The rules in this section do not apply to students seeking a Bachelor of Computing and Financial Management (BCFM), Bachelor of Science (BSc), or Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) degree. The list of eligible joint honours plans for Software Engineering students is available in the Software Engineering section of this Calendar.
Eligible Plan Categories (in plan-sequencing priority order – top highest, bottom lowest)
- “Stand-alone” Math Faculty Honours plans
- Math Faculty Joint Honours plans
- BCS Joint can be combined with a BMath Joint Honours
- Non-Math Joint Honours plans
- BCS Joint and BMath Joint plans can be combined with a non-Math Joint Honours(acceptable non-Math Joint Honours plans are listed in the non-Math faculty section of the Calendar)
- Math Faculty minors or options
- Non-Math minors or options
Plans will be listed on a student’s diploma in the above order.
A BCS or BMath student’s plan must include one of the following:
- A stand-alone Math Faculty Honours plan, or
- Two Math Faculty Joint Honours plans, or
- A Joint BCS plan and a non-Math Joint Honours plan (acceptable non-Math Joint Honours plans are listed in the non-Math faculty section of the Calendar)
More plans may be added subject to the other restrictions of this section. The plan listed first on a graduating student’s diploma will dictate the student’s degree: if the first plan is a BCS plan, then the student will graduate with a BCS. If the first plan is a BMath plan, then the student will graduate with a BMath.
Math Faculty Joint Honours Plans
Joint honours academic plans both offered by the Math Faculty, in conjunction with the common degree requirements in Table I, require a total of 40 courses (20 units): the 10 mathematics courses in the Faculty core (outlined in Table II) plus the joint requirements of the two departments/school for a minimum of 26 mathematics courses, and at least 10 non-math courses (five units). Joint requirements for each department/school can be found in the corresponding department/school description.
Restrictions on Multiple-Plan Combinations
- A stand-alone BCS plan cannot be combined with any BMath plan (including Joint Honours plans).
- A stand-alone BMath Joint Honours plan cannot be combined with any non-Math Joint Honours plan.
- The BMath (Data Science) and BCS (Data Science) plans cannot be combined with any other Faculty of Mathematics Honours or Joint Honours plan, except that the BCS (Data Science) can make up the BCS component of the Business Administration and Computer Science double degree program.
- With the exception of Mathematical Finance, which can be combined with another Actuarial Science and/or Pure Mathematics plan, no student may enrol in or graduate from two plans from the same group in the following list:
Specific Invalid Multiple-Plan Combinations
| Plan |
Cannot be Combined With
|
| Applied Mathematics - Biology Specialization |
Any plan offered by the Biology Department |
Applied Mathematics - Economics Specialization
|
Any plan offered by the Economics Department |
Applied Mathematics - Physics Specialization
|
Any plan offered by the Physics and Astronomy Department |
Applied Mathematics/Scientific Computation
|
Any plan offered by Computational Mathematics |
BCS or BMAth (CS) - Bioinformatics Option or Specialization
|
Any plan offered by the Biology Department |
BCS or BMAth (CS) - Business Option or Specialization
|
A minor or option in Economics, Human Resources Management, or Management Studies
|
BCS (Data Science)
|
The Artificial Intelligence Option or Specialization
|
| Business Administration and BCS/BMath double degree plans |
Any plan similar to one appearing on the student's Laurier academic record transcript |
| Computer Science Joint (BCS or BMath) |
A Joint Statistics |
Computational Fine Arts Option or Specialization
|
Any plan offered by the Fine Arts Department |
Computing Option
|
Computer Science Minor or Information Technology Management
|
Mathematical Economics
|
Any other plan offered by the Economics Department |
Mathematical Physics
|
Any other plan offered by the Physics and Astronomy Department |
Mathematical Studies (with or without a Business Specialization)
|
Any other stand-alone or Math Joint plan |
Mathematical Studies - Business Specialization
|
A Management Studies Option or Minor |