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In order to be admitted to the Minor, student must have successfully completed a minimum of 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents). Additionally, students require a minimum GPA of 3.00 calculated using the most recent course work to a maximum of 30 units. See A.5.3 for GPA computation guidelines.

Students must apply online via their Student Centre.

Students will be considered for admission on a competitive basis, and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

See also 3.2 Admission.

• All courses labelled Data Science
• Biology 315
• Computer Science 471, 481, 583
• Geology 597
• Geophysics 517, 549, 557
• Linguistics 560
• Mathematics 211
• Medical Science 401, 519
• Sociology 315, 355
• Statistics 323, 423, 425, 429, 431, 505, 519, 523, 531, 533, 541, 543

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalents) - Data Science 201

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalents) - Data Science 211, Computer Science 217, 231, 235

6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) - Statistics Requirement fulfilled by one of the following options:

1. 6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) - Data Science 305 and one of: Statistics 205, 217, 327, Biology 315, Economics 395, Engineering 319, Linguistics 560 or Political Science 399
2. 6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) - Statistics 321 and 323
3. 6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) - Psychology 300 and 301
4. 6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) - Sociology 311 and 315

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Data Science 311, Computer Science 471

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Data Science 501

12 units (2.0 full-course equivalent) - Additional courses from the Field of Data Science.

Note: If the declared major for the student is a program offered by the Department of Computer Science or is Bioinformatics, at most 6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) of these can be in the Field of Computer Science. If the declared major for the student is a program offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, at most 6 units (1.0 full course equivalent) of these can be in the Field of Mathematics or Statistics.