When you complete the SAS® Base Programming courses, you will have demonstrated skills in manipulating and transforming data, combining SAS data sets, creating basic detail and summary reports using SAS procedures and identifying and correcting data, syntax and programming logic errors. These skills prepare you for the SAS® Base Programming Specialist certification exam.
SAS Programmer Professional Certificate
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SAS Programmer Professional Certificate
Launch Your Career with a SAS® Credential. Master the skills required for the SAS® Base Programmer certification.
Instructors: Peter Styliadis
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.8
(3,115 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Understand and use the fundamentals of the SAS programming language
Access different types of data (SAS, Excel, or text), then explore and prepare the data
Analyze and report on data and export results to common formats (HTML, PDF, Excel)
Apply SAS programming principles in practical examples
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Taught in English
189 practice exercises
Professional Certificate - 4 course series
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Category: SAS (Software)
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: SQL
Category: Data Validation
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Access
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Statistical Programming
Category: Data Analysis
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: SAS (Software)
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Integration
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Statistical Programming
Category: Data Analysis
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: SAS (Software)
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Data Access
Category: Data Processing
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Debugging
Category: Data Analysis
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: SAS (Software)
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Statistical Programming
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Import/Export
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When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹
This Professional Certificate has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution.
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Frequently asked questions
It will take approximately 20 weeks to complete the SAS Programming Specialization.
No prior programming or SAS experience is required.
Yes, you should start with Getting Started with SAS Programming, then move on to Doing More with SAS Programming and finish with Practical SAS Programming & Certification Review.
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