Step 5 - Choose your non-Math elective
All students in the Faculty of Math are required to complete non-Math courses as part of their degree requirements. For Fall 2023, only students in Honours Math and Computer Science plans will select a non-Math elective.
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Scroll below to look at the non-Math elective options Honours Math and Computer Science students can choose from. Please note that students will need select two unique non-Math electives when completing course selection.
Clicking the course links will take you to the full course description in the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar. Get familiar with the lists of terms in a course description to understand what is needed to register in the course.
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Accounting and Financial Management |
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American Sign Language |
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Anthropology |
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Arabic |
Students seeking entry into Arabic courses who have not previously taken a course in Arabic at Renison must complete a Placement Application Form. Renison reserves the right to allocate students to the appropriate class based on this assessment. If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact your academic advisor for assistance. |
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Arts |
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Aviation |
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Biology |
BIOL 110, BIOL 130, BIOL 130L, BIOL 150, BIOL 240, BIOL 240L |
Online WHMIS required for any lab or lab embedded course (BIOL 110, 130L, 211, 220, and BIOL 240L); BIOL 225 won’t count toward first-year Biology requirements in Science plans. |
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Black Studies |
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Canadian Studies |
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Chemistry |
CHEM 121, 121L, 125, and 125L are only available to students in Chemistry and Biochemistry majors; online WHMIS required for labs. |
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Chinese |
Students seeking entry into Chinese courses who have not previously taken a course in Chinese at Renison University College must complete a Placement Application Form. Renison reserves the right to allocate students to the appropriate class based on this assessment. |
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Classical Studies |
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Communication Studies |
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Croatian |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact the Germanic and Slavic Studies undergraduate officefor assistance. |
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Cultural Identities |
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Dutch |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact the Germanic and Slavic Studies undergraduate officefor assistance. |
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East Asian |
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Earth Sciences |
EARTH 122, 122L can be taken before EARTH 121, 121L |
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Economics |
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English |
ENGL 100A, ENGL 100B, ENGL 101A, ENGL 101B, ENGL 104, ENGL 108A, ENGL 108D, ENGL 108E, ENGL 108F, ENGL 108G, ENGL 108P, ENGL 108T, ENGL 108X, ENGL 109, ENGL 190 |
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English for Multilingual Speakers |
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Environment |
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Environment and Business |
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Fine Arts |
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French |
FR 101, FR 151, FR 152, FR 192A, FR 192B, FR 250, FR 251, FR 252, FR 276, FR 296 |
Students should consult the French Studies placement rules before requesting a French course for the first time. |
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Gender and Social Justice |
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Geography and Environmental Management |
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German |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact the Germanic and Slavic Studies undergraduate officefor assistance. |
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Greek |
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Health |
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History |
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Human Rights |
Students planning to pursue a Double Degree in Human Rights and Law must take HRTS 101 in their 1A term. |
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Indigenous Studies |
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International Development |
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International Studies |
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Italian |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact your academic advisor for assistance. |
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Italian Studies |
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Japanese |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact cls@uwaterloo.ca for an assessment. |
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Jewish Studies |
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Kinesiology |
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Knowledge Integration |
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Korean |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact your academic advisor for assistance. |
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Latin |
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Legal Studies |
Note that SOC 101 is a prerequisite for many 200-level LS courses. |
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Management Studies |
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Material and Nanosciences |
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Mathematics Electives |
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Mohawk |
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Music |
MUSIC 100, MUSIC 110, MUSIC 111, MUSIC 140, MUSIC 246, MUSIC 270 |
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Peace and Conflict Studies |
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Philosophy |
PHIL 100J, PHIL 101, PHIL 110A, PHIL 118J, PHIL 120J, PHIL 121, PHIL 145 |
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Physics |
PHYS 111, PHYS 111L, PHYS 121 (with calculus corequisite), PHYS 121L |
PHYS 121 and 122 are required for astrophysics, biophysics, and physics minors; PHYS 175 has a calculus prerequisite. |
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Planning |
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Political Science |
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Psychology |
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Public Health Sciences |
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Recreation and Leisure Studies |
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Religious Studies |
RS 100, RS 101, RS 110, RS 121, RS 150, RS 180, RS 236, RS 260, RS 272 |
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Russian |
If you have prior knowledge in the language and want to take a course at an advanced level, contact the Germanic and Slavic Studies undergraduate office for assistance. |
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Russian and East European Studies |
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Science |
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Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
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Social Development Studies |
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Social Work (for Social Development Studies) |
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Society, Technology and Values |
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Sociology |
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Spanish |
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Studies in Islam |
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Theatre and Performance |
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Visual Culture |
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