Honours BSc Financial Mathematics

The Honours BSc Financial Mathematics program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits, including at least 9.0 and no more than 13.0 senior MA or ST credits. The program shall include no more than 7.0 100 level credits and must include the following:

Required Courses:
MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA170, MA201, MA205, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270, MA307 or MA371; ST359; MA370, MA451, MA470; two of MA350, MA372, MA455, ST474, ST490; and at least 2.0 additional senior Mathematics or Statistics elective credits, which must include at least 1.5 credits at the 300 or 400 level;
CP104 and EC120, EC140.
At least 1.5 credits from: CP164; both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132;
2.0 approved senior non-Mathematics, non-Statistics science credits.

Additional Information
 
Program Regulations

  1. For progression and graduation, a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in Mathematics and Statistics and an overall GPA of 5.00 is required.
  2. EC260 and CP164 are recommended.
  3. Electives must include at least 0.5 Laurier credit from a discipline outside of those offered by the
    Faculty of Science or the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics.
  4. The following is a suggested schedule within which all program requirements can be fulfilled. Based on the results of the Calculus Placement Evaluation, an entering student may be advised to complete MA102 prior to completing MA103; then MA102 would be completed in Fall term of Year 1, MA103 would be completed in Winter term of Year 1 and MA104 would be completed in Fall term of Year 2.

 
Suggested Schedule

 Year 1



MA103, MA104 (unless MA102 is taken; refer to Note 4), MA121, MA122, MA170
CP104, EC120, EC140
At least one of: both CP164 and a 0.5 non-MA elective credit; both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132
 Year 2 MA201, MA205, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270
At least one of: CP164 and a 0.5 elective credit; both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132
MA104 if not taken in Year 1 (refer to Note 4) or a 0.5 non-MA, non-ST elective credit
 Year 3
MA307 or MA371; ST359, MA370;
1.5 senior MA or ST elective credits
1.0 senior non-MA/ST science elective credit
1.0 elective credit
 Year 4
MA451, MA470
1.5 senior MA or ST elective credits
1.0 senior non-MA/ST science elective credit
1.5 elective credits