Students must take a range of courses that support the disciplines within science, prepare them for the upper-level courses in the three packages they chose, and fulfill BSc lower-level requirements. In addition core requirements, students select three packages of a minimum of nine upper-level credits.
Required Core Courses
- MATH 100/101 (or equivalent)
- One of STAT 200, STAT 241, STAT 251 or BIOL 300
- Communicating Science (SCIE 300)
- One of CPSC 100, CPSC 103, CPSC 110, CPSC 301, EOSC 211, MATH 210 or PHYS 210
Required Core Lab Courses
Any two of the following lab courses.
- CHEM 315 or 355 (1 cr) - Prerequisites: CHEM 233, 235, 205
- EOSC 442 (1 cr) - Prerequisites: EOSC 340 and one of (EOSC 211, PHYS 210, CPSC 301)
- BIOL 342 (2 cr) - Prerequisite: BIOL 121, 140 (BIOL 112 recommended)
- PHYS 309 (3 cr) - Prerequisite: PHYS219 + 229
Packages
To plan your CMS program you must select three areas (we call them packages) of science that you wish to explore. You cannot combine subjects within a discipline.
- Chemistry
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Life Science
- Mathematical Sciences
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Physics and Astronomy
- Physics
- Astronomy
Generalist Requirement: Three Credits
This can be taken in third or fourth year. Three credits from a discipline not represented in your three packages. Only required for students who started in the program prior to 2019S.
Promotion from Second Year to Third Year
In addition to completing most of the first-year courses, 12 credits of second-year (200-level) Science courses, appropriate for the three disciplines being combined, need to be completed. The 12 credits need to be spread over at least two of the three discipline areas being combined, and can include STAT200. 12 credits in just one of the packages is not sufficient to advance to year 3.
Promotion from Third Year to Fourth Year
In addition to completion of all first- and second-year requirements, SCIE 300 and 12 credits of upper level courses (300- or 400-level) courses, across at least two of the disciplines being combined, needs to be completed by end of Term 2.
FAQ
Questions about requirements? Some of the most commonly asked questions are answered below. If you have further questions, please email Dr. Vishakha Monga.