This is a 3-year program for students requiring a background in Science with a concentration in Biology.
Students must complete 42 credits of Biology, and should consult with their Academic Advisor before entering third year concerning required and optional courses.
Counselling Form (pdf file to be printed out and completed prior to meeting with the program advisor!)
(General program prior to 2012-13)
First year
BIOL 1506 Biology I
BIOL 1507 Biology II
CHMI 1006 General Chemistry I 1
CHMI 1007 General Chemistry II
MATH 1036 Calculus I 2
MATH 1037 Calculus II or
MATH 1057 Linear Algebra I
PHYS 1006 Introductory Physics I
PHYS 1007 Introductory Physics II
+ 6 credits in Social Sciences and Humanities
Second year
BIOL 2007 Genetics
BIOL 2026 Introduction to Microbiology
BIOL 2126 Cell Biology
BIOL 2356 Principles of Ecology
CHMI 2227 Biochemistry I
CHMI 2426 Organic Chemistry I
STAT 2126 Introduction to Statistics
+ 3 cr. among
BIOL 2306 Diversity of Plants
BIOL 2706 Vertebrate Form and Function
BIOL 2726 Diversity of Animals
CHMI 2427 Organic Chemistry II 3
+ 6 credits in Social Sciences and Humanities
Third year
24 cr. from among 5,6
BIOL 2105 Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 2306 Diversity of Plants 5
BIOL 2726 Diversity of Animals 5
BIOL 2757 Biological Aspects of Human Sexuality
BIOL 3006 Evolutionary Biology
BIOL 3026 Applied and Environmental Microbiology
BIOL 3056 Mineral Exploitation and the Biosphere
BIOL 3067 Winter Ecology
BIOL 3117 Infectious Diseases
BIOL 3306 Vascular Plant Systematics
BIOL 3316 Plant Form and Function
BIOL 3317 Plant Ecophysiology
BIOL 3327 Experimental Methods in Biology
BIOL 3336 Plant Ecology
BIOL 3346 Ethnobotany
BIOL 3376 Restoration Ecology
BIOL 3386 Mycology
BIOL 3706 General Entomology
BIOL 3726 Animal Histology
BIOL 3746 Animal Ecology
BIOL 3756 Vertebrate Physiology
BIOL 3807 Applied Entomology
BIOL 3927 Forest Entomology
BIOL 3977 Biodiversity and Conservation
CHMI 3226 Biochemistry II 4
+ 6 credits from any discipline
1 Applicants lacking 12U-level Chemistry or the equivalent must complete CHMI 1041 prior to taking CHMI 1006.
2 Applicants with a grade of less than 60% in 12U-level Calculus or the equivalent must complete MATH 1912 prior to taking MATH 1036.
3 Students who intend to take CHMI 3226 in third year must complete CHMI 2427 and CHMI 2227.
4 Students who have not completed CHMI 2427 complete 3 additional BIOL credits instead of CHMI 3226.
5 Students must include BIOL 2726 and BIOL 2306 if not taken already.
6 Certain 4th-year courses may also be taken in consultation with the Academic Advisor.
REVISED May 2012