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Bachelor of Science Statistics Subject Area

General Information

The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors)  program offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all program requirements in addition to the subject area requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Subject Area Courses

Statistics subject area courses include all courses at the 200-level or higher that satisfy specific requirements or options in the respective Honors or Major requirements, as listed below, and all courses at the 200-level or above with course designator STAT.

There are minimum subject area GPA requirements for graduation (see Academic Standing and Graduation ).

Subject Area Requirements

Note: Students registered in the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program also need to satisfy Common Course Requirements , Major/Honors/Minor Requirements , and Science and Senior Course Level Requirements .

Honors in Statistics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

3 units from:

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

3 units from:

  • any 300- and 400-level STAT course

6 units from:

  • any 400-level STAT course

Notes:

  1. CMPUT 274  and CMPUT 275  can serve as substitutes for CMPUT 174  and CMPUT 175 , respectively.
  2. Students who successfully complete MATH 117  must replace MATH 216  with 3 units selected from MATH at the 200-level or higher.
  3. With consent of the Department, students may substitute MATH 100  for MATH 117 , MATH 134 , MATH 144  or MATH 154 ; MATH 101  for MATH 118 , MATH 136 , MATH 146  or MATH 156 ; MATH 102  for MATH 125  or MATH 127 .
  4. ECON 299 , ECON 386  or ECON 387  may not be used for credit in any Honors degree offered by the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

Major in Statistics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

3 units from:

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

3 units from:

3 units from:

  • any 300- or 400-level MATH course
  • any 300- or 400-level STAT course

6 units from:

  • any 400-level STAT course

Notes:

  1. CMPUT 274  and CMPUT 275  can serve as substitutes for CMPUT 174  and CMPUT 175 , respectively.
  2. Students who successfully complete MATH 117  must replace MATH 216  with 3 units selected from MATH at the 200-level or higher.
  3. With consent of the Department, students may substitute MATH 100  for MATH 117 , MATH 134 , MATH 144  or MATH 154 ; MATH 101  for MATH 118 , MATH 136 , MATH 146  or MATH 156 ; MATH 102  for MATH 125  or MATH 127 .

Minor in Statistics Requirements

Foundation Courses

Senior Courses

6 units from:

  • any 200-, 300-, and 400-level STAT course

3 units from:

  • any 300- and 400-level STAT course