9.1 Qualifications for Admission

1. Admission is limited and competitive. To be considered for admission to the Master of Applied Statistics program, an applicant shall normally hold at least a high second class Honours Degree or its equivalent, in statistics or cognate discipline from an institution recognized by the Senate.

2. In addition, an applicant shall normally have completed undergraduate courses in statistics which cover the material of Statistics 3411, 3520, 3521, 3585, 4530. If necessary, an applicant may be required to demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of the above courses in an examination administered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

3. Admission to the program shall be upon acceptance by the Dean of Graduate Studies after recommendation by the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics along with a proposed program of study and a proposed Supervisor.