Hons in Statistical Science: Methods and Practice (HBSc)

Statistical Science: Methods and Practice is a Specialist program in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto St. George campus, leading to an Honours Bachelor of Science. The program combines statistical reasoning, methods, and computation with a required disciplinary focus of 2.0 to 3.5 credits in an allied field such as health studies, neuroscience, economics, or physics, so students can collaborate with researchers in that discipline. Coursework totals 10.5 to 11.0 credits in statistics: first year covers foundational statistics, computer science, and mathematics; second year adds linear algebra, calculus, and probability and statistics; upper years cover statistical theory and applied methods. It is a limited-enrolment program: continuing students need minimum grades of 63% to 73% in STA130H1 and required mathematics courses, depending on credits completed, though meeting the minimum does not guarantee a space. The program normally takes four years to complete full-time; a five-year option is available through the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP), which adds a work-integrated learning term.