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BSH.BIOC - Conservation Biology - BSc Honours

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Bachelor of Science Program in Conservation Biology

  • To remain in the program, students must maintain a minimum combined average of 75% over all BIOL and BIOC courses. This average is calculated using all BIOL and BIOC courses completed for credit, excluding PHYS-BIOL 1060H. Students who are unable to achieve these grades may switch to the Honours program in Biology, transfer to a BSc or BA program in another discipline and fulfill any degree requirements for a major, or repeat courses (subject to Trent University’s policy on repeating courses) until they achieve the required grades to apply for readmission to the program.

  • For BIOL 4400Y: Placement in Conservation Biology, students must inform the Biology Department of their intention to enrol in the course in the preceding academic year.

The single-major Honours program. 20.0 credits including the following 16.5 credits:

  • 1.0 BIOC credit consisting of BIOC 2010H and 4100H

  • 7.5 BIOL credits consisting of BIOL 1020H, 1030H, 2000H, 2050H, 2070H, 2260H, 2600H, 3111H, 3380H, 3391H, 3600H, 4400Y, 4500H, and 4510H

  • 0.5 BIOL credit from BIOL 3170H or 3190H

  • 1.0 CHEM credit consisting of CHEM 1000H and 1010H

  • 1.0 ERSC credit consisting of ERSC 1010H and 1020H

  • 0.5 ERST credit consisting of ERST 3250H

  • 1.0 MATH credit consisting of MATH 1051H and 1052H

  • 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1006H or 1110H

  • 0.5 PHYS credit from PHYS 1000H, 1001H, or PHYS-BIOL 1060H

  • At least 3.0 credits in addition to the above from the following:

    • BIOL-ERSC-SAFS 2350H

    • BIOL 3050H

    • BIOL 3051H

    • BIOL 3080H

    • BIOL 3090H

    • BIOL 3120H

    • BIOL 3140H

    • BIOL 3170H

    • BIOL 3180H

    • BIOL 3190H

    • BIOL 3200H

    • BIOL 3340H

    • BIOL-PSYC 3360H

    • BIOL 3830H

    • BIOL 3840H

    • BIOL 3850H, 3851H, 3852H, 3853H

    • BIOL 3901H**

    • BIOL 3902H**

    • BIOL 4010Y/4020D**

    • BIOL-ERSC 4030H

    • BIOL 4140H

    • BIOL 4150H

    • BIOL 4180H

    • BIOL-ERSC 4330H

    • BIOL 4340H

    • BIOL 4410H

    • BIOL 4520H

    • BIOL 4550H

    • BIOL 4610H

    • BIOL 4830H

    • BIOL 4900Y**

    • ERSC-GEOG 3010H

    • ERSC 3160H

    • ERSC 3200Y

    • ERSC-BIOL 3260H

    • ERSC 3510H

    • ERSC-GEOG-SAFS 3650H

    • ERSC-BIOL 4240H

    • ERSC 4520H

    • ERSC-GEOG 4640H

    • ERSC/ERST 4801H

    • ERSC/ERST 4802H

    • ERST-POST 2100H

    • ERST 3110H

    • ERST-CAST-FRSC-POST 3120H

    • ERST-PHIL 3301H

    • ERST-PHIL-SAFS 3302H

    • ERST-CAST-HIST 4670H

    • GEOG-ERSC 3020H

**Thesis/directed research project must be conservation related. Approval must be obtained from the program coordinator for thesis/directed research credit(s) to be included within this list.

In addition to the program requirements listed above, students must satisfy the University degree requirements, including 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Requirement Sets: