Waterloo BMath/CS

[z_cross_fire]

What's the difference between these?

- BMath/CS Joint Honours program.
- Honours BMath(CS) degree

I'm already admitted to BCS, but I would really love to use my electives towards courses in the Math faculty, rather than on other courses (based on personal interests). Is a minor in math possible, if I'm doing BCS?

Thanks

[Ultrahex]

This probably answers your question the best:
http://ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/page/MATH-BCS-and-BMath-Acad-Plan-Comb-Conv-Dipl-Tran

[z_cross_fire]

More questions:
Is it possible to do BCS(SE Option) + Pure Math Minor?
PMath requires six PMath courses.... these can be taken instead of Non-math electives, right?

Thanks

[Tony]

Non-math electives are not supposed to be stuff from MATH (presumably anything from the Faculty of Mathematics, but not sure). Though you _could_ try to arrange for a custom plan with your program advisor, and see if you could shuffle some of the elective requirements.

[z_cross_fire]

^ Ok, thanks. I will talk to an advisor when I reach campus. By the way, what plan are you involved in (minors, joints, etc) alongside BCS?

[Tony]

I'm doing just BCS

[z_cross_fire]

Any particular option (SE, Digital hardware, etc)? Just curious.

[A.J]

I am doing a BCS and a BMATH in Pure Mathematics (i.e. a double major). So, I guess I could answer your question: yes, you should be able to mix and match your programs (as long as you give the CS advisors a sense of control, as they don't want any 'outliers'; speaking from some particularly bad experiences here >_>). If you're going be at Waterloo prior to school starting, then we could meet up to discuss this further.

[Tony]

Since I transfered from Mechatronics Engineering into BCS, those credits filled up quite a number of elective slots, so vanilla BCS is the fastest and most flexible way to finish. I'm halfway towards a PHIL minor though (will take 5 PHIL courses before graduation).

[z_cross_fire]

@A.J
Thanks for the reply. I will be in Waterloo on/after September 5.

@Tony
Ahh I see...are you in your fourth year?

P.S. Is P.Ragde the CS advisor?

[Tony]

Yup, will graduate in December.

Professor Ragde is... well... a Professor.

[Brightguy]

z_cross_fire @ Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:10 pm wrote:

PMath requires six PMath courses.... these can be taken instead of Non-math electives, right?

As far as I know there's no way to get around the 10 non-math courses you have to take. Those PMATH courses have to be taken as your general electives.

Tony @ Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:27 pm wrote:

Yup, will graduate in December.

Oh, for some reason I thought you graduated last term. I think you said you were considering graduate school?

[Tony]

I have this on-off relationship with thoughts of grad school. Grad school would be neat, but some days I just want to graduate and GTFO.

[z_cross_fire]

@Brightguy

Quote:

The 5.0 non-math units must either be used to satisfy requirements for a minor or a joint honours plan outside the Faculty of Mathematics, or must satisfy the following elective breadth and depth requirements. (Alternate plans must be approved by a CS advisor.)
Source: http://ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/page/MATH-Bachelor-of-Computer-Science

I will talk to an advisor about an "alternate" plan. Thanks for the reply!




I chose Co-op sequence 'A' today! Just wanted to know everybody's opinions, or experience with different co-op sequences. I know it's off-topic, but still.


p.s. Tony is old now!

[Brightguy]

Quote:

The 5.0 non-math units must either be used to satisfy requirements for a minor or a joint honours plan outside the Faculty of Mathematics, or must satisfy the following elective breadth and depth requirements. (Alternate plans must be approved by a CS advisor.)

By my reading, that means a CS advisor can modify some of the non-math requirements that only CS imposes on its students. The 10 non-math minimum is a faculty-wide policy and is actually one of the very first listed requirements for a math degree. I would be very surprised (and jealous) if you could weasle your way out of that.