2018-2019 BMath(Computer Science)/Artificial Intelligence Option Checklist

Under Required Courses, fill in forty unique courses (20 units) that you have passed.

Verify that those courses also satisfy the Additional Constraints.

Required Courses

7.5 CS units
- CS 1[134]5
- CS 1[34]6
- CS 240
- CS 241
- CS 245
- CS 246
- CS 251
- CS 341
- CS 350
- CS 360 or 365
- CS 370 or 371
- CS 340-398; 440-489
- CS 480 or CS 485
- CS 486
- CS 492
1.5 Elective units

4.5 Math units
- MATH 1[34]5
- MATH 1[34]6
- MATH 1[234]7
- MATH 1[234]8
- MATH 2[34]5
- MATH 2[34]7
- MATH 2[34]9
- STAT 2[34]0
- STAT 2[34]1
1.5 Additional Math units¹
5.0 Non-math units
- Communication list I²
- Communication list II³

Additional Constraints

One of ECE 380 or SE 380
Three additional courses from⁴:

CO 367
CO 456
CO 463
CO 466
CS 452
CS 480⁵
CS 484
CS 485⁵
STAT 341
STAT 440

STAT 441
STAT 444
ECE 423
ECE 481
ECE 486
ECE 488
MSCI 446
MTE 544
SYDE 372
SYDE 522
SYDE 556

Non-math units that satisfy breadth and depth requirements:
- All of (breadth):
  - 1.0 units from the humanities⁶
  - 1.0 units from the social sciences
  - 0.5 units from the pure sciences
  - 0.5 units from the pure and applied sciences
- One of (depth):
  - 1.5 units in the same subject area with at least 0.5 units at the 3rd year level or higher
  - 1.5 units with the same subject forming a prerequisite chain of length three

Seven (regular) or eight (co-op) terms enrolled in at least three courses totaling 1.5 units

No more than 2.0 units of failed courses

No more than 5.0 units of unusable course attempts (failures and repeats of passed courses)

CS major average of 60% or higher

Cumulative average of 60% or higher

Co-op requirements met, if applicable, including PD 1, PD 11, PD 10, and a minimum of two other PD courses.

¹ Three additional courses labeled ACTSC, AMATH, CO, PMATH, STAT, excluding the following:

Courses with requisites normally excluding Honours CS students
Courses cross-listed with a CS course
Courses explicitly listed in CS major plans as alternatives to CS courses
Readings and Topics courses
ACTSC 221, CO 353, CO 380, CO 480

²Communication List I: At least 60% in one of EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, SPCOM 100, SPCOM 223.

³Communication List II: One of EMLS 103R, EMLS 104R, EMLS 110R, ENGL 108B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 208B, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 378/MTHEL 300, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228, or an additional course from the first list.

⁴ At least one of the 'three additional courses' must be from Math and at least one from Engineering. Special topics courses (e.g., CS 489) may sometimes be appropriate for this option; interested students should see the option co-ordinator for confirmation.

⁵ One of CS 480 and CS 485 is required. If both courses are taken then one of them would count as one of 'three additional courses'.

⁶ The following Communication courses from list II can be used to satisfy both the Communication list II requirement and 0.5 unit for the humanities (breadth) requirement (courses from Communication List I does NOT satisfy the humanities [breadth] requirement):

ENGL 108B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 208B, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 378/MTHEL 300, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228.

Source: http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/current/programs/require/2018-2019/bmath_ai.html

Disclaimer: This checklist is a handy tool, but it is not a substitute for the official degree regulations. If there is a question of interpretation or a discrepancy, the University Calendar always takes precedence.