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BSc Specialization in Biology

Program Requirements

Specialization in Biology (60 credits)

21

credits:

• BIOL 225 Form and Function of Organisms (3.00)
• BIOL 226 Biodiversity and Ecology (3.00)
• BIOL 261 Molecular and General Genetics (3.00)
• BIOL 266 Cell Biology (3.00)
• BIOL 367 Molecular Biology (3.00)
• CHEM 221 Introductory Organic Chemistry I (3.00)
• CHEM 271 Biochemistry I (3.00)

Note: Students entering the program with Cegep Organic Chemistry must replace CHEM 221 with an equivalent number of credits in Biology program electives.
3

credits chosen from:

• BIOL 322 Biostatistics (3.00)
• CHEM 212 Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Environmental and Sustainability Science (3.00)

12

credits chosen from:

• BIOL 227 Laboratory Studies in Biodiversity (3.00)
• BIOL 330 Vertebrate Biology (3.00)
• BIOL 337 Invertebrate Biology (3.00)
• BIOL 340 Plant Biology (3.00)
• BIOL 364 Cell Physiology (3.00)
• BIOL 366 Mechanisms of Development (3.00)
• BIOL 371 Microbiology (3.00)
• BIOL 382 Comparative Animal Physiology (3.00)
• BIOL 385 Entomology (3.00)

24credits chosen from Biology courses at the 300 and/or 400 level, with a minimum of six credits at the 400 level, or courses selected from the Chemistry Courses for Biology Programs list

Note: To satisfy the Biology lab requirement, students must take at least nine credits from Biology courses with lab components: BIOL 227, BIOL 330, BIOL 337, BIOL 340, BIOL 368, BIOL 382, BIOL 450, BIOL 466.

Notes

  • Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.