Mathematics and Statistics Gateway

Admission

Prior to registration, to better prepare Level I Gateway students for Level I courses and Level II program selection, students are encouraged to review Level II program admission requirements through this section of the Undergraduate Calendar or the McMaster Academic Planner (MAP) at mapsci.ca. Level I students must review the admission requirements of the Level II programs they are considering. Courses must be selected carefully to meet the admission requirements for entry to Level II of a specific program. To maximize the selection of Level II programs from the disciplines of Mathematics and Statistics, students should consider choosing the courses recommended below.

Program Notes

1. MATH 1A03  and 1AA3  or MATH 1LS3  and 1LT3  may be used as substitutions for MATH 1X03  and 1XX3  for consideration to Level II Mathematics and Statistics programs for students from other Level I programs. Students seeking admission to an Honours Mathematics & Statistics program should note that MATH 1A03  and 1AA3  were designed for Chemical and Physical Sciences Gateway  students and MATH 1LS3  and 1LT3  were developed for Life Sciences  or Environmental & Earth Sciences Gateway  students. MATH 1A03  and 1AA3  prepare students for a wide variety of upper year math courses. MATH 1LS3  and 1LT3  prepare students for many (but not all) upper year mathematics courses. As a result, students who take MATH 1LS3  and 1LT3  are permitted to enroll in upper year courses, but some self-study of first year calculus topics (such as series and additional integration topics) may be required.
2. With the exception of COMPSCI 1TA3, students may substitute a Level I Computer Science course for the 3 units required from the Faculty of Science.
3. Completion of COMPSCI 1MD3  or MATH 1MP3  is required for admission to the Honours Mathematics and Computer Science  program.
4. Completion of ECON 1B03  and 1BB3  is required by the end of Level II for the Honours Actuarial and Financial Mathematics  program. Completion in Level I is recommended.
5. WHMIS 1A00 , a one-hour mandatory online Introduction to Health and Safety course, is a co-requisite to Level 1 courses with a lab component and must be completed prior to the first lab.
6. BIOSAFE 1BS0 , a mandatory online introduction to bio-safety lab training, is a co-requisite to BIOLOGY 1A03  and must be completed prior to the first lab.

Recommended Courses: 30 Units