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120-Credit Program

120-credit Program, Freshman Course Distribution

Students admitted to a program requiring 97-120 credits (four years) register in a Freshman Year in which they must complete [short MATH 122] and [short MATH 123] (or equivalents), BUSA 100 and BUSA 250, as well as the 9 credits of Complementary Courses specified below.

A minimum grade of C is required for all Math and Freshman Complementary courses, as well as BUSA 100 & 250.

Please note that you are responsible for ensuring that the prerequisites and co-requisites of all courses (Required and Complementary) are satisfied.

The Freshman Core Course Distribution is as follows:

U0 Required Courses (12 credits)

  • MATH 122 Calculus for Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MATH 123 Linear Algebra and Probability 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BUSA 100 Introduction to Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BUSA 250 Expressive Analysis for Mgmt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

BUSA 100 & 250 are required for the 120-credit program.  Advanced standing students with under 24 credits have the option of taking BUSA 100 & 250.  Advanced standing students with 24 or more credits will not be eligible to take BUSA 100 & 250.

U0 Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits in total will be chosen from the following three categories, but no more than 6 credits may be taken in one category:

Students pursuing a 9-credit language course would count 6 credits towards their C1 requirement, while the remaining 3 credits would be elective.

Any language courses offered through the Faculty of Arts may be taken, with approval from the appropriate department. Additional courses may be taken with approval of a Faculty Adviser.

U0 Elective Courses (9 credits)

Subject to the restrictions for Non-Management electives

Notes:

Students considering a Major or Minor in Mathematics, Statistics or an Honours or Joint Honours program in Economics, replace MATH 122 and MATH 123 with three of the following courses, or demonstrate proficiency through appropriate McGill Placement tests.

MATH 122 is replaced with:

  • MATH 139 Calculus 1 with Precalculus 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    or
  • MATH 140 Calculus 1 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MATH 141 Calculus 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

MATH 123 is replaced with:

  • MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Six of these credits would be counted in the U0 Required Courses and the remaining three credits would count towards C2. Critical Thinking & Analysis.

Management students cannot receive credit for ARET 150, COMP 102, ECON 208, ECON 209, ECON 227, ECON 230, ECON 250, ECON 257, MATH 112, MATH 203 or MATH 204 as elective courses.

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