The Department of Statistics offers programs of study leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. For information on advanced degrees, see graduate Statistics.
Before registering for each of the second, third, and fourth years, every student who intends to commence or continue any of the programs listed below should consult an advisor in the Department.
The Applied Statistics and Data Science Group, operated by the Department of Statistics, is intended to provide statistical advice to the University's faculty and, with the approval of their supervisors, to graduate students working on research problems. In providing this service to the University, the Department hopes to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in research projects involving statistics. The Applied Statistics and Data Science Group also acts as a statistical research support unit and provides students in Statistics with opportunities for actively learning to apply statistics.
Major Programs
Major (0562): Statistics (STAT)
| First Year | |
| Communication Requirement1 | 6 |
| CPSC_V 110 (or 103 and 107)2 | 4 |
| DSCI_V 100 | 3 |
| MATH_V 100 or 102 or 104 (or 120 or 180 or 184)3 | 3 |
| MATH_V 101 or 103 or 105 (or 121)4 | 3 |
| Electives5 | 11 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Second Year | |
| CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 2106 | 4 |
| MATH_V 200, 220, 221 | 9 |
| STAT_V 200 | 3 |
| STAT_V 201 | 3 |
| STAT_V/MATH_V 302 | 3 |
| Electives5 | 8 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Third and Fourth Years | |
| In third year: STAT_V 301, 305, 306 and MATH_V 307 | 12 |
| In fourth year: STAT_V 404 | 3 |
| MATH_V 303 | 3 |
| STAT_V courses numbered 300 or above | 6 |
| STAT_V courses numbered 400 or above | 6 |
| MATH_V courses numbered 300 or above | 3 |
| Thematic concentration courses numbered 300 or above7 | 9 |
| Electives5 | 18 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
| Total Credits for Degree | 120 |
| 1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. For a full list of acceptable courses see Communication Requirement. | |
| 2 A 6-credit combination of two courses may substitute for a 4-credit course to satisfy the specified requirement by decreasing the electives in any year by 2 credits. | |
| 3 MATH_V 180 or 184 or 120 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and elective credits reduced by 1. MATH_V 110 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and the elective credits decreased by 3. | |
| 4 MATH_V 121 may substitute for any of the specified integral calculus courses listed and the elective credits decreased by 1. | |
| 5 Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the Faculty of Science’s: a) Foundational Requirement; b) Laboratory Science Requirement; c) Science Breadth Requirement; d) Science and Arts Requirements; e) Upper-level Requirement; f) General Degree Requirements. | |
| 6 Note that MATH_V 210 may not be offered every year. Students taking MATH_V 210 require an additional credit toward elective requirements. | |
| 7 More information about the thematic concentration, including some examples of course choices, can be found at Statistics (www.stat.ubc.ca). | |
Major in Mathematical Sciences
See Mathematics.
B.Sc. Combined Major in Statistics and Economics
Admission to the program is subject to the admission restrictions and application process that currently pertains to the Major in Economics. See the Arts B.A. Combined Major in Economics and Statistics.
Combined Major (1330): Statistics and Economics
| First Year | |
| Communication Requirement1 | 6 |
| CPSC_V 110 (or 103 and 107)2 | 4 |
| DSCI_V 100 | 3 |
| ECON_V 101, 102 | 6 |
| MATH_V 104 (or one of 100, 102, 120, 180, 184)3 | 3 |
| MATH_V 105 (or one of 101, 103, 121)4 | 3 |
| Electives5 | 5 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Second Year | |
| CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 2106 | 4 |
| Economics courses numbered 200 or above | 3 |
| ECON_V 325 or STAT_V 2007 | 3 |
| MATH_V 200 (or 226), 220, 221 (or 223) | 9 |
| STAT_V 302 or MATH_V 302 | 3 |
| Electives5 | 8 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Third and Fourth Years | |
| ECON_V 301 (or 304), 302 (or 305) | 6 |
| Either (a) ECON_V 326 and STAT_V 301 or (b) ECON_V 398 and STAT_V 3068 | 6 |
| ECON_V 490 | 3 |
| Economics courses numbered 300 or above | 3 |
| Economics courses numbered 400 or above | 3 |
| MATH_V 303 or 307 | 3 |
| STAT_V 305 | 3 |
| STAT_V 404 or STAT_V 443 | 3 |
| Statistics courses numbered 300 or above | 3 |
| Statistics courses numbered 400 or above | 3 |
| Electives5 | 24 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
| Total Credits for Degree | 120 |
| 1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. For a full list of acceptable courses, see Communication Requirement. | |
| 2 A 6-credit combination of two courses may substitute for a 4-credit course to satisfy the specified requirement by decreasing the electives in any year by 2 credits. | |
| 3 MATH_V 180 or 184 or 120 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and elective credits reduced by 1. MATH_V 110 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and the elective credits decreased by 3. | |
| 4 MATH_V 121 may substitute for any of the specified integral calculus courses listed and the elective credits decreased by 1. | |
| 5 Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the Faculty of Science’s: a) Foundational Requirement; b) Laboratory Science Requirement; c) Science Breadth Requirement; d) Science and Arts Requirements; e) Upper-level Requirement; f) General Degree Requirements. | |
| 6 Note that MATH_V 210 may not be offered every year. Students taking MATH_V 210 require an additional credit toward elective requirements. | |
| 7 If STAT_V 200 is selected, an additional ECON elective numbered 300 or higher must be taken at some point in the program, to ensure the total number of ECON credits is at least 30. | |
| 8 STAT_V 301 is recommended for students wanting a data-science perspective; it requires the prerequisite STAT_V 201. STAT_V 306 is a corequisite for STAT_V 404. | |
Combined Major (1375): Computer Science and Statistics
See Computer Science.
Honours Programs
Students planning to take the honours program in Statistics or a combined honours program in Mathematics and Statistics, should note the following:
- To be admitted to either of these programs in second year, a student must obtain at least 65% in MATH_V 121 or 80% in MATH_V 101 and an 80% average in MATH_V 100/101.
- Students must obtain formal program approval from a departmental advisor (from both departments for a combined honours program) before registration will be considered complete for second, third, and fourth years. Ideally this would be done before registration, but program approval can also be obtained in the first two weeks of the academic year.
- To continue in these programs, a student must obtain an overall 68% grade-point average in each academic year.
Honours (0051): Statistics (STAT)
| First Year | |
| Communication Requirement1 | 6 |
| CPSC_V 110 (or 103 and 107)2 | 4 |
| DSCI_V 100 | 3 |
| MATH_V 120 or 180 or 184 (or 100 or 102 or 104)3 | 4 |
| MATH_V 101 or 103 or 105 (or 121)4 | 3 |
| Electives5 | 10 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
| Second Year | |
| CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 2106 | 4 |
| MATH_V 2267 or 200 | 3 |
| MATH_V 2207 | 3 |
| MATH_V 223 or 221 | 3 |
| MATH_V 227 or 317 | 3 |
| STAT_V 200 | 3 |
| STAT_V 201 | 3 |
| STAT_V/MATH_V 302 | 3 |
| Electives5 | 8 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
| Third and Fourth Years | |
| In third year: STAT_V 305, 306 and MATH_V 3038, 307, 320, 321 | 18 |
| In fourth year: STAT_V 404, 460 and 461 and 6 credits chosen from MATH_V 418, 419, 420, 421 and statistics courses numbered 400 or above | 15 |
| STAT_V courses numbered 300 or above | 3 |
| STAT_V courses numbered 400 or above | 6 |
| Additional CPSC_V, DSCI_V, and MATH_V courses numbered 300 or above | 6 |
| Electives5 | 21 |
| Total Credits | 69 |
| Total Credits for Degree | 132 |
| 1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. For a full list of acceptable courses, see Communication Requirement. | |
| 2 A 6-credit combination of two courses may substitute for a 4-credit course to satisfy the specified requirement by decreasing the electives in any year by 2 credits. | |
| 3 MATH_V 100 or 102 or 104 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and elective credits increased by 1. MATH_V 110 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and the elective credits reduced by 2. | |
| 4 MATH_V 121 may substitute for any of the specified integral calculus courses listed and the elective credits decreased by 1. | |
| 5 Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the Faculty of Science’s: a) Foundational Requirement; b) Laboratory Science Requirement; c) Science Breadth Requirement; d) Science and Arts Requirements; e) Upper-level Requirement; f) General Degree Requirements. | |
| 6 Note that MATH_V 210 may not be offered every year. Students taking MATH_V 210 require an additional credit toward elective requirements. | |
| 7 Students obtaining 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 are not required to take MATH_V 220. | |
| 8 May be replaced by MATH_V 419 in fourth year. | |
Combined Honours (0550): Mathematics and Statistics (MATH, STAT)
| First Year | |
| Communication Requirement1 | 6 |
| CPSC_V 110 (or 103 and 107)2 | 4 |
| MATH_V 120 or 180 or 184 (or 100 or 102 or 104)3 | 4 |
| MATH_V 101 or 103 or 105 (or 121)4 | 3 |
| Electives5,6 | 16 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
| Second Year | |
| MATH_V 223 (or 221) | 3 |
| MATH_V 226 (or 200)7 | 3 |
| MATH_V 227 (or 317) | 3 |
| MATH_V 215 | 3 |
| STAT_V 200 | 3 |
| STAT_V/MATH_V 302 | 3 |
| CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 2108 | 4 |
| Electives5 | 11 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
| Third Year | |
| MATH_V 3039 | 3 |
| MATH_V 320, 321 | 6 |
| 9 credits from MATH_V 300, 301, 316, 322, 323, 331 | 9 |
| STAT_V 305, 306 | 6 |
| STAT_V courses numbered 300 or above | 6 |
| Elective5 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
| Fourth Year | |
| STAT_V 404, 460 and 461 | 9 |
| STAT_V courses numbered 400 and above | 3 |
| 12 credits from: MATH_V 400-406, 412, 416-429, 433-440, 443, 449, 450 | 12 |
| Electives5 | 9 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
| Total Credits for Degree | 132 |
| 1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. For a full list of acceptable courses see Communication Requirement. | |
| 2 A 6-credit combination of two courses may substitute for a 4-credit course to satisfy the specified requirement by decreasing the electives in any year by 2 credits. | |
| 3 MATH_V 100 or 102 or 104 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and elective credits increased by 1. MATH_V 110 may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed and the elective credits reduced by 2. | |
| 4 MATH_V 121 may substitute for any of the specified integral calculus courses listed and the elective credits decreased by 1. | |
| 5 Students are permitted to move extra elective credits between years. Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the Faculty of Science’s: a) Foundational Requirement; b) Laboratory Science Requirement; c) Science Breadth Requirement; d) Science and Arts Requirements; e) Upper-level Requirement; f) General Degree Requirements. | |
| 6 Students without credit for Physics 12 must take PHYS_V 100. | |
| 7 Students who take MATH_V 200 or who obtain less than 68% in MATH_V 226 must take MATH_V 220 and obtain 80% or higher in order to take the required course MATH_V 320. | |
| 8 Note that MATH_V 210 may not be offered every year. Students taking MATH_V 210 require an additional credit toward elective requirements. | |
| 9 May be replaced by MATH_V 419 in fourth year. | |
Combined Honours: Computer Science and Statistics
See Computer Science.
Minor in Data Science
In cooperation with the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Statistics offers a Minor in Data Science.
Probability and Statistics
The following list of courses in probability and statistics, while not complete in the sense that there are many other courses which deal with the uses of statistics in particular fields of study, contains most of the courses in that principles and techniques of probability and statistics are discussed.
| Anthropology | ANTH_V 418, 527, 528 |
| Biology | BIOL_V 300, 301 |
| Commerce | COMM_V 290, 291, 411, 581, 582, 583, 682, 684 |
| Economics | ECON_V 325, 326, 425, 426, 526, 527 |
| Educational Psychology and Special Education | EPSE_V 482, 483, 484, 592, 596, 597, 682 |
| Forestry | FRST_V 231, 430, 530, 531, 533, 539 |
| Geography | GEOG_V 374 |
| Kinesiology | KIN_V 371 |
| Mathematics | MATH_V 302, 303, 418, 419, 544, 545, 608 |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics | PCTH_V 404, 512 |
| Physics | PHYS_V 509 |
| Political Science | POLI_V 380, 381 |
| Psychology | PSYC_V 218, 359, 366, 545 |
| Sociology | SOCI_V 418 |
| Statistics | STAT_V courses |
| Wood Science and Industry | WOOD_V 335 |
Co-operative Education Program
This optional program integrates academic study with related and supervised work experience. Enrolment is limited. Detailed information is available from the Department of Statistics or the Co-operative Education Program.