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, MA207, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270, MA307 or MA371; ST359; MA370, MA451, MA470; two of MA350, MA372, MA455, ST474, ST490; and at least 1.5 additional senior Mathematics or Statistics elective credits at the 300 or 400 level;
EC120, EC140.
At least 2.0 credits from: both CP104 and 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.
- For progression and graduation, a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in Mathematics and Statistics and an overall GPA of 5.00 is required.
- EC260, CP104 and CP164 are recommended.
- 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. - 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.
| Year 1 |
MA103, MA104 (unless MA102 is taken; refer to Note 4), MA121, MA122, MA170 EC120, EC140 At least one of: both CP104 and CP164; both BI110 and BI111; both CH110 and CH111; both GL101 and GL102; both PC131 and PC132 a 0.5 non-MA elective credit |
| Year 2 | MA201, MA205, MA207, ST259, ST260, MA270 At least one of: both CP104 and CP164; 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; 0.5 elective credit |
| Year 3 |
MA222; MA250; MA307 or MA371; ST359; MA370; 0.5 senior MA or ST elective credits 1.0 senior non-MA/ST science elective credit 1.0 elective credit |
| Year 4 |
MA451, MA470 2.0 senior MA or ST elective credits 1.0 senior non-MA/ST science elective credit 1.0 elective credit |
