Plans starting in 2A | New Math Students

This chart is a list of some plans within the Faculty of Mathematics and their required non-mathematics courses. Please use this as a reference and guide to selecting your non-math courses. For a complete listing of all courses offered, please refer to the Undergraduate Calendar.

Plan name	First-year elective courses and upper-year courses for later
Actuarial Science	MTHEL 131 is required before admission will be considered. ENGL 378 is the required List 2 communication  course, and is expected to be completed before enrolling in term 4A. A List 1 communication course with a grade of at least 70% is a prerequisite for ENGL 378. By completion of the plan: AFM 101, ECON 101, and ECON 102. AFM 102 is strongly recommended since it is required for the Actuarial Science/Finance specialisation.
FINANCE SPECIALIZATION (Actuarial Science)	MTHEL 131 is required before admission will be considered. ENGL 378 is the required List 2 communication  course, and is expected to be completed before enrolling in term 4A. A List 1 communication course with a grade of at least 70% is a prerequisite for ENGL 378. By completion of the plan: AFM 101, AFM 102, ECON 101, and ECON 102.
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS SPECIALIZATION (Actuarial Science)	MTHEL 131 is required before admission will be considered. ENGL 378 is the required List 2 communication  course, and is expected to be completed before enrolling in term 4A. A List 1 communication course with a grade of at least 70% is a prerequisite for ENGL 378. By completion of the plan: AFM 101, ECON 101, and ECON 102.
Applied Math	A communication course and any non-math courses of your choosing in 1A and 1B. By completion of the plan: PHYS 121.
WITH SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING (Applied Math)	A communication course and any non-math course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
BIOLOGY SPECIALIZATION (Applied Math)	A communication course and any non-math course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. By completion of the plan: PHYS 121. Recommended courses include BIOL 130, BIOL 239 and BIOL 240.
ECONOMICS SPECIALIZATION (Applied Math)	A communication course and any non-math course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. By completion of the plan: PHYS 121. Recommended courses include ECON 101and ECON 102.
ENGINEERING SPECIALIZATIONS (Applied Math)	PHYS 121  and a communication course are required in 1A. PHYS 122 and GENE 123 are required in 1B.
PHYSICS SPECIALIZATION (Applied Math)	A communication course and PHYS 121 are required in 1A. A communication course and PHYS 122 are required in 1B.
Combinatorics and Optimization (C&O)	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
Computational Mathematics	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. By the time you graduate you will need to have finished three courses in one non-math discipline: either economics, any science discipline or any single engineering discipline. At least one of these three courses must be at the 200, 300, or 400-level.
Computer Science	A communication course and any non-math course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIZ.(Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science. Students wanting to complete this option should apply for this limited-enrolment plan at the end of Spring 2023 and have taken or be taking CS 245/246.	A communication course and any non-math course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
WITH BIOINFORMATICS SPECIALIZATION (Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science.	A communication course and any non-math courses from the list below in 1A and 1B. It is recommended that you choose your non-math courses from the following courses required for the option: BIOL 130, 130L, 239, 240, 240L,  CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, CHEM 123L.
WITH BUSINESS SPECIALIZATION (Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.  It is recommended that you consider one (or two) of the following courses for your non-math courses: AFM 101, AFM 102, AFM 131, BUS 111W, BUS 121W, ECON 101, ECON 102, MSCI 211.
WITH COMPUTATIONAL FINE ARTS SPECIALIZ. (Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science. Students will not be signed into the specialisation until they have successfully completed FINE 100.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. It is recommended that you consider one (or two) of FINE 100 and FINE 101 for your non-math courses.
WITH DIGITAL HARDWARE SPECIALIZATION (Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science. Enrolment in this plan normally occurs at the beginning of the 1B term and is determined by your grades in 1A. Students apply to be admitted to this option in December of their first year.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. PHYS 121 is recommended in your first year.   Note:  PHYS 121 in winter term is offered only as an online course)
WITH HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION SPECIALIZ. (Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.  It is recommended that you consider one (or two) of ENGL 108D and FINE 150 for your non-mathematics courses.
WITH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SPECIALIZ. (Computer Science) Note: This plan is restricted to students already admitted to Computer Science.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
BACHELOR OF COMPUTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (CFM) Note: Students must already be admitted to the co-op stream before a transfer to Computing and Financial Management (CFM) can be considered	CFM students typically take the following courses during their first year: AFM 101, AFM 102, AFM 121, AFM 131, CS 135, CS 136, MATH 135, MATH 136, MATH 137, MATH 138 Refer to the CFM website for the most recent degree requirements and sequence of courses.
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (Data Science) Note: Students must already be admitted to Computer Science before they can apply for this limited-enrolment plan. Students wanting to transfer to this from a BMATH program must first go through the competitive entry process to get into Computer Science. Students can apply to transfer to BCS Data Science in the term that they are taking STAT 231.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A. In 1B, a communication course and STAT 230 are highly recommended.
BACHELOR OF MATHEMATICS (Data Science) Note: Students must be admitted to the BMath Data Science program. Students can apply in the term they are taking CS 136. Please note that it is highly competitive.	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A.  Any two non-math courses of your choosing in 1B.
Information Technology Management	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. It is recommended that you consider two of the following courses for your non-math courses: AFM 101, AFM 102, BUS 111W, BUS 121W, ECON 101, ECON 102, MSCI 211.
Mathematical Economics	A communication course in both 1A and 1B and ECON 101 or ECON 102. Both ECON 101 and ECON 102 are required in first year.
Mathematical Finance	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. By completion of the plan, AFM 101, AFM 102, AFM 131, ECON 101, ECON 102 are required. Note:  MATH 147 is highly recommended.
Mathematical Physics	A c ommunication course is required in 1A and 1B.  PHYS 121 is required in 1A. PHYS 122 is required in 1B.
Mathematical Studies	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
BUSINESS SPECIALIZATION (Mathematical Studies)	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B. Required courses by completion of the plan include ECON 101, ECON 102, AFM 101, AFM 102and either BUS 111W or AFM 131/ARBUS 101 and
Math/Teaching	A communication course is required in 1A and 1B. PSYCH 101 and/or a course in the intended second teaching subject is recommended.
Mathematics/Business Administration	A communication course and one of BUS 111W, ECON 101, ECON 102 and AFM 101 are normally taken in both your 1A and 1B terms.
Financial Analysis and Risk Management (FARM)	A communication course and one of ECON 101, ECON 102,  AFM 101 or AFM 131 in your 1B term.
Pure Mathematics	A communication course and any non-mathematics course of your choosing in 1A and 1B.
Pure Math/Teaching	A communication course is required in 1A and 1B. PSYCH 101 and/or a course in the intended second teaching subject is recommended.
Statistics	ENGL 378 is the required List 2 communication  course, and is expected to be completed before enrolling in term 4A. A List 1 communication course with a grade of at least 70% is a prerequisite for ENGL 378.  Any two non-math courses of your choosing in 1B.
Biostatistics	ENGL 378 is the required List 2 communication  course, and is expected to be completed before enrolling in term 4A. A List 1 communication course with a grade of at least 70% is a prerequisite for ENGL 378. Any two non-math courses of your choosing in 1B.  By completion of the plan, one additional course chosen from the following list are required:  BIOL 239, HLTH 101 and CS 338.