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Statistics

Program Requirements

A candidate will generally obtain at least 30 units beyond those for the bachelor鈥檚 degree. Of these, at least 22 will be graduate courses and the remaining eight may be from graduate courses or those 400 division undergraduate courses which may be completed for credit for the BSc in statistics. Students who hold an MSc in statistics are deemed to have earned 18 of the 22 graduate units and four of the eight undergraduate or graduate units required.!

Examination

Candidates normally pass a general examination covering a broad range of senior undergraduate statistics material. A candidate ordinarily cannot complete the general exam more than twice. This exam is normally completed within four full-time terms of initial PhD enrolment.

Thesis

Students submit and successfully defend a thesis which will embody a significant contribution to statistical knowledge.

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Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the  (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.