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The Department of Statistics was organized in 1968, with its first BA degree awarded in 1969. Graduate students were admitted in 1969, with the first PhD awarded in 1974. An affiliated Division of Biostatistics was organized in the School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1972. A cooperative program continues to exist; the Program in Statistics is primarily responsible for undergraduate education and the Department of Biostatistics is primarily responsible for collaborative research and graduate education, including education within the Medical Center of the University.