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Sample Plans

Overview

These webpages contain lists of courses that can be taken simultaneously in specified terms of specific program plans. Each course is designated either as `core' (C), which means that it belongs to the set of courses that are core to the Computational Science Program as a whole or to a set of courses that is core to the specific Computational Science plan under which it is listed, or as `specialization elective' (SE), in which case it is a course that belongs to a specified set of courses of which a required number are to be selected for the particular plan under which it is listed. In some cases a comment, related to the existence of an unusual or extra prerequisite that would not normally be acquired during the course of the particular specialization plan being considered, will accompany the entry.

In general, there is an attempt to provide more specialization elective courses than can be taken in a given term, so that there is indeed a choice that can be exercised. Students should note both that some core courses, as well as some specialization electives, possess prerequisite structures that require advance planning in order to fit them into a plan. The planning process is also complicated by the fact that not all courses are available in all terms and, additionally for those students following the cooperative mode of study, by the term sequencing in some of the coop plans.

Should you have any concerns about how to structure your intended plan, it may well be worth your while to consult the Computational Science Program Advisor, Professor R. J. LeRoy

The structure of these webpages is as follows. There is a common first year for all five Computational Science program plans: this common set of first year courses is listed for the 1A Fall and 1B Winter terms for completeness sake only. These courses have been set up so that there will be no timetable conflicts or prerequisite problems. Sets of compatible core and specialization elective courses are listed for each plan; within each plan the regular and cooperative modes of study are specified separately term by term, beginning with the Biochemistry Specialization Plans, and followed in order by the Chemistry Specialization Plans, the Earth Sciences Specialization Plans, the No-Specialization Plans, and the Physics Specialization Plans.

Sample Course Packages:

Sample course packages are made up of Core (C) and Specialization Elective (SE) courses that can be taken simultaneously in a given academic term. This means that as of the time at which these pages were last updated, the set of courses listed for a given term could all be taken with no timetable conflicts. In all cases we have attempted to list more Specialization Electives than are required in any given term in order that there will be true choice of elective courses. No attempt has been made to list courses that can be considered Free Electives.

Generally speaking, lists have not been prepared for the 4A and 4B terms, as the number of Core Courses occurring in Year 4 of Computational Science program plans is normally small.