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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 academic 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:

  • 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
  • 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
  • One of
  • 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
  • One of
  • Four additional math courses (2.0 units) from ACTSC, AMATH, CO, CS, MATBUS, MATH, PMATH, or STAT.

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 academic 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%.

Note

The Joint Honours Mathematics academic plan cannot be combined with Mathematical Economics offered in the Faculty of Arts, Mathematical Physics offered in the Faculty of Science, or a Joint Bachelor of Computer Science.


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