The CFM program is offered jointly by the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science and the School of Accounting and Finance. Students will be members of both the Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Arts, although, for administrative purposes, they will be registered in a separate unit. The Computing and Financial Management, Honours program leads to a Bachelor of Computing and Financial Management degree.
The course requirements for CFM reflect the interdisciplinary nature of this program, with 18 courses from the Faculty of Mathematics, 18 courses from the Faculty of Arts, and four general electives, for a total of 40 courses.
Students in CFM must fulfil all the requirements of Table 1, except the Undergraduate Communication Requirement. A student’s standing in the program will be determined according to policies used in the Faculty of Mathematics. The Computing and Financial Management program is also considered an Honours Computer Science plan for purposes of student access to math courses.
- One of
- CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science 1
- CS 135 Designing Functional Programs
- CS 145 Designing Functional Programs (Advanced Level)
Note: Computing and Financial Management students normally start in CS 135. Students with strong aptitude may take CS 145 and CS 146. Students who start in CS 115 must take CS 116 as an extra course before taking CS 136.
- One of
- CS 136 Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction
- CS 146 Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction (Advanced Level)
- One of
- One of
- MATH 136 Linear Algebra 1 for Honours Mathematics
- MATH 146 Linear Algebra 1 (Advanced Level)
- One of
- One of
- One of
- MATH 239 Introduction to Combinatorics
- MATH 249 Introduction to Combinatorics (Advanced Level)
- One of
- One of
- All of
- Two of
- AFM 291 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1
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Any AFM course at the 300- or 400-level not listed above
- CFM 401 Topics in Financial Technology
- ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory for Business and Policy
- ECON 206 Money and Banking 1
- ECON 207 Economic Growth and Development 1
- ECON 231 Introduction to International Economics
- ECON 332 International Finance
- MGMT 244 Principles of Marketing
- PHIL 215 Professional and Business Ethics
- One of these sets of three additional courses:
- Two additional AFM courses (1.0 unit) at the 300-level or higher, not listed above, and CFM 401 if not taken to fulfil a requirement above.
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Three additional AFM courses (1.5 units) at the 300-level or higher, not listed above.
- One additional course from CS 440-CS 498, CO 487
- Two additional courses from CS 251, CS 340-CS 398, CS 440-CS 498, CO 487
- Two of (see Note 2)
- Four additional courses (2.0 units)
Notes
- The Computing and Financial Management program's academic curriculum is a combination of the curricula in Computer Science and Accounting and Financial Management, and therefore, cannot be combined with any academic plan, minor, or specialization offered by the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science or the School of Accounting and Finance. Other academic plan combinations, minors, or specializations may be possible, but may require more than 40 courses (20.0 units) and/or more than the customary eight study terms to satisfy all of the various requirements. Plan combinations, minors, or specializations should not be considered without careful consultation with a Bachelor of Computing and Financial Management (BCFM) academic advisor.
- BCFM degree students have a major average (MAV) based on all math courses and a special major average (SMAV) based on all courses taken from the Faculty of Arts. To graduate with a BCFM degree, a student must have a minimum cumulative MAV of 60% and a minimum cumulative SMAV of 70%. Two of the Undergraduate Communication Requirement courses (ENGL 109, ENGL 119, EMLS 129R/ENGL 129R, and SPCOM 223) must be completed with a minimum grade of 65% before enrolling in 4A.
- To continue in the BCFM program a student must normally meet the average requirements specified in the preceding note at the end of each term. The averages, however, are not computed until there are at least three courses available for the average. A student who does not meet the MAV or SMAV requirement at the end of a term, may, at the discretion of a BCFM advisor, be allowed to continue for an additional term in an attempt to raise the average(s) to the required standard.
- Deviations from the following study/work sequence can cause a delay in graduation of as much as one calendar year; therefore, alterations should not be considered without careful consultation with a BCFM academic advisor.
Legend for Study/Work Sequence Information Table
Key
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Description
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| F,W,S |
Terms: F=September-December; W=January-April; S=May-August |
| 1,2,3,4 plus A or B |
Denotes academic year and term. |
WT
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Denotes scheduled work terms.
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Study/Work Sequence Information
| F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
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| 1A |
1B |
WT
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2A |
WT
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2B |
WT
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3A |
WT
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3B |
WT
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4A |
WT
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4B |