2007-2008 University of Guelph Undergraduate Calendar

X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Biological Science (BIOS)

College of Biological Science

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor. This major will require the completion of 20.00 credits as indicated below:

  1. First year Core - 4.00 credits

    1.00 - Biology BIOL*1030 BIOL*1040
    1.00 - Chemistry CHEM*1040 CHEM*1050
    1.00 - Physics (PHYS*1070, PHYS*1080) or (PHYS*1000, PHYS*1010)
    0.50 - Mathematics MATH*1080 or MATH*1200
    0.50 - Mathematical Science CIS*1000, CIS*1200, MATH*1210, MATH*2080,
  2. Subject Area Core - 8.00 credits

    0.50 - BIOL*2210
    0.50 - BIOC*2580
    0.50 - MBG*2000
    0.50 - STAT*2040
    0.50 - from one of BIOL*2060, BIOL*3110, BOT*2050
    0.50 - minimum from one of BIOM*3100, BOT*3310, HK*3940, ZOO*3200
    5.00 - biological science courses of which 4.00 must be at the 3000 or 4000 level*
  3. Science Electives - 4.00 credits

    1.00 - biological science courses
    3.00 - from science offerings on the list of Approved Courses of which at least 2.00 must be at the 3000 or 4000 level*
  4. Arts and Social Science Electives - 2.00 credits

    2.00 - arts or social science courses from the list of Approved Courses
  5. Free Electives - 2.00 credits

*the program must include at total of 6.00 science credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, 2.00 must be at the 4000 level

Recommended Schedule of Studies

Semester 1
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
One of:
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
MATH*1200 [0.50] Calculus I
One of:
PHYS*1000 [0.50] An Introduction to Mechanics
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Arts or Social Science electives

Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.

Semester 2
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
0.50 Mathematical science from:
CIS*1000 [0.50] Introduction to Computer Applications
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
MATH*1210 [0.50] Calculus II
MATH*2080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
One of:
PHYS*1010 [0.50] Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Arts or Social Science electives
Semester 3
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
0.50 Ecology from:
BIOL*2060 [0.50] Ecology
BIOL*3110 [0.50] Population Ecology
BOT*2050 [0.50] Plant Ecology
One of:
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
BIOL*2210 [0.50] Introductory Cell Biology
1.00 electives
Semester 4
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
One of:
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
BIOL*2210 [0.50] Introductory Cell Biology
1.50 electives
Semester 5
One course in Physiology from:
BIOM*3100 [0.50] Mammalian Physiology I
BOT*3310 [0.50] Plant Growth and Development
HK*3940 [1.25] Human Physiology
ZOO*3200 [0.50] Comparative Animal Physiology I
2.00 electives (1.25 electives if HK*3940 is selected)
Semester 6 to 8

2.50 in each semester including 2.00 science credits per semester

Note: 6.00 in biological science must be taken in Semesters 6 through 8 of which 4.00 must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. In the total 6.00 of 3000 and 4000 level science courses, 2.00 must be at the 4000 level.