No. In general, you follow the calendar that was in effect when you were accepted into your program (specialization). If you were already a student in the program before the requirements changed, you can keep following the older calendar. If you prefer the new requirements, you can choose to follow them instead, but you can’t be required to switch as long as you’re making satisfactory progress toward your degree.

For example, the 2021–2022 calendar added DSCI 100, STAT 201, and STAT 301 to the Statistics Major. Students admitted to the Statistics Major in 2020–2021 or earlier can complete their degree under either the old or the new requirements, while students admitted in May 2021 or later must take these courses.

There are a few exceptions. If a course required under your original calendar is no longer offered, you may need to take an approved alternative. If you are required to withdraw for academic performance and are later re-admitted, you’ll follow the regulations in effect when you return. 

This policy is outlined in the second and third paragraphs of the Faculty of Science’s General Academic Regulations.

The requirement for a minor in statistics is 18 upper-level STAT credits, which may include MATH 302 and ELEC 321.

Students on either the statistics major or honours must complete either CPSC 210 or MATH 210 by the end of the winter session during which 78 credits have been attempted.

Please see the UBC Academic Calendar page on Promotion Requirements and Degree Progression.

If you're in Year 3, your deadline to apply is in early October. If you're in Year 2, your deadline to apply is in early March. For instructions, qualifications, and possible schedules for co-op terms, see Science Co-op's page for prospective students in Statistics.

You would have to apply to the CPSC Department, using this form. The form opens in April, and is closed for parts of the year.

Please see the Department of Economics page for more information. The deadline to apply is around May 5th.

If you have continued to take Stat/Math courses at the 300 level and above, and your grades have improved, then you can apply again here.

Arts students completing a double major in statistics must complete the lower level requirements of CPSC_V 110 (or 103 and 107), CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 210, MATH_V 220, and all pre-requisite courses necessary to fulfill all upper level requirements. See the UBC Academic Calendar for the required upper-level courses. Students enrolled on a combined major with economics and statistics cannot take a double major in statistics.

Students of second-year standing or higher wishing to be considered for late entry into a Statistics specialization should:

1. complete DSCI 100 (Introduction to Data Science), STAT 200 (Introductory Statistics), MATH 200 (Multivariable Calculus), and MATH/STAT 302 (Introductory Probability) (or their equivalents) with strong grades, then
2. apply via the online form.
    

Please read the instructions carefully before submitting your application. Applications will be considered in January and in May each year based on a review of overall profiles and grades in relevant Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics courses.

The application deadlines are mid-January and mid-May. Entry to the Statistics major is competitive. For further inquiries, such as those about the Major in Mathematical Sciences, please submit an inquiry ticket via our undergraduate inquiries form.