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Academic Plans and Requirements

Plans for Students outside the Mathematics Faculty

Joint Honours Academic Plans with Mathematics

The Joint Honours Mathematics plan is only open to non-math students enrolled in an Honours program. To be admitted to Joint Honours Mathematics a student must have, at most, 3.0 units of failed courses and must have completed the following requirements:

Note: Some math courses listed below require a minimum grade in the prerequisite above 50%. Course prerequisites can be found in the Calendar under Course Descriptions and Course Notes.

One of

CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science 1
CS 135 Designing Functional Programs
CS 145 Designing Functional Programs (Advanced Level)

One of

CS 116 Introduction to Computer Science 2
CS 136 Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction
CS 146 Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction (Advanced Level) 

One of

MATH 135 Algebra for Honours Mathematics
MATH 145 Algebra (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 106 Applied Linear Algebra 1
MATH 136 Linear Algebra 1 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 146 Linear Algebra 1 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
MATH 137 Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 147 Calculus 1 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
MATH 138 Calculus 2 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 148 Calculus 2 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 207 Calculus 3 (Non-Specialist Level)
MATH 229 Introduction to Combinatorics (Non-Specialist Level)
MATH 237 Calculus 3 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 239 Introduction to Combinatorics
MATH 247 Calculus 3 (Advanced Level)
MATH 249 Introduction to Combinatorics (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 225 Applied Linear Algebra 2
MATH 235 Linear Algebra 2 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 245 Linear Algebra 2 (Advanced Level)

One of

STAT 220 Probability (Non-Specialist Level)
STAT 230 Probability
STAT 240 Probability (Advanced Level)

One of

STAT 221 Statistics (Non-Specialist Level)
STAT 231 Statistics
STAT 241 Statistics (Advanced Level)

Four additional math courses that qualify for Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath), Honours degree credit.

Maximum Failure Requirement

The maximum number of failures allowed for a Joint Honours Mathematics academic plan is 3.0 units.

Graduation Average Requirement

To graduate from the Joint Honours Mathematics plan, a student requires a minimum cumulative major average (MAV) of 60% over all math courses and a minimum cumulative overall average (CAV) of 60%.

Notes

  1. The Joint Honours Mathematics plan cannot be combined with the Mathematical Economics plan offered in the Faculty of Arts.
  2. The Joint Honours Mathematics plan cannot be combined with the Mathematical Physics plan offered in the Faculty of Science. 
  3. The Joint Honours Mathematics plan cannot be combined with a Joint Bachelor of Computer Science.

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