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Opting to pursue mathematics and statistics at Acadia equips you with sophisticated analytical abilities and cutting-edge data gathering and interpretation techniques. These competencies empower you to shape pivotal choices across diverse fields, from government policy to sustainable energy initiatives. Acadia's Mathematics and Statistics program provides essential problem-solving frameworks applicable to scientific, commercial, and liberal arts disciplines. Our curriculum establishes comprehensive knowledge across mathematical and statistical domains. You'll learn to integrate analytical approaches with data acquisition and evaluation to create real-world simulations. Beyond academics, you can engage in math competitions, nationwide symposiums, and summer research projects while attending social gatherings organized by the department's student association. The university's modeling and statistical consulting facilities bolster scholarly investigations spanning security, power systems, healthcare, and environmental studies.
Admission from High School
When planning their secondary school programs, students should note that a number of courses taken in the first university year have secondary school prerequisites. Generally, students continuing university work in subjects available in secondary school are advised to have senior year secondary school standing in those subjects.
Only academic (university preparatory) high school courses are acceptable for admission. The University reserves the right to exclude inappropriate courses from among those presented.
All students must present a penultimate (NS Grade 11 or equivalent) high school year course in mathematics
Required courses:
Admission from the International Baccalaureate Program
Students will be considered for admission using the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with a minimum score of 24. Students admitted to Acadia University with a score of 30 or higher on the IB Diploma will receive 30 credit hours (30h) of university credit.
Students who have completed IB courses but do not possess the diploma will be considered based on their coursework. Acadia gives individual credit for IB courses completed at the higher level with grades of 5, 6, or 7.
Additional Grade 12 courses necessary for specific programs
English Language Proficiency
TOEFL score is 80 (PBT 550) with a minimum score of 90 (PBT 580) with no subtest score below 20. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 (with no subtest score below 6.0), a CAEL score of 70 (with no subtest score below 60), a PTE Academic score of 61 (no subtest score below 60), Cambridge English: Advanced with a total of 176 (no subtest score below 169), and MELAB with an overall score of 80.