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Honours Chemistry (B.Sc.)


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Admission Notes


  1. PHYSICS 1AA3  (or PHYSICS 1BA3  or 1BB3 ) or 1CC3  must be completed by the end of Level II and is very strongly recommended in Level I.
  2. Students with credit in MATH 1X03  or 1ZA3  may use either as a substitution for MATH 1A03  or 1LS3 .
  3. Students are strongly recommended to complete one of MATH 1AA3 , 1LT3 , 1XX3  (or 1ZB3 ) in Level I and MATH 1B03  (or 1ZC3 ) in either Level I or II.

Admission


Completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including:

6 units


 from the following courses, where an average of at least 6.0 (between the courses) is required

12 units


from

  • the Science I Course List (See Admission Notes 1 and 3 above.)

Note


Students who have satisfied all above admission criteria and have a Cumulative Average between 5.5 and 5.9 will be admitted to the program, on Program Probation. Students may be on Program Probation only once. Eligibility to continue in the program will require a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 at the next academic review.

Admission (Effective September 2016)


Completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including:

6 units


 from the following courses, where an average of at least 6.0 (between the courses) is required

12 units


from

  • the Science I Course List (See Admissions Notes 1 and 3 above.)

Note


Students who have satisfied all above program admission criteria and have a Cumulative Average between 5.5 and 5.9 will be admitted to the program, on Program Probation. Students may be on Program Probation only once. Eligibility to continue in the program will require a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 at the next academic review.

Program Notes


  1. In some cases there are Level II and III prerequisites for Level III and IV courses. The prerequisites should be considered when choosing your Level II and III courses.
  2. BIOCHEM 2EE3  is an acceptable alternative to BIOCHEM 3G03 ; other Biochemistry courses that have Biology prerequisites are also permitted.
  3. Effective September 2015, CHEM 2PC3  is required for all Chemistry students. Students are also strongly recommended to complete one of MATH 1AA3 , 1LT3 , 1XX3  (or 1ZB3 ) in Level I and MATH 1B03  (or 1ZC3 ) in Level I or II. Students who completed MATH 1AA3 , 1LT3 , 1XX3  (or 1ZB3 ) in Level I and MATH 1B03  (or 1ZC3 ) prior to September 2015, are not required to complete CHEM 2PC3 , however, it is strongly recommended.
  4.  One of PHYSICS 1AA3  (or 1BB3 ) or 1CC3  must be completed by the end of Level II and is very strongly recommended in Level I.
  5. CHEM 4G09 A/B  cannot be taken concurrently with CHEM 3LA3  or 3LB3 
  6. One of CHEM 3EP3 A/B , 3RP3  may be completed to satisfy units toward the Level III Chemical Biology or Chemistry requirement.

Requirements


120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I

Level I: 30 Units


30 units


(See Admission above.)

Level II: 30 units


Level III: 30 Units


Level IV: 30 Units


9 units


from

  • Level IV Chemistry courses (See Program Note 5 above.)

6 units


from

  • Levels III, IV Chemical Biology or Chemistry courses (See Program Note 6 above.)

15 units


  • Electives

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