Biological Sciences and Chemistry (Combined Major) (Honours) (BSc)

Year 1

• BIOL 1P91 - Introduction to Biology I
• BIOL 1P92 - Introduction to Biology II
• CHEM 1P91 - Chemical Principles and Properties I
• CHEM 1P92 - Chemical Principles and Properties II

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• PHYS 1P21 - Introductory Physics I

• OR

• PHYS 1P91 - Introductory Physics I with Laboratory (recommended; see program notes 2 and 3 )

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• PHYS 1P22 - Introductory Physics II

• OR

• PHYS 1P92 - Introductory Physics II with Laboratory (recommended; see program notes 2 and 3 )

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• one Humanities context credit   or Social Sciences context credit  

Year 2

• BIOL 2P02 - Introduction to Molecular Biology
• BIOL 2P03 - Cell Biology
• CHEM 2P12 - Introduction to Modern Physical Chemistry
• CHEM 2P20 - Principles of Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 2P21 - Principles of Organic Chemistry II
• *CHEM 2P63 - Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry
• the Humanities context credit   or Social Sciences context credit   (not taken in year 1)

Year 3

• One BIOL credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 (BIOL 3P50  recommended)
• BCHM 3P01 - Metabolic Biochemistry
• BCHM 3P02 - Protein Structure and Function
• CHEM 2P32 - Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 2P42 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
• one-half elective credit

Year 4

• BIOL 4F90 - Honours Thesis AND
• BIOL 4F91 - Literature Research and Seminar

• OR

• BIOL 4F92 - Library Research Essays AND
• one BIOL credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above

• OR

• CHEM 4F90 - Research Project AND
• CHEM 4F91 - Thesis (see program note 7 )

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• one credit from the Department of Biological Sciences in the areas of biochemistry, biophysics or molecular biology or one half credit from one of those areas plus BCHM 3P02  or BIOL 3P50  
• one CHEM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
• one elective credit (see program note 10 )

Pass

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.