2005-2006 Undergraduate Calendar

Mathematics and Statistics

Degree

• Bachelor of Mathematics (B. Math.) (Honours)
• Bachelor of Mathematics (B.Math.) (General)

Admission Requirements
Honours Program
First Year

The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M (U/C) courses. The six Grade 12 U or M(U/C) courses must include two prerequisite courses (Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus and Geometry and Discrete Mathematics). Equivalent courses may be substituted between the OAC and new curriculum courses.

The overall admission cut-off average and/or the prerequisite course average may be considerably higher than the stated minimum requirements for admission to the combined B.Math/M.Sc in Mathematics, or Statistics.

Advanced Standing

For entry to an Honours program after the completion of 5.0 included credits, a student must have a major and core CGPA of 5.50 or better, an overall CGPA of 4.50 or better and the recommendation of the Honours department or committee. A student beginning the final 10.0 credits towards an Honours degree must present a major and core CGPA of 6.00 or better, an overall CGPA of 5.00 or better and the recommendation of the Honours department or committee. A student beginning the final 5.0 credits towards an Honours degree must present a major and core CGPA of 6.50 or better and an overall CGPA of 5.00 or better, as calculated for graduation. Advanced standing will be granted for studies undertaken elsewhere when these are recognized as the equivalent of subjects offered at Carleton University.

General Program
First Year

The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M (U/C) courses. The six Grade 12 U or M(U/C) courses must include two prerequisite courses (Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus and Geometry and Discrete Mathematics). Equivalent courses may be substituted between the OAC and new curriculum courses. In addition, the prerequisite course average must be 65 percent or better.

Advanced Standing

For entry to a General program after the completion of 5.0 included credits, a student must have a major and core CGPA of 4.50 or better and an overall CGPA of 3.50 or better. A student beginning the final 5.0 credits towards a General degree must present a major and core CGPA of 5.00 or better and an overall CGPA of 4.00 or better, as calculated for graduation. Advanced standing will be granted for studies undertaken elsewhere when these are recognized as the equivalent of subjects offered at Carleton University.

Co-op Option
Admission Requirements

1. Direct Admission to the First Year of the Co-op Option

Applicants must:

1. meet the required overall admission cut-off average and prerequisite course average. These averages may be higher than the stated minimum requirements;
2. be registered as a full-time student in the Bachelor of Mathematics Honours program;
3. be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work placements).

Meeting the above requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. The prevailing job market (and thus the availability of co-op placement) may limit enrolment in the co-op option.

2. Continuation Requirements and Eligibility for Placement in the First Work Term of the Co-op Option for all Previously Admitted Students and Admission to the Co-op Option after starting the program

To be eligible for placement in the first (regular) work term of the Co-op Option a student must meet the following requirements by the end of the term preceding the first job placement process.

After completion of 5.0 or more included credits (at least 2.0 in Mathematics/Statistics) at Carleton in any Honours program offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics, students must:

1. have a major CGPA of 8.00 or better and an overall CGPA of 6.50 or better;
2. Students in the Honours Computer Mathematics program must have completed at least one of Computer Science COMP 2002 or COMP 2004 or COMP 2404 or COMP 2404 to be eligible for placement in the regular (i.e. not preliminary) co-op work term placement;
3. have full-time status in each academic term immediately preceding a work term; and
4. be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work placements).

In addition, students whose first language is not English who are admitted to Carleton based on CAEL, IELTS or TOEFL assessments are also required to take the Spoken English Test for Co-op students and attain a minimum score of 5.0.

Meeting the above requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the Co-op program. Enrolment in the Co-operative Option is limited.

The Preliminary Work Term

Students who have been accepted into the Co-operative Option in first year may be given the opportunity to take part in a preliminary work term at the end of their first year. To be eligible for placement in this preliminary work term, at the end of their first term of study students must:

1. have a major CGPA of 10.00 or better, and an overall CGPA of 10.00 or better;
2. be registered as a full-time student in the Bachelor of Mathematics program;
3. be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus placements).
4. students in Honours Computer Mathematics must have successfully completed at least one of Computer Science COMP 1002 or COMP 1005 or COMP 1402 or COMP 1405.