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Faculty of Mathematics

Admission to Specific Honours Academic Plans

Admission to Specific Honours Academic Plans

Any honours student in good standing before their 3A term may enrol in the plan of their choice, subject to the limitations below. Students in 3A or later may be admitted to specific honours plans at the discretion of the relevant department or other academic unit, as appropriate.

  1. The following plans are limited enrolment plans:
    • Actuarial Science (all plans)
    • Business Administration and Computer Science Double Degree
    • Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree
    • Financial Analysis and Risk Management
    • Health Informatics Option
    • Information Technology Management
    • Mathematics/Business Administration
    • Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy
    • Mathematics/Teaching
    • Pure Mathematics/Teaching
    • Software Engineering
    • Statistics for Health

  2. Students are not admitted to specific honours plans before their 2A term, except for the following plans:
    • Applied Mathematics/Engineering Electives
    • Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree
    • Computer Science (all major plans)
    • Financial Analysis and Risk Management
    • Information Technology Management
    • Mathematics/Business Administration
    • Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy

  3. Students are normally admitted to Software Engineering in Year One.

  4. Admission to Actuarial Science requires a special major average of at least 70% and no more than one excluded course. A student with no special major average requires a cumulative average of at least 70% on at least ten non-excluded courses, provided they have no failed courses. In addition, MTHEL 131 is an admission requirement for the following plans:
    • Honours Actuarial Science
    • Honours Actuarial Science/Finance Option
    • Joint Actuarial Science
    • Actuarial Science Minor


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