Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and Honours BA Financial Mathematics and Analytics
This double degree program provides qualified students the opportunity to gain expertise in business models and management practices, and the theory and quantitative methods fundamental to the financial and related sectors. This BBA/BA program consists of a minimum of 26.0 credits and normally requires at least 10 academic terms, over 4 2/3 calendar years of study, to complete all requirements. Only under especially mitigating circumstances, and with the approval of both departments, can the term sequencing attached to the double degree program be altered, and such instances will usually result in a delay (possibly as much as one calendar year) of the graduation date.
Students normally enter this program in a Fall term. Students who satisfy the progression requirements for entry to Year 2 are guaranteed entry into the Co-op Option, but this option is not mandatory. The progression requirements of each program (the Honours BBA and the Honours BA Financial Mathematics and Analytics) must be satisfied in order to receive both degrees.
On successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to attend the convocation ceremonies in SBE and in Science and will receive the Honours BBA degree and the Honours BA Financial Mathematics and Analytics degree at the respective convocations.
Double degree programs must be completed simultaneously, and one degree cannot be delayed as a sequential degree.
- Program Regulations
- Required Courses
- Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and Honours Financial Mathematics and Analytics BA Double Degree: Co-op Option (BBA/BA FinMath)
- Additional Notes
- Progression and Graduation Requirements for the BBA Program
- Progression:
Students must meet the following conditions in each year of the program by August 31:
Minimum GPA of 7.00 in Business (BU) courses,
minimum GPA of 5.0 in Mathematics (MA) and Statistics (ST) courses and
an overall GPA of 5.0 in non-Business, non-Mathematics, non-Statistics courses;
completion of 5.0 required and elective credits, including the required Business and Mathematics credits in the program outline
Students with Year 1 standing are not eligible for progression extensions and/or leave of absence from the program. - Graduation:
Completion of all 26.0 required and elective credits;
minimum GPA of 7.0 in BU courses;
minimum GPA of 5.0 in MA and ST courses;
minimum GPA of 5.0 in non-BU, non-MA, non-ST courses. - Students who do not meet the requirements in one of the Honours subjects, will progress into the subsequent year of the one Honours program for which they have met the requirements, then all the regulations for that single Honours program will apply. Students who have not met the graduation requirements due to low GPA must do so within one calendar year to graduate with the double degree. Special circumstances do exist for the double degree program including the allowance for 2.5 course credit repeats, instead of the traditional 2.0 course credit repeats allowed in the Honours BBA (WLU) program.
Below is a suggested schedule within which all program requirements can be fulfilled.
DATA100; MA103; MA120 or MA121; MA122 or MA123; MA170;
MA200 or (MA104 and MA201); MA205; MA207; MA220 or MA222; MA250; ST259; ST260; MA270;
MA307 or MA371; MA370; MA373; ST358 or ST359; ST362;
one of MA469, MA470, MA471, MA477;
one of ST451, ST473, ST490;
and at least 1.5 additional senior Mathematics (MA) or Statistics (ST) credits at the 300 or 400 level;
BU111; BU121; BU127;
BU231; BU247; BU275; BU283; BU288; BU252;
BU354; BU362; BU375; BU393; BU398;
BU415 or BU486; BU381; BU491;
and at least 3.0 additional senior BU credit;
| Year | Fall | Winter |
Spring |
| 1 | BU111, BU127, EC120, DATA100, MA123 |
BU121, EC140, MA120, MA103, MA170 |
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| The required Business courses in Year 1 are assigned. First attempts at BU111 and BU121 must be completed by the end of Winter term. GPA requirements for both Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by August 31 for progression into Year 2. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.5 credit. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2. A total of 5.0 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 2. | |||
| 2 | BU231, BU247, MA207, MA200, ST259 |
BU283, BU288, MA220, MA270, ST260 |
Co-op Work Term #1 |
| The required 200-level Business courses in Year 2 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently and as assigned. A total of 10 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 3. | |||
| 3 | BU252, BU354, BU393, MA370, ST359 |
Co-op Work Term #2 |
BU275; MA205; MA250; non-BU elective; 0.5 elective (BU387 if in accounting) |
| The required 300-level Business courses in Year 3 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently and as assigned. A total of 15 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 4. | |||
| 4 | Co-op Work Term #3 |
BU362, BU375, BU398, MA307 or MA371, MA373 or 0.5 elective (BU397 if in accounting) | BU415 or BU486; BU381, 1.0 BU elective; ST362 |
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The required 300-level Business courses in Year 4 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently and as assigned. A total of 20.0 credits must be completed for progression to Year 5. |
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| 5 |
One of ST451, ST473, ST490 (Fall or Winter); One of MA469, MA470, MA471, MA477 (Fall or Winter); 1.5 MA or ST electives (Fall or Winter); 1.0 elective |
BU491; 1.5 BU elective (Fall or Winter); MA373 (if not taken in Year 4) or 0.5 elective |
None |
- Students are encouraged to select the Co-op Option. If the Co-op Option is not selected, then different academic plans for completion of this double degree program are possible. Students should consult the Business Department and the Mathematics Department to ensure program requirements are met.
- The above outline incorporates the prerequisite structure in BU, EC and MA courses. Students are strongly advised to consult with academic advisors before altering their academic plan.
- ENTR courses are considered BU electives, but are included in the non-BU GPA. BU elective credits cannot be used for progression during Year 1 and 2. However, as an additional elective credit, the elective will count in the GPA.
