday, February 16, 2026
Undergraduate Spring Break: Saturday, March 7 - Sunday, March 15, 2026
Course withdraw deadline ("W" on transcripts): Monday, April 13, 2026
Last day of classes: Friday, May 1, 2026
Final exam period: Tuesday, May 5 - Sunday, May 10, 2026
Faculty grading deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Commencement Weekend: Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17, 2026
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED IN NOVEMBER 2025. THIS IS THE TENTATIVE COURSE PLAN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Course Offerings
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Days | Times | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BST 412 | Statistical Inference II | 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| BST 413 | Bayesian Inference | 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Tanzy Love |
| BST 426 | Linear Models | 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Xing Qiu |
| BST 434 | Genomic Data Analysis | 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Matthew McCall |
| BST 462 | Biostatistical Methods II | 4 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 1:30 pm - 3:10 pm | SRB 1.402 | Mike McDermott & Tongtong Wu |
| BST 465 | Design of Clinical Trials | 4 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 9:10 am - 10:50 am | SRB 1.416 | Christopher Beck |
| BST 467 | Applied Statistics in the Biomedical Sciences | 3 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 10:30 am - 11:45 am | SRB 1.416 | Xueya Cai |
| BST 487 | Seminar in Statistical Literature | 1 | Wednesdays | 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm | SRB 1.402 | TBD |
| BST 513 | Analysis of Longitudinal and Dependent Data | 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
For students matriculated in the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
BST 590 - Supervised Teaching
BST 591 - Reading Course at the PhD Level*
BST 592 - Supervised Statistical Consulting
BST 595 - Research at the PhD Level
* maximum of 6 credits per BST 591 course
Please direct questions to: URBiostat@urmc.rochester.edu
Last updated: July 2025