After Year 1, WLU-registered students who remain eligible to continue their studies in the double degree program are required to participate in the Co-op Option. Refer to the Co-operative Education section later in this chapter. The WLU co-op process involves three (or four at a student's discretion) co-op work terms intermixed with the ten study terms, beginning with a first co-op work term in the January-to-April period between the third and fourth study terms. The earlier May-to-August term between the second and third study terms is an "off" term (where students are on their own for the term, similar to regular-stream students).

For UW-registered students, the co-op process involves four (or five at a student's discretion) co-op work terms intermixed with the 10 study terms. The first of these work terms occurs during the May-to-August period between the second and third study terms, thus replacing the corresponding "off" term for WLU-registered students by an extra work term. With this one exception of the first May-to-August period, the term sequencing for UW-registered students is identical to the one for WLU-registered students.

With the sequencing of study terms and work terms indicated above, the normal duration for this program is four and two-thirds calendar years (or five calendar years at a student's discretion). Only under especially mitigating circumstances, and with the approval of both universities, can the term sequencing attached to the double degree program be altered, and such instances will usually result in a delay (possibly as much as one calendar year) of the graduation date.

All double degree program students, regardless of their home university affiliation, are required to satisfy all term-by-term progression requirements of both Laurier's School of Business and Economics and UW's Faculty of Mathematics to remain eligible to continue in the program, and to meet all graduation requirements of both institutions to be eligible for the two degrees. More specifically, students must ensure that their course selection each term, their academic performance level, and their academic conduct in general, comply with all the policies, procedures, regulations and requirements of both universities. Failure to do so will normally result in students being required to withdraw from the double degree program. Such students may remain eligible to enrol in the (single degree) Laurier BBA program (although not necessarily in the Co-op Option) or to enrol in another appropriate (single degree) UW BMath plan respectively, depending upon their individual circumstances.

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (WLU)/Honours Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) (UW)
Year of Program	Required WLU Business Course Progression	Required Non- Business Course Progression	Other Required non-BU Courses	Elective Courses	Minimum Cumulative Course Credit Total and Required Completion Dates
Year 1	BU111 BU121	From WLU: EC120 EC140 From UW: MATH 137	From UW: (Refer to Note 4) MATH 135, 136, 138; CS 134; One of: CS 132, 133, 234, 241; ACTSC 231; MATH 235, 237, 239; STAT 230; CO 350 or CO 355; CO370; STAT 371, 372; One of CS338, 432; Three additional courses chosen from one of Groups 1, 2, 3 (as listed in Note 2); Three additional courses chosen from Groups 1, 2, 3 (as listed in Note 2); 300 and 400 level CS courses; From WLU: EC250 or EC260 (Refer to Note 5)	From UW: CS 131 (if required) For those students required to take CS 131, it may be used as one of the four elective courses.	10 0.5-credits by August 31 with not more than 12 course attempts. The BU111/121 courses must be completed without repeat by April 30.
Year 2	BU227 BU231 BU247 BU288	From UW: STAT 231			20 0.5-credits by December 31. The required BU courses are integrated sets that must be taken concurrently.
Year 3	BU352 BU354 BU383 BU385 BU362 BU393 BU395 BU398			From WLU: During Years 3, 4 and 5, students must complete a minimum of 5 300 or 400 level BU elective 0.5-credits. From UW or WLU: Remaining elective courses. These courses may be taken at either university.	30 0.5-credits by December 31. The required BU courses are integrated sets that must be taken concurrently.
Year 4	BU481 BU491				40 0.5-credits by December 31
Year 5					52 0.5-credits to graduate

Notes:

1. UW Mathematics Course Abbreviations:
   ACTSC – Actuarial Science; AMATH – Applied Mathematics; CO – Combinatorics and Optimization; CS – Computer Science; MATH – Core (Algebra and Calculus) mathematics; PMATH – Pure Mathematics; STAT – Statistics.
2. Group 1 Courses: CO 351, 367, 372, 450, 452, 453, 454, 463, 466, 485, 487; 200 level CS courses.
   Group 2 Courses: ACTSC 232; 300 and 400 level ACTSC and STAT courses.
   Group 3 Courses: AMATH 231, 250; AMATH 331/PMATH 331; AMATH 351, 353; AMATH 431/PMATH 451; PMATH 334, 351, 354.
3. It is recommended that students try to complete at least 21 0.5-credit courses by the end of Year 2. This may be accomplished by taking 6 courses in one academic term, or by taking an elective course by distance education during an off term or a co-op term.
4. The UW mathematics courses MATH 135, 136, 137, 138, 235, 237, 239 may be replaced by the 'Advanced' courses MATH 145, 146, 147, 148, 245, 247, 249 respectively.
5. If both EC250 and EC260 are completed, one of them may be used as one of the four elective courses (they may be taken in Year 2, 3 or 4).

For details about the various UW Honours BMath policies, procedures, regulations and requirements that apply to this double degree program, consult the UW Undergraduate Calendar and/or one of UW's academic program advisors.

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Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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