X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Biochemistry (Co-op) (BIOC:C)

Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Science

A B.Sc. in Biochemistry offers a multidisciplinary curriculum that gives students broad exposure to the life sciences with specific attention paid to the physical and chemical nature of biomolecular systems. The lab-intensive experience in this program prepares students to pursue post-graduate research opportunities in many different life science related fields. Graduates are also positioned to be successful in obtaining entrance to a number of professional programs, as well as employment in industry and government.

Program Requirements

The Co-op program in Biochemistry is a four and a half year program, including four work terms. Students must complete a Fall (Sequence B only), Winter and Summer work term, and must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/). Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to adjusting this schedule.

Biochemistry Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule – Sequence A
Year Fall Winter Summer
1 Academic Semester 1 Academic Semester 2

COOP*1100

Off
2 Academic Semester 3

COOP*1000 Work Term I

Academic Semester 4

3 Academic Semester 5 COOP*2000 Work Term II COOP*3000 Work Term III
4 Academic Semester 6 Academic Semester 7 COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5 Academic Semester 8 N/A N/A
Biochemistry Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule – Sequence B
Year Fall Winter Summer
1 Academic Semester 1 Academic Semester 2

COOP*1100

Off
2 Academic Semester 3

COOP*1000 Work Term I

Academic Semester 4

3 COOP*2000 Work Term II Academic Semester 5 COOP*3000 Work Term III
4 Academic Semester 6 Academic Semester 7 COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5 Academic Semester 8 N/A N/A

To be eligible to continue in the Co-op program, students must meet a minimum 70% cumulative average requirement after second semester, as well as meet all work term requirements. Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.

Credit Summary (21.50 Total Credits)*

4.50 - First year science credits

7.75 - Required science courses semesters 3 - 8

4.50 - Restricted elective (# 1 and #2 in restricted elective list)

1.00 - Liberal Education electives

2.25 - Free electives – any approved electives for B.Sc. students

1.50 - Co-op Work Terms

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which a minimum of 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Note: A minimum of three Co-op work terms including a Summer, Fall (Sequence B only), and Winter are necessary to complete the Co-op requirement. *A fourth Co-op work term is optional and if completed, the total number of credits will equal 22.00.

The recommended program sequence is outlined below.

Sequence A

Semester 1 - Fall
BIOL*1090 [0.50] Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Liberal Education electives

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS

Semester 2 - Winter
BIOL*1070 [0.50] Discovering Biodiversity
BIOL*1080 [0.50] Biological Concepts of Health
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
COOP*1100 [0.00] Introduction to Co-operative Education
MATH*1090 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences II
Summer Semester

No academic semester or work term

Semester 3 - Fall
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introduction to Biochemistry
CHEM*2480 [0.50] Analytical Chemistry I
CHEM*2880 [0.50] Physical Chemistry
MBG*2040 [0.50] Foundations in Molecular Biology and Genetics
0.50 Liberal Education electives
Winter Semester
COOP*1000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term I
Semester 4 - Summer
BIOC*3570 [0.75] Analytical Biochemistry
CHEM*2700 [0.50] Organic Chemistry I
MICR*2420 [0.50] Introduction to Microbiology
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits
Semester 5 - Fall
BIOC*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
CHEM*3750 [0.50] Organic Chemistry II
MCB*2050 [0.50] Molecular Biology of the Cell
MICR*2430 [0.50] Methods in Microbial Culture and Physiology
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Winter Semester
COOP*2000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term II
Summer Semester
COOP*3000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term III
Semester 6 - Fall
MBG*3350 [0.75] Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology
electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits
Semester 7 - Winter
BIOC*4540 [0.75] Enzymology
electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits
Summer Semester
COOP*4000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term IV
Semester 8 - Fall
2.50 electives or restricted electives
Restricted Electives
  1. Students must take as part of their program: 4.00 credits from the following list, with at least 1.00 of these credits from BIOC*4050, BIOC*4520, BIOC*4580.

    BIOC*4050 [0.50] Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
    BIOC*4520 [0.50] Metabolic Processes
    BIOC*4580 [0.50] Membrane Biochemistry
    BIOL*3300 [0.50] Applied Bioinformatics
    BIOM*3200 [1.00] Biomedical Physiology
    MBG*3040 [0.50] Molecular Biology of the Gene
    MCB*3010 [0.50] Dynamics of Cell Function and Signaling
    MCB*4010 [0.50] Advanced Cell Biology
    MCB*4500 [1.00] Research Project in Molecular & Cellular Biology I
    MCB*4510 [1.00] Research Project in Molecular & Cellular Biology
    MCB*4600 [0.50] Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology
    MICR*3230 [0.50] Immunology
    MICR*3240 [0.50] Microbial Physiology and Genetics
    MICR*3330 [0.50] World of Viruses
    MICR*4330 [0.50] Molecular Virology
    MICR*4530 [0.50] Immunology II
    PBIO*3110 [0.50] Crop Physiology
    PBIO*4750 [0.50] Genetic Engineering of Plants
    STAT*2050 [0.50] Statistics II
    TOX*4590 [0.50] Biochemical Toxicology
  2. Students must take as part of their program: 0.50 credits from the following list:

    PHYS*2030 [0.50] Biophysics of Excitable Cells
    PHYS*2240 [0.50] Thermal Physics
    PHYS*2330 [0.50] Electricity and Magnetism I
    PHYS*2600 [0.50] General Astronomy
    PHYS*3080 [0.50] Energy

Sequence B

Semester 1 - Fall
BIOL*1090 [0.50] Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Liberal Education electives

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS

Semester 2 - Winter
BIOL*1070 [0.50] Discovering Biodiversity
BIOL*1080 [0.50] Biological Concepts of Health
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
COOP*1100 [0.00] Introduction to Co-operative Education
MATH*1090 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences II
Summer Semester

No academic semester or work term

Semester 3 - Fall
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introduction to Biochemistry
CHEM*2480 [0.50] Analytical Chemistry I
CHEM*2880 [0.50] Physical Chemistry
MBG*2040 [0.50] Foundations in Molecular Biology and Genetics
0.50 Liberal Education electives
Winter Semester
COOP*1000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term I
Semester 4 - Summer
BIOC*3570 [0.75] Analytical Biochemistry
CHEM*2700 [0.50] Organic Chemistry I
MICR*2420 [0.50] Introduction to Microbiology
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits
Fall Semester
COOP*2000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term II
Semester 5 - Winter
BIOC*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
MCB*2050 [0.50] Molecular Biology of the Cell
MICR*2430 [0.50] Methods in Microbial Culture and Physiology
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Summer Semester
COOP*3000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term III
Semester 6 - Fall
CHEM*3750 [0.50] Organic Chemistry II
2.00 electives or restricted electives
Semester 7 - Winter
BIOC*4540 [0.75] Enzymology
MBG*3350 [0.75] Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Summer Semester
COOP*4000 [0.50] Co-op Work Term IV
Semester 8 - Fall
2.50 electives or restricted electives
Restricted Electives
  1. Students must take as part of their program: 4.00 credits from the following list, with at least 1.00 of these credits from BIOC*4050, BIOC*4520, BIOC*4580.

    BIOC*4050 [0.50] Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
    BIOC*4520 [0.50] Metabolic Processes
    BIOC*4580 [0.50] Membrane Biochemistry
    BIOL*3300 [0.50] Applied Bioinformatics
    BIOM*3200 [1.00] Biomedical Physiology
    MBG*3040 [0.50] Molecular Biology of the Gene
    MCB*3010 [0.50] Dynamics of Cell Function and Signaling
    MCB*4010 [0.50] Advanced Cell Biology
    MCB*4500 [1.00] Research Project in Molecular & Cellular Biology I
    MCB*4510 [1.00] Research Project in Molecular & Cellular Biology
    MCB*4600 [0.50] Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology
    MICR*3230 [0.50] Immunology
    MICR*3240 [0.50] Microbial Physiology and Genetics
    MICR*3330 [0.50] World of Viruses
    MICR*4330 [0.50] Molecular Virology
    MICR*4530 [0.50] Immunology II
    PBIO*3110 [0.50] Crop Physiology
    PBIO*4750 [0.50] Genetic Engineering of Plants
    STAT*2050 [0.50] Statistics II
    TOX*4590 [0.50] Biochemical Toxicology
  2. Students must take as part of their program: 0.50 credits from the following list:

    PHYS*2030 [0.50] Biophysics of Excitable Cells
    PHYS*2240 [0.50] Thermal Physics
    PHYS*2330 [0.50] Electricity and Magnetism I
    PHYS*2600 [0.50] General Astronomy
    PHYS*3080 [0.50] Energy
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