First-year courses and beyond
You may also select advanced-stream courses for algebra, calculus, and computer science if you meet the requirements. Details will be sent during course selection in June.
September to December
January to April
This is a sample schedule. Courses or when a course is offered may change depending on availability.
After first year
You'll take a mix of actuarial science courses, statistics courses, and pure math courses, with additional courses in business, economics, accounting, computing, and differential equations. With your remaining classes, you can choose electives from many of the 100 subject areas at Waterloo.
View a list of courses required for your degree.
Sample upper-year courses
ACTSC 372 – Investment Science and Corporate Finance
CS 335 – Computational Methods in Business and Finance
PMATH 451 – Measure and Integration
STAT 443 – Forecasting
Advisors are here to help
With so much flexibility, you might have a lot of questions. We're here to help! If you're applying for admission, contact our Faculty of Math recruitment co-ordinator.
Once you're a Waterloo student, you'll have access to academic advisors who can help you
- choose your courses,
- select minors and specializations,
- ensure that you're meeting the requirements for your degree, and more.
Next steps
- Overview of Waterloo's Mathematical Finance program.
- Download a Faculty of Mathematics brochure.
