Bachelor of Science Mathematics Subject Area

General Information

The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all University Regulations and Faculty of Science Regulations in addition to the program requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Subject Area Courses

Mathematics subject area courses include all courses at the 200-level or higher that satisfy specific requirements or options in the respective Honors or Major requirements, as listed below, and all courses at the 200-level or above with course designators MATH and MA PH.

Subject area courses are used in various subject area GPA calculations. Please see Faculty of Science Admission Requirements , Academic Standing , Internal Changes to Program and/or Subject Area and Graduation for more information.

Honors in Mathematics Requirements

Foundation Courses

CMPUT 174 - Introduction to the Foundations of Computation I (See Note 1)
CMPUT 175 - Introduction to the Foundations of Computation II (See Note 1)

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

Notes:

CMPUT 274 and CMPUT 275 can serve as substitutes for CMPUT 174 and CMPUT 175 , respectively.
Students who successfully complete MATH 117 must replace MATH 216 with 3 units selected from MATH at the 200-level or higher.
Students who complete MATH 127 and MATH 227 can replace MATH 226 with 3 units selected from any 200-, 300-, and 400-level MATH course.
With consent of the Department, students may substitute MATH 100 for MATH 117 , MATH 134 , MATH 144 or MATH 154 ; MATH 101 for MATH 118 , MATH 136 , MATH 146 or MATH 156 ; MATH 102 for MATH 125 or MATH 127 .
Several of the required courses, including MATH 411 , MATH 447 , MATH 448 , may only be offered in alternate years.
ECON 299 , ECON 386 or ECON 387 may not be used for credit in any Honors degree offered by the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

Major in Mathematics Requirements

Foundation Courses

CMPUT 174 - Introduction to the Foundations of Computation I (See Note 1)
CMPUT 175 - Introduction to the Foundations of Computation II (See Note 1)

3 units from:

Senior Courses

MATH 216 - Introduction to Analysis (See Note 2)
MATH 226 - Algebraic Structures (See Note 3)
STAT 265 - Probability and Statistics I

3 units from:

6 units from:

any 400-level MA PH course
any 400-level MATH course

Notes:

CMPUT 274 and CMPUT 275 can serve as substitutes for CMPUT 174 and CMPUT 175 , respectively.
Students who successfully complete MATH 117 must replace MATH 216 with 3 units selected from MATH at the 200-level or higher.
Students who complete MATH 127 and MATH 227 can replace MATH 226 with 3 units selected from any 200-, 300-, and 400-level MATH course.
With consent of the Department, students may substitute MATH 100 for MATH 117 , MATH 134 , MATH 144 or MATH 154 ; MATH 101 for MATH 118 , MATH 136 , MATH 146 or MATH 156 ; MATH 102 for MATH 125 or MATH 127 .
Several of the 400-level options, including MATH 411 and MATH 448 , may only be offered in alternate years.

Minor in Mathematics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level course with the following course designators:
- MA PH
- MATH

3 units from:

any 300- and 400-level course with the following course designators:
- MA PH
- MATH

Notes:

With consent of the Department, students may substitute MATH 100 for MATH 117 , MATH 134 , MATH 144 , or MATH 154 ; MATH 101 for MATH 118 , MATH 136 , MATH 146 , or MATH 156 ; MATH 102 for MATH 125 or MATH 127 .