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Financial Economics program requirements

What the Financial Economics Specialist requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Financial Economics Specialist

  • Science program
  • 13.0 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASSPE2722

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

Program Course Requirements: 13.0 credits

First Year (2.0 credits):

1ECO101H1, ECO102H1

2(MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1/ (MAT158H1, MAT159H1)/ MAT157Y1

Note 1Note: MAT133Y1 is not a suitable substitute for (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1)/ (MAT158H1, MAT159H1/ MAT157Y1).

Second Year (Core Courses, 3.0 credits):

ECO206Y1, ECO208Y1, ECO227Y1/ (STA257H1, STA261H1)

Third Year (Core Courses, 2.5 credits):

1ECO325H1, ECO326H1, ECO375H1

2ECO358H1, ECO359H1

Third Year and Higher (Electives, 5.5 credits, at least 1.0 credit at the 400-level):

11.0 credit from ECO349H1, ECO356H1, ECO440H5, ECO456H1, ECO461H1/ ECO460H5, ECO462H1, ECO464H1, ECO465H1, ECO475H1

24.5 additional credits from 300+ level ECO courses

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Notes:

Note 1A minimum of 70% is required in ECO101H1 and ECO102H1 to meet prerequisites for specialist-level intermediate ECO courses (ECO206Y1, ECO208Y1, ECO227Y1).

Note 2Some required courses at upper-year levels may be offered only on the St. George or on the University of Toronto Mississauga campus in any given year. Students registered in this program at either campus may have to attend lectures on the other campus in such cases.

Note 3MAT221H1/ MAT223H1/ MAT240H1 is recommended as preparation for ECO375H1. Students taking one of these MAT courses can have it count in lieu of a 0.5 300-level ECO course required for this program.

Note 4(MAT235H1, MAT236H1)/(MAT235Y1/ MAT237Y1)/ ECO210H1 is strongly recommended for this program. Students taking one of these courses can have it count in lieu of 0.5 300-level course required for this program.

Note 5ECO475H1 is strongly recommended.

Note 6STA302H1/ STA303H1 are not accepted in lieu of ECO375H1.

Note 7CSC108H1/ CSC148H1/ CSC110Y1 (introductory programming) is strongly recommended for students interested in graduate studies.

Courses these requirements name

  • ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO102H1Principles of Macroeconomics
  • MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  • MAT135H1Calculus I
  • MAT136H1Calculus II
  • MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
  • MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
  • MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • MAT158H1Analysis 1A
  • MAT159H1Analysis 1B
  • MAT157Y1Analysis I last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • MAT133Y1Calculus and Linear Algebra for Commerce
  • ECO206Y1Microeconomic Theory
  • ECO208Y1Macroeconomic Theory
  • ECO227Y1Foundations of Econometrics
  • STA257H1Probability and Statistics I
  • STA261H1Probability and Statistics II
  • ECO325H1Advanced Economic Theory - Macro
  • ECO326H1Advanced Microeconomics - Game Theory
  • ECO375H1Applied Econometrics I
  • ECO358H1Financial Economics I
  • ECO359H1Financial Economics II: Corporate Finance
  • ECO349H1Money, Banking and Financial Markets
  • ECO356H1Special Topics in Financial Economics
  • ECO440H5
  • ECO456H1Special Topics in Financial Economics
  • ECO461H1The Economics of Financial Risk Management
  • ECO460H5
  • ECO462H1Financial Econometrics
  • ECO464H1Empirical Financial Economics
  • ECO465H1International Finance
  • ECO475H1Applied Econometrics II
  • MAT221H1Applied Linear Algebra
  • MAT223H1Linear Algebra I
  • MAT240H1Algebra I
  • MAT235H1Vector Calculus I
  • MAT236H1Vector Calculus II
  • MAT235Y1Multivariable Calculus last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • MAT237Y1Multivariable Calculus with Proofs
  • ECO210H1Mathematical Methods for Economic Theory
  • STA302H1Methods of Data Analysis I
  • STA303H1Methods of Data Analysis II
  • CSC108H1Introduction to Computer Programming
  • CSC148H1Introduction to Computer Science
  • CSC110Y1Foundations of Computer Science I
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