Degree requirements and course planning

Degree requirements and courses can change from year to year. It's important that you know your degree requirements to make the right decisions for your course planning (jump to course planning).

Which academic calendar should I follow?

Unless you are choosing to a follow a specific calendar, it is recommended that you use the calendar for the year that you began your studies in Computing and Financial Management (CFM) to determine your degree requirements for graduation. For example, if you began your studies in 2015, refer to the 2015-2016 calendar. All of your requirements can be found in the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar.

In choosing a calendar, it's important to note that...

You may choose to follow any undergraduate calendar issued during your studies.
You are required to meet ALL of the conditions and requirements of ONE calendar, including any new academic policies. You may not pick and choose requirements from different calendars.
The calendar changes each year and defaults to the newest version of the calendar. Make sure to favourite your calendar in your browser to ensure that you are referring to the correct degree requirements.

Degree requirements

A summary of the current degree requirements are listed below. Find your specific calendar requirements in the List of Undergraduate Archived Calendars and navigate to Computing and Financial Management under the Faculty of Mathematics or the Facuty of Arts.

Requirements	Measurement
Minimum course units (excluding Professional Development (PD) courses and co-op work term reports)	20 units
Minimum co-op work-term units	2.5 units
Minimum PD course units	2.5 units
Minimum work reports	2 units
Minimum Cumulative Average (CAV)	60%
Minimum Major Average (MAV)	60%
Minimum Special Major Average (SMAV)	70%
Maximum excluded/failed course units (excluding PD courses and co-op work term reports)	2 units
Maximum allowed units of course attempts (excluding PD courses and co-op work term reports)	25 units
Minimum number of full-time terms	8 full-time terms
1 course is 0.5 units 1 work term is 0.5 units 1 PD course is 0.5 units MAV: average of all Faculty of Math courses, including computer science SMAV: average of all Faculty of Arts courses, including accounting and financial management Excluded course: a course taken between fall 2004 and spring 2013 either with a grade below 50 (failure), or that a student has voluntarily excluded

Course planning

With limited-term course offerings and mandatory co-op requirements to graduate, it's a good idea to plan your studies early.

To help with your planning, you can refer to the resources available to you including our:

possible sequence of courses
pre-requisite chain of courses
common electives taken by CFM students
and computer science courses that do not require CS 251 (Computer Organization and Design) or CS 350 (Operating Systems)

Possible sequence of courses

If you are trying to determine which courses to take each year, the resources below are a possible plan for your studies. They take into account the limited terms that courses are offered, making your planning easier. Choose the appropriate calendar year for your studies and use the web or downloadable PDF version for your review.

For full details on limited-term course offerings, please refer to the pre-requisite chain of courses in the next drop down option.

CFM students admitted for fall 2019 and fall 2020 will be enrolled into AFM 132 instead of AFM 131. This is a new course that was added to replace AFM 132 and has not yet been added to the undergraduate calendar. AFM 132 will count towards CFM degree requirements.

Undergraduate calendar(s)*	Web version	PDF version (printer-friendly)
2020-2021	Winter 2021 start (for deferrals only) - Possible sequence of courses Fall 2020 start - Possible sequence of courses	Winter 2021 start (for deferrals only) - Possible sequence of courses Fall 2020 start - Possible sequence of courses
2019-2020	Possible sequence of courses	Possible sequence of courses
2018-2019	Possible sequence of courses	Possible sequence of courses
2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018	Possible sequence of courses	Possible sequence of courses
2014-2015	Possible sequence of courses	Possible sequence of courses
2012-2013, 2013-2014	Possible sequence of courses	Possible sequence of courses
2011-2012	Possible sequence of courses	Possible sequence of courses
* If you're unsure of which calendar you should be following, use the calendar year that you entered into CFM as your default. From there, double check that you are satisfying all of the requirements in this calendar. If you have taken classes that are not part of your original calendar, you may need to follow a different calendar for your degree requirements. You can choose to follow whichever calendar you want for your studies but you can only follow the degree requirements in one undergraduate calendar.

Pre-requisite sequence of courses (terms courses are offered)

Most of the courses in your studies will require you to complete introductory, our pre-requisite classes, to progress in your academics. Some of these courses are only offered on a limited-time basis. You should make sure to plan your schedule carefully when choosing your courses to ensure that you are following all of your degree requirements. To help with your planning, use the downloadable PDF of our most recent pre-requisite sequence of courses . You can also use the online schedule of courses to review this information.

If you are interested in changing your study or co-op sequence, please make sure to consider the pre-requisite sequence of courses and availability of your classes.

Common electives taken by CFM students

There are a number of interesting computer science, accounting and finance, economics and other upper year courses to choose from to customize your studies but how do you choose what to take with limited space for electives?

We have compiled a common electives list of courses taken by CFM students for you to plan your schedule early.

Computer science courses not requiring CS251 or CS350

As a CFM student, you are not required to take CS 251 or CS 350 to fulfill your studies. However, a number of upper year computer science courses require these classes as pre-requisites. To find out which computer science electives, without taking these classes, you can refer to our list of upper year computer science courses not requiring CS251 or CS350. Spaces fill up quickly in computer science courses so make sure to plan ahead and consider lots of options.

Make sure when you're planning your schedule, to consider the pre-requisite sequence of courses to ensure that you're taking the necessary required courses first.