Major in Statistics

Major in Statistics

For 2021-2022, The UBC academic calendar added course requirements of DSCI 100, STAT 201 and Stat 301 for Major in Statistics. If I joined UBC in the academic year 2020-2021 of earlier, do I have to take these course to complete the STAT major spec?

If you started in the Stat major program in the 2020-2021 academic year or earlier, you can choose to satisfy the academic calendar requirements for either the 2020-2021 academic calendar or the 2021-2022 academic calendar.Anyone admitted to STAT major in May 2021 or later is required to take DSCI 100, STAT 201 and Stat 301.

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What are the Statistics course requirements for promotion to Year 3?

Rules for progression are specified for each specialization and general BSc promotion rules are at

https://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,1467

In particular, the named courses for the statistics major are CPSC210 or MATH210 (4), MATH200 (3), MATH220 (3), MATH221(3), STAT200(3), STAT201 (3) and MATH/STAT302(3) and the 3/5 is calculated on the credit value which is 13.2 credits, rounded up to 14 credits. A student needs at least 60% in 14 credits from these courses (at the first attempt, and including STAT 200) to have met the progression rule.

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I'm an Arts student interested in adding a Statistics as a second major. How can I apply?

Arts students completing a double major in statistics must meet the upper-level requirement for the major comprising the prescribed 42 credits. See  http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,437 . for the required courses. Students enrolled on a combined major with Economics and Statistics cannot take a double major in statistics.

Arts students wishing to complete a double major in statistics cannot self-declare as statistics majors and must apply directly to the Statistics Department (see the FAQ item on applying to transfer to or add Statistics as a major, as the explanations here are also valid for Statistics as a second major).

The thematic concentration requirement can be waived in cases where the students Arts major is in a field where statistics is applied (such as economics and psychology).

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