Mathematics and Economics Option

The motivation for the program is to equip students with the necessary analytical skill to pursue a graduate degree in either Economics or Mathematics. The combination of Mathematics in their Economics courses and the rigorous techniques from Mathematics will aid students in their problem-solving skills.

First Year (Minimum 38 ch)
a. MATH 1003, MATH 1013, MATH 1503
b. At least 18 ch in lecture courses and at least 8 ch in laboratory courses chosen from:

•     BIOL 1105, BIOL 1205, BIOL 1017
•     CHEM 1041, CHEM 1046, CHEM 1072, CHEM 1077 (CHEM 1872/CHEM 1877 (5 ch) can be used to replace CHEM 1072/CHEM 1077 (5 ch).)
•     GEOL 1044, GEOL 1074
•     PHYS 1011, PHYS 1012, PHYS 1021, PHYS 1022. (APSC 1013/APSC 1023 (10 ch) can be used to replace the full PHYS sequence (10 ch).)
     It is recommended that students take at least 6 ch in PHYS courses

c. A minimum of 3 ch in approved electives.

Second Year (Minimum 31 ch)

• MATH 2203, MATH 2513, MATH 2523, STAT 1793, STAT 2793, ECON 2013, ECON 2023 plus electives equivalent to 3 term courses (term courses are typically 3-5 ch). It is recommended that some of these electives be Computer Science courses.

Third Year and Fourth Year (Minimum 60 ch)

Economics Requirements:

•     ECON 3013, ECON 3023 plus 21 ch of economics courses or approved substitutes from disciplines other than Economics (a maximum of 9 ch of substitutes are permitted; please see list of substitute options in Section XI of the Bachelor of Business Administration section of the Academic Calendar). ECON 3665 is highly recommended.

Mathematics Requirements:

•     MATH 3713, MATH 3303 (or approved substitute), STAT 3793, STAT 4793
•     Three chosen from: MATH 3073, MATH 3243, MATH 3503, MATH 3733, MATH 3753
•     Two chosen from: STAT 3703, STAT 4043, STAT 4243, STAT 4703

Plus an additional 6 ch of electives at any level.

NOTE:

1.     Students are strongly advised to take the required courses ECON 1013 / ECON 1023 in their first year.
2.     At least 3 ch of Computer Science (excluding CS 1303) are required in the program.
3.     MATH 1853 (Mathematics for Business I) cannot be taken for credit for this program.
4.     Students who are interested in pursuing graduate work in Mathematics must take MATH 3733.
5.     Credit will not be given for both STAT 4703 and ECON 4645.