Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES
Faculty of Science - Mathematics
Admission Requirements
Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%, including:
- 0.5 course from Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B.
- 0.5 course from Calculus 1301A/B (with a mark of at least 85%), Calculus 1501A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B.
- Plus 2.0 additional courses.
Notes:
- Calculus 1500A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Mathematics 1120A/B, Mathematics 1700A/B and Statistical Sciences 1023A/B are recommended.
- One of Mathematics 1600A/B, Mathematics 1700A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B must be completed by the end of Term 1 in Year 2 in order not to delay normal progression in the module.
Module/Program Information
Module
10.0 courses:
4.5 courses: Applied Mathematics 2402A/B, Applied Mathematics 2814A/B, Applied Mathematics 3811A/B, Applied Mathematics 3815A/B, Mathematics 2156A/B, Mathematics 3020A/B, Statistical Sciences 2857A/B, Statistical Sciences 2858A/B, Statistical Sciences 3657A/B.
0.5 course: Mathematics 2155F/G.
0.5 course from: Mathematics 2700A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 2811A/B, the former Mathematics 2120A/B.
0.5 course from: Mathematics 2500A/B, the former Calculus 2503A/B.
0.5 course from: Mathematics 3022A/B, the former Mathematics 2122A/B.
0.5 course in Applied Mathematics or Mathematics at the 2100 level or above.
1.5 courses in Statistical Sciences, Actuarial Science or Financial Modeling at the 2100 level or above.
1.5 courses in Actuarial Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Financial Modelling, Mathematics, or Statistical Sciences at the 3000 level or above.
Note: Students intending to pursue graduate studies in Pure Mathematics should take the Honours Specialization in Mathematics module. Students intending to pursue graduate studies in Statistical Sciences, Actuarial Science or Financial Modelling should take Statistical Sciences 3858A/B and consult the graduate page of the Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences website for additional requirements pertaining to their respective fields of study.