Statistics (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Statistics major is a Bachelor of Science offered within the Faculty of Science. Students learn probability theory, statistical computing and statistical communication. Courses are partly accredited by the Statistical Society of Canada toward the AStat designation.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

120 units including lower division CMPT 120 and 125, calculus, MATH 232 or 240, DATA 260, STAT 240, 270 and 285, and upper division STAT 300W, 330, 342, 350, 380, 430, 450 and 460 with STAT electives. Experience with a high-level programming language is recommended by the start of second year.

Career pathways

Statisticians analyze data with mathematical and computational tools to answer scientific problems; graduates work where organizations need to make sense of large data sets.

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Application information

Entry 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. Visit https://www.sfu.ca/stat-actsci/undergraduate/prospective-students/admissions/admission-statistics.html to view admission requirements. Once a STAT course has been completed with a grade of C- or higher, STAT courses that are prerequisites to this course may not be taken for further credit without permission of the department. Experience with a high level programming language is recommended by the start of the second year.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms; most students start in the fall term.

Fall 2027: high school applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027; other post-secondary transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Summer 2027: all applications open 1 December 2026 and close 15 January 2027. Spring 2027: all applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 15 September 2026.

The non-refundable application fee is 86 CAD for domestic students and 130 CAD for international students, payable online by credit card. Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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