Bachelor of Science Program in Biology

• The same course may not simultaneously satisfy the requirements of both programs in a joint-major degree, with the following exceptions:

  • Students pursuing a joint-major Honours or General degree in Biology and Chemistry are required to take the following MATH courses: MATH 1051H, 1052H, 1110H, and 1122H. MATH 1110H simultaneously satisfies the requirements of both programs.

  • Students pursuing a joint-major Honours degree in Biology and Forensic Science are required to take the following courses which simultaneously satisfy the requirements of both programs: BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, MATH 1051H, and MATH 1052H.

• For students in a joint major with Forensic Science, FRSC 2020H is equivalent to BIOL 2000H for program requirements but does not count as a Biology credit. Students who have successfully completed FRSC 2020H are not permitted to take BIOL 2000H but must substitute another BIOL course at the 2000 level or beyond in order to fulfill degree requirements.

• BIOL 1001H, 1050H, 1051H, 1500H, and 1501H are not for credit toward a major, joint-major, or minor in Biology.

• Students may take a maximum of 3.5 credits from any combination of placement, thesis, directed research, and community-based research project courses.

The single-major Honours program. 20.0 credits including the following 13.5 credits:

• 3.5 BIOL credits consisting of BIOL 1020H, 1030H, 2000H, 2050H, 2070H, 2260H, and 2600H

• 5.0 BIOL, BIOC, or BIOM credits at the 3000 level or beyond

• 1.5 BIOL, BIOC, or BIOM credits at the 2000 level or beyond in addition to the above

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

• 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

• 0.5 credit in a humanities subject: AGRS, ARAB, ASLA, CAST, CHIN, CUST, ENGL, FREN, GESO, GREK, GRMN, HIST, HURI, ITAL, LATN, LING, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, UNIV (excluding UNIV 1003H), WRIT

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 and 14.0 science credits.

The joint-major Honours program. 20.0 credits including the following 8.5 credits:

• 3.5 BIOL credits consisting of BIOL 1020H, 1030H, 2000H, 2050H, 2070H, 2260H, and 2600H

• 2.5 BIOL, BIOC, or BIOM credits at the 3000 level or beyond

• 1.0 BIOL, BIOC, or BIOM credit at the 2000 level or beyond in addition to the above

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

• 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1006H or 1110H

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 and 14.0 science credits.