Program description
Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures which provide the language, reasoning, and analytic tools that many other disciplines use to investigate their areas.
Program options
Degree options
B. Sc. Bachelor of Science, Honours in Mathematics – 4 years
B. Sc. Bachelor of Science, Major in Mathematics – 4 years
B. Sc. Bachelor of Science, General – 3 years
Program options
Joint opportunities with computer science, economics and statistics
Professional opportunities
- Instructor
- Researcher
- Large corporations
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Engineering and mining companies
- Manufacturing industry
- Security companies
- Consultancy firms
- Manager
- Administrator
Admission requirements & prerequisites
Direct entry option
- Manitoba high school graduation, with five full credits at the Grade 12 level, in courses designated S, G or U.
- A minimum 85% average over the following, with no less than 60% in each course:
- English 40S
- Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S (recommended) or Applied Mathematics 40S and
- One of: Biology 40S; Chemistry 40S; Computer Science 40S; or Physics 40S
This entry option is open to high school students or high school graduates who have not completed any university or college courses. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.
Advanced entry option
24 credit hours in U1 (or an approved bachelors program)
This entry option is open to students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of university level study. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.
High school prerequisites
High School Prerequisites: Depending on major, may include Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, Physics 40S, Pre-Calculus Math or Applied Math 40S
Many programs will require or recommend specific high school courses over and above their admission requirements. These high school prerequisites are not always required to enter the program, but they must be completed to enrol in certain university courses within it. If a student does not have a particular prerequisite when they enter the program, they may complete an equivalent upgrading course at university that will satisfy the prerequisite requirement.
More details on admission requirements, application dates and the application process are available on the Faculty of Science apply for admission page.
What is unique about this program at the U of M?
- Summer research opportunities funded by the U of M and national organizations such as NSERC in exciting fields such as:
- Game Theory
- Mathematical Biology
- Code Breaking
- Topology
- Graph Theory
Important links
Faculty of Science
Programs in Science
Deparment of Mathematics
Graduate Programs
