Undergraduate Advising

The Frequently Asked Questions below covers a wide range of common questions on a diverse set of topics. If your question is not in this FAQ, contact the appropriate individual on the Advisor Contact Information list below based on the nature of your inquiry.

The department holds an annual Mathematics Information Session in March and maintains a page of material and links that are discussed at the session.

Frequently Asked Questions - Degree requirements

1. What courses satisfy the computing requirement for a degree in mathematics?
   For Majors or Honours students, the new CPSC courses [CPSC 110 and CPSC 210] or [CPSC 110 and MATH 210] or the old CPSC courses [CPSC 111 and CPSC 211] or [CPSC 111 and MATH 210]. The old CPSC courses CPSC 111 and CPSC 211 are not offered after 2010W. For minors, there is no computing requirement. Also, some combined programs do not have a computing requirement.
   (ID 71)
2. Can CPSC 210 be used instead of CPSC 211 to satisfy the computing requirement for math majors?
   Many Math programs used to require CPSC 111 and one of CPSC 211 or MATH 210. The CPSC courses changed numbers to CPSC 110 and 210 in 2009/2010, but this change was not immediately reflected in most of the Math program descriptions in the UBC Calendar. The new requirement, which should be reflected in newer versions of the UBC Calendar, is "one of CPSC 110, 111 and one of CPSC 210, 211, MATH 210".
   (ID 75)
3. What course(s) can a Math student in the BA program use to satisfy the research component of the Writing and Research requirement?
   Eligible MATH courses can be found at the Writing and research requirement web page. They may not appear yet but should soon. Note that the requirement only applies to student who started in 2009/2010 or later. Additional information.
   (ID 73)
4. How does the First-Year Physics Requirement work? I took Physics 12 so do I still have to take Physics at UBC?
   All BSC degrees in Mathematics require at least 3 credits of first-year Physics. Students who have not taken Physics 12 in high school must take 6 credits. A BA degree in Mathematics does not have this requirement. See the individual program listings for details (Science, Arts).
   (ID 45)
5. The rules in the Calendar have changed since I started my degree. Which rules apply to me?
   Whenever a program's requirements change, students are allowed to satisfy the original requirements or the new ones; see these UBC regulations. Students may not pick and choose from different versions of program requirements; they must satisfy one complete set of requirements.
   (ID 44)

Disclaimer: In all cases of inconsistencies between this FAQ and the UBC Calendar, the UBC Calendar supersedes the material here.