FOR RELEASE: October 10th, 2024
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA – Students are now able to secure two degrees in just five years through a new partnership between the University of Providence (UP) and Touro University.
Touro University is a leading national nonprofit institution of higher and professional education and one of the largest, most diverse networks of medical and health sciences educational institutions in the country.
UP’s new Applied Mathematics program in Pre-Data Analytics for Health Care Concentration is offered in partnership with Touro University’s Master of Science in Data Analytics for Health Care. Students can complete both programs in five years by satisfying 102 credits of UP requirements in the first three years, be in good academic standing, and apply for UP graduation at the end of their third year. Students can then move on to Touro’s MS program in Data Analytics for Health Care, and then transfer back to UP the credits earned during the first year of graduate school to complete and earn a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics with UP.
“Data analytics applications in health care provision and administration promises to be an area of strong growth and significant social and economic significance for the foreseeable future. In a crucial field such as health care, where data analytics has the potential to be used for the great benefit, or the harm, of human well-being, it is vital that workers, innovators, leaders, and decision-makers be not only technically skilled, but also grounded in concern for the common good. Our program is designed to create just the kind of data analysts – equal parts skilled and charitable – that society needs,” said Stephen Muir, Associate Professor of Mathematics at UP.
This partnership marks the University’s second initiative with Touro University. The first initiative allows UP to offer students a Biology degree with a Health Professions concentration. Students enrolled in this program will be guaranteed an admissions interview (if GPA requirements are met) for placement into the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Students interested in pursuing this opportunity are encouraged to contact the UP Office of Admissions at (406) 791-5202 or email admissions@uprovidence.edu
