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VU BS Statistics study scheme: all 8 semesters

Every course in BS Statistics at Virtual University, semester by semester, with credit hours, prerequisites and the electives for each of its 1 specializations.

Faculty of Science & Technology 4 years · 8 semesters Checked against vu.edu.pk on 18 Oct 2026
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Semester 1

5 required, 2 electives, 1 deficiency
BS Statistics semester 1: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
CS101 Introduction to Computing
None 3
ECO401 Economics
None 3
ENG101 English Comprehension
None 3
MTH100 General Mathematics
None 3
STA301 Statistics and Probability
None 3
BS Statistics semester 1: electives
Electives Prerequisite Credit hours
ETH202 Ethics (for Non-Muslims)
None 2
ISL202 Islamic Studies
None 2
BS Statistics semester 1: deficiency courses
Deficiency Prerequisite Credit hours
MTH302 Business Mathematics & Statistics
None 3

Semester 2

6 required
BS Statistics semester 2: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
ENG201 Business and Technical English Writing
None 3
GSC101 General Science
None 3
MTH202 Discrete Mathematics
None 3
MTH5101 Calculus I
None 3
STA642 Probability Distributions
None 3
PAK301 Pakistan Studies
None 2

Semester 3

6 required
BS Statistics semester 3: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
MCM301 Communication skills
None 3
MTH5102 Calculus II
None 3
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology
None 3
STA5204 Regression Analysis
None 3
STAT406 Statistical Inference Methods
None 3
PAK522 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan
None 2

Semester 4

6 required
BS Statistics semester 4: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
CS306 Introduction to Python
None 3
CS403 Database Management Systems
None 3
MGT211 Introduction To Business
None 3
SOC605 Population Dynamics
None 3
STA5209 Data Analysis by Statistical Software-I
None 3
STA643 Experimental Designs
None 3

Semester 5

6 required
BS Statistics semester 5: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
MCD504 Acting and Performance
None 3
MGT510 Total Quality Management (alt. code=MGMT510)
None 3
MTH601 Operations Research
None 3
STA631 Inferential Statistics
None 3
STA6310 Probability and Probability Distributions-II
None 3
STA633 Multivariate Analysis
None 3

Semester 6

5 required
BS Statistics semester 6: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
BIF401 Bioinformatics I
None 3
ECO601 Business Econometrics
None 3
EDU713 Qualitative Research Methods in Education
None 3
STA632 Sampling Techniques
None 3
STA644 Non-Parametric Statistics
None 3

Semester 7

5 required
BS Statistics semester 7: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
CS620 Modelling and Simulation
None 3
EDU301 General Methods of Teaching
None 3
STA621 Time Series Analysis
None 3
STA6420 Data Analysis by Statistical Softwares-II
None 3
STA6421 Internship
None 3

Specializations

From semester 8, your electives come from your specialization. Pick one to see only its courses in semester 8.

All specializations Data Analytics 4

Semester 8

5 required
BS Statistics semester 8: required courses
Required Prerequisite Credit hours
CS607 Artificial Intelligence For all specializations
None 3
CS631 Deep Learning For all specializations
None 3
CS723 Probability and Stochastic Processes For all specializations
None 3
CS725 Data Mining For all specializations
None 3
STA6422 Capstone Project
None 3

From the BS Statistics study scheme on vu.edu.pk. Last checked 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

Programs in the Faculty of Science & Technology

All VU programs

Departments: Biological Sciences · Mathematics · Statistics

BS

4 years

Associate Degree Programs

2 years

Diploma

1 year

BS-Lateral

2 years

Questions about BS Statistics

The study scheme on vu.edu.pk is the official version.

How many semesters is BS Statistics at VU?

BS Statistics has 8 semesters over 4 years.

Which courses are in semester 1 of BS Statistics?

Required: CS101 Introduction to Computing, ECO401 Economics, ENG101 English Comprehension, MTH100 General Mathematics, STA301 Statistics and Probability. Electives: ETH202 Ethics (for Non-Muslims), ISL202 Islamic Studies. Deficiency: MTH302 Business Mathematics & Statistics.

What specializations does BS Statistics have?

Data Analytics. From semester 8, your electives come from your specialization.

Where does this study scheme come from?

From the BS Statistics study scheme on vu.edu.pk, last checked on 18 Oct 2026. If vu.edu.pk or VULMS shows something different, they are correct.

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