At University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada, Data Analysis Post-Baccalaureate Certificate is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Data Science & Analytics programme. The programme runs for 18 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 797 per credit (CAD 167 per credit for local students).
This postgraduate certificate develops practical skills for pulling reliable information out of large data sets, through courses in computing and statistics that build database skills for housing, extracting, manipulating, and maintaining data. Statistical techniques covered include collecting data correctly, assessing its quality, analyzing it, and turning it into business intelligence, with an optional co-op component ahead of a career in data analysis.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution. A quantitative background is also required: high-school Calculus 12 or Pre-calculus 12, or a university-level calculus course at C or better, or the prerequisites for COMP 150 together with either the prerequisites for STAT 106, completion of STAT 106, or a GRE Quantitative Reasoning score of 155 or higher. English proficiency is set at UFV's Degree/diploma level (IELTS Academic 6.5/6.0, TOEFL iBT 88/20, PTE Academic 61/60, or Duolingo 110). Applications are due February 1 for Fall-semester entry, with late applications considered only if space remains; official transcripts must come directly from every post-secondary institution attended other than UFV. Applicants missing the introductory computer-science or statistics coursework may be admitted conditionally, on the understanding that they complete it over the preceding Summer term.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to UFV: applications for Fall (September) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026, for Winter (January) 2027 entry opened 1 May 2026, and for Summer (May) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026; UFV publishes no closing date for any of these and instead admits many programmes strictly in application-date order once every required document has arrived, so applying soon after opening matters more than any deadline. Grade 12 students may apply from 1 October of their graduating year and must send final transcripts by 3 August. International applicants use UFV International's own windows - 1 October to 31 May for Fall, 1 May to 31 October for Winter and 1 October to 1 March for Summer - and are likewise assessed on a rolling, first-arrived basis until each programme fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.