Special Regulations for the Diploma in Statistics Programme

Subject to the General Academic Regulations 000 and 100, the following Special Departmental Regulations shall apply:

Direct Entry into the Diploma Programme

Students possessing an Ordinary Level pass with grade C or better in Mathematics, or an additional Mathematics paper are eligible for direct entry admission to the Diploma Programme; those who have a credit of C or better in the extended Mathematics option for BGCSE are also eligible for admission.

1.1 Special Departmental Regulations

The Graduate Level courses in the Department of Statistics will be guided by the following Departmental Special Regulations:

1.2 Coursework

1.2.1 Unless otherwise stated, each course is normally 3 credits.

1. Special Departmental Regulations for the Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

Preamble

Unless otherwise specified under the following special regulations, the general university regulations 50 shall apply were appropriate. However, should a conflict in interpretation of both regulations exist, these Special Departmental Regulations shall apply.

1.1: Entrance requirements for the Master of Philosophy in Statistics

1.1.1 The normal minimum entrance qualifications for a Master of Philosophy shall be a Master Degree in Statistics.

The Single Major Bachelor of Science Programme can be taken by students from the Faculty of Science as well as students from the Faculty of Social Sciences or any other faculty, provided they satisfy the requirements outlined below.

Special Regulations for the Single Major Bachelor of Science in Statistics Degree

Subject to General Regulation 20.00 and the relevant Faculty of Science Special Regulations, the following Department of Statistics Special Regulations shall apply:

Entrance Requirements

1. Entrance requirements are subject to the Faculty General Regulations.
2 . Students who have passed the Diploma in Statistics Examination of this University or who possess the
equivalent qualification can be admitted to Semester 5 of the Programme.