BS Data Theory at University of California, Los Angeles

Programme overview

BS Data Theory is an undergraduate major offered by Statistics and Data Science in the College of Letters and Science at UCLA.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science | Department: Statistics and Data Science | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Preparation for the Major: Complete 11 courses as follows: (Required Courses; Statistics Elective). The Major: Complete 16 courses as follows: (Required Courses; Two-Quarter Sequence; Mathematics Elective; Statistics Elective; Additional Electives).

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Entry requirements

Applies to students entering the major (college-level admission to UCLA is separate): Transfer Students: Transfer applicants to the Data Theory major are admitted to the pre-major. Applicants with 90 or more units must have completed the following by the end of the spring term prior to entry to UCLA: two years of calculus for physical science and/or engineering majors, one linear algebra course, one C++ programming course, one statistics course. Transfer students must have completed all preparation for the major coursework, and must have passed Mathematics 42, 115A, and at least 4 units of upper-division coursework required for this major with at least a 3.3 GPA, in order to be eligible to petition to enter the major. Transfer students will be admitted to the major if they satisfy these requirements.

Fall quarter only; UCLA does not offer early action or early decision.

Transfer students are admitted for fall quarter only.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Fall 2027 first-year and transfer: UC application opens August 1, accepts submissions October 1-November 30 (deadline November 30) via the UC application. First-year decisions late March; transfer decisions late April. UCLA is test-free and does not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarships. Application fees can be waived for up to four campuses for eligible students.

Transfer applicants must submit the Transfer Academic Update by the January 31 priority deadline; Statement of Intent to Register due June 1. First-year Statement of Intent to Register due May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply

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