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Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science | Faculty of Science
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2013 Spring

The department offers a bachelor of science (BSc) honours program in statistics within the Faculty of Science.

The program maintains a committee of advisors whose office hours are available at the general office and at . Students should seek advice early in their academic careers about program planning from the department's advisors.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Students may be admitted by direct entry on their university application, or by application to the Department of Statistics, after they have been admitted. Students applying for a statistics minor must apply to the department. Visit  for admittance and continuation requirements.

Courses for Further Credit

No student may complete, for further credit, any course offered by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science which is a prerequisite for a course the student has already completed with a grade of C- or higher without permission of the department.

Computing Recommendation

Some experience with a high level programming language is recommended by the beginning of the second year.

GPA Required for Continuation

To continue in the program, students must maintain at least a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) in MATH, STAT, MACM or ACMA courses.

Credit for Statistics Courses

Credit for STAT courses depends on the order in which the courses are completed. There are three kinds of courses:

• • introductory course STAT 100
• • service courses STAT 101, 201, 203, 301, 302, 305, 403
• • mainstream courses STAT 270, 285, 300W, 330, 340, 350, 380, 410, 430, 445, 450, 460, 475, 485
  

Once a service or mainstream course is completed, credit may not be obtained for STAT 100. Once a mainstream course is completed, credit may not be obtained for any service course. An exception is that STAT 302, 305 and 403 may be completed for credit after completing STAT 270.

Program Requirements

Students complete 132 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 24-25 units, including one of

• CMPT 125 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II (3)
• CMPT 126 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming (3)

and one of

• MATH 150 Calculus I with Review (4)
• MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
• MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)
• MATH 157 Calculus I for the Social Sciences (3)

and one of

• MATH 152 Calculus II (3)
• MATH 155 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (3)
• MATH 158 Calculus II for the Social Sciences (3)

and one of

• MATH 232 Applied Linear Algebra (3)
• MATH 240 Algebra I: Linear Algebra * (3)

and all of

• MATH 242 Introduction to Analysis I (3)
• MATH 251 Calculus III (3)
• STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
• STAT 285 Intermediate Probability and Statistics (3)

*recommended

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 42 units, including all of

• MATH 320 Introduction to Analysis II (3)
• MATH 322 Complex Variables (3)
• STAT 330 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
• STAT 340 Introduction to Statistical Computing and Exploratory Data Analysis (3)
• STAT 350 Linear Models in Applied Statistics (3)
• STAT 380 Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3)
• STAT 410 Statistical Analysis of Sample Surveys (3)
• STAT 430 Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments (3)
• STAT 450 Statistical Theory (3)
• STAT 460 Bayesian Statistics (3)
• STAT 475 Applied Discrete Data Analysis (3)

and nine additional units in upper division ACMA, MACM, MATH or STAT courses (excluding STAT 301, 302, 305, 403). Consult an advisor before selecting these courses. The following are recommended.

• MACM 316 Numerical Analysis I (3)
• STAT 300W Statistics Communication (3)
• STAT 445 Applied Multivariate Analysis (3)
• STAT 485 Applied Time Series Analysis (3)
• STAT 490 Selected Topics in Probability and Statistics (3)
• STAT 495 Directed Studies in Probability and Statistics (3)

Minor Program Requirement

Students complete a minor in a discipline other than statistics. The certificate in actuarial mathematics may fulfil this requirement.

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science honours program requirements as follows.

• students are required to complete additional upper division units to total a minimum of 60 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406)
• students who were enrolled at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 406) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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