Faculty of Science  Chemistry and Biochemistry  Honours BSc Biochemistry and Biotechnology 

Honours BSc Biochemistry and Biotechnology

The Honours BSc Biochemistry and Biotechnology program consists of a minimum of 20.0 credits with a minimum of 11.0 Chemistry and Biochemistry credits. Not more than 7.0 credits may be at the 100 level. All requirements are contained in the following recommended schedule (refer to Note 1):

Year 1
BI110, BI111, CH110, CH111, both MA100 and MA101 (or both MA102 and MA103);
PC131 (or PC141), PC132 (or PC142)
1.0 elective credit (refer to Note 5)

Year 2
CH202, CH203, CH212, CH225, CH250, CH261, CH262
MA287
1.0 program elective (refer to Note 6)

Year 3
BI441
CH327, CH350, CH351/BI346, CH354, CH355, CH356, CH357
ST231 (or ST230)
0.5 program elective credit (refer to note 6)

Year 4
CH332, CH390, CH450, CH452, CH459
1.0 elective credit (refer to Note 5)
1.5 program elective credits (refer to Note 6)

Additional Information
 
Program Regulations and Notes

  1. While the above schedule constitutes the recommended sequence satisfying program requirements, other sequences are possible. Many of the required courses have one or more prerequisites and students are advised to be cautious in departing from the recommended schedule.
  2. All required Mathematics and Physics courses must be completed by the end of Year 2.
  3. Progression into Year 2 requires a minimum average GP of 5.00 in CH110, CH111, BI110, BI111 and an overall GPA of 5.00. Progression into Year 3 and Year 4, as well as graduation, requires a minimum average GP of 5.00 in Chemistry and Biochemistry courses and an overall GPA of 5.00.
  4. Progression into Year 3 and Year 4 in the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Honours BSc program requires that all prerequisites for the advanced courses be fulfilled by the end of Year 2.
  5. Electives must include at least 1.0 credit from outside of the major discipline(s) of which 0.5 credit must be from a discipline outside of those offered by the Faculty of Science.
  6. Program electives (3.0 credits) must include at least 1.0 credit from CH and at least 1.0 credit BI from the following list:
    CH213, CH215, CH301, CH302, CH303, CH360, CH390, CH419, CH432, CH433/HE433, CH440, CH453, BI402/CH454, CH455, CH456, CH458, CH490‡, CH495 (Students who are not planning to enroll in CH490‡ must enroll in CH390).
    BI226, BI236, BI276, BI338, BI374, BI393, BI402/CH454, BI476.

 
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Senate/Editorial Changes

Senate Academic Planning Committee Revisions April 1, 2019: CH457 deleted; effective September 1, 2019.