BA/BS in Data Science is a bachelor's degree in Data Science & Analytics programme taught at University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Tuition is CAD 729 per credit for local students.
This Bachelor of Science major combines computing science, mathematics, and statistics, covering mathematical foundations, programming, algorithms, databases, probability, statistics, optimization, and machine learning. It is offered through the Faculty of Science and is also available as a BSc Honors degree. The program is described as highly customizable, letting students add an optional minor from more than 60 subjects, including options in Arts, Native Studies, Business, or Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, or pursue a double major; it also offers opportunities for undergraduate research. The page notes emphasis on modern data science tools and methods that evolve alongside changing technology. Applicants need specific Grade 12 prerequisites plus English-language proficiency, and Indigenous applicants have a distinct admission pathway. It suits students seeking technical grounding in working with data rigorously and responsibly, with the page listing business intelligence analyst, database developer, data analyst, data scientist, quantitative analyst, and statistical modeler as example career paths.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from high school into the BSc Major program. The Faculty of Science requires a minimum application average of 70% across the 5 required Grade 12 admission subjects; admission is competitive and the Faculty's three-year admission-average trend is low 80s to mid 90s — meeting the minimum does not guarantee a seat. This major additionally requires Mathematics 31 (Calculus) or equivalent as a prerequisite to register in program courses. Offered jointly by Computing Science and Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, with General, Computing, Mathematics, or Statistics pathways after a shared first two years.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to the University of Alberta, not through a provincial service: for Fall 2027 entry the application window opens 1 October 2026 and the deadline for most programmes is 1 March 2027, though several limited-enrolment programmes close earlier (Juris Doctor, 1 December 2026; Dental Hygiene, 1 November 2026) or later (Bachelor of Design and BFA programmes, 1 May 2027); Spring and Summer 2027 admission also opens 1 October 2026, while Winter intake is limited to a few programmes. International applicants use the identical published dates and online application; the university states no separate international closing date. The 1 March deadline is firm and late applications are not accepted, but admission decisions are then issued on a rolling basis, and offers made before 1 April must be accepted by 1 May 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
