Bachelor of Science Mathematics and Economics Subject Area

General Information

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

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Subject Area Courses

Mathematics and Economics 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 ECON, MATH, and STAT.

There are minimum subject area GPA requirements for graduation (see Academic Standing and Graduation ).

Subject Area Requirements

Honors in Mathematics and Economics (96 units)
Major in Mathematics and Economics (81 units)

Note: Students registered in the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program also need to satisfy Common Course Requirements , Major/Honors/Minor Requirements , and Science and Senior Course Level Requirements .

Honors in Mathematics and Economics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

12 units from:

3 units from:

9 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level ECON course

6 units from:

Any 200-, 300-, and 400-level course with the following course designators:

MATH (See Note 4)
STAT (See Note 4)

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.
If only one of MATH 417 and STAT 479 is taken, then 3 units of this program requirement must be at the 400-level; if neither MATH 417 nor STAT 479 are taken, then the full 6 units must be at the 400-level.
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 .
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.
300- and 400-level ECON courses require successful completion of either the Assessment of Reading, Comprehension, and Writings in Economics or ECON 109 .

Major in Mathematics and Economics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

ECON 384 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II
any 400-level ECON course

3 units from:

ECON 385 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory II
any 400-level ECON course

12 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level ECON course

3 units from:

any 400-level ECON course

9 units from:

Any 300- and 400-level course with the following course designators (with at least 6 units at the 400-level):

MATH
STAT

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.
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 .
STAT 161 can be replaced by STAT 151 .
300- and 400-level ECON courses require successful completion of either the Assessment of Reading, Comprehension, and Writings in Economics or ECON 109 .