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Honours Life Sciences Co-op (B.Sc.)


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Admission


Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement and an interview but requires, as a minimum, submission of the on-line application by the stated deadline and completion of Level II Honours Life Sciences with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 and completion of the following courses:

Program Notes


  1. This is a five-level (year) co-op program which includes two eight-month work terms which must be spent in life sciences related placements.
  2. Students must be registered full-time and take a full academic workload, as prescribed by Level and Term.
  3. Students are required to complete SCIENCE 2C00 before the first work placement and are recommended to complete this course in Level II.
  4. Registration in the Honours Life Sciences Co-op program does not guarantee access to all courses. Some courses have program restrictions and students are responsible to read course prerequisites carefully.
  5. Completion of one of PHYSICS 1B03  or 1C03  is strongly recommended in Level I as this course is a prerequisite for BIOLOGY 2A03 .
  6. Completion of one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , MED PHYS 1E03 , PHYSICS 1B03 , 1C03 , or 1L03  is strongly recommended in Level I. One of PHYSICS 1B03 , 1C03 , 1L03  is a prerequisite for LIFE SCI 3J03 .
  7. Students interested in completing a thesis or independent study course should consider completing LIFE SCI 3RP3  in Level III.
  8. Students interested in graduate school may wish to consider completion of a thesis or independent study course (see LIFE SCI 4A03 , 4B06 A/B , 4C09 A/B ).
  9. Level IV Research Seminar topics may change from year to year. Research Seminar topics and descriptions are available on the web (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences) and from the Life Sciences office in late February of each year.
  10. Completion of at least 36 units from the Honours Life Sciences Course List, of which at least 18 units must be Levels III, IV are required for this program.
  11. A maximum of nine units from LIFE SCI 4A03 , 4B06 A/B , 4C09 A/B , 4D03 , 4EP6 A/B , 4L03 , 4M03 , 4N03 , 4P03 , 4Q03 , 4R03 , 4S03 , 4T03  may be completed.

Honours Life Sciences Course List


Astronomy ASTRON 2B03 
Biochemistry Levels II, III, IV*
Biology Levels II, III, IV*
Chemistry CHEM 2E03 , 2OA3 , 2OB3 
Chemical Biology CHEM BIO 2A03 , 2P03 
Environmental Science Levels II, III, IV*
Geography Levels II, III, IV
Health Sciences HTH SCI 3I03 , 3K03 , 4II3 
Kinesiology KINESIOL 2Y03 , 2YY3 , 4P03 
Life Sciences Levels II, III, IV*
Mathematics MATH 2E03
Medical Physics MED PHYS 2A03, 2D03 , 3A03, 3R03 , 4A03, 4B03 , 4L03 , 4SZ3 , 4U03 , 4XX3
Molecular Biology Levels III, IV*
Origins ORIGINS 2LU3 , 3D03 , 3E03 , 3F03 
Psychology PSYCH Levels II, III, IV*
Science Levels II, III, IV*
Statistics STATS 2B03 
* All Levels II, III, IV courses for which the prerequisites have been met are acceptable.

 

Requirements


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

Level I: 30 units


30 units


  • Completed prior to admission to program

Level II: 30 units


30 units


  • Completion of any Level II Honours Life Sciences program, including completion of SCIENCE 2C00  (See Program Note 3 above.)

Level III


Consists of Academic Term 1 (Fall) and completion of the first eight-month work term, Term 2 (Winter) and Summer Term

Level IV


Consists of Academic Term 1 (Fall) and Term 2 (Winter), and the first half of the second eight-month work term, Summer Term

Level V


Consists of completion of the second-half of the second eight-month work term, Term 1 (Fall) and 15 units Academic Term 2 (Winter)

Term 1 (Fall):


  • Work Term

Term 2 (Winter): 15 units:


6 units

from

  • the Honours Life Sciences Course List
9 units

  • Electives

Co-op Program Chart


  SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC JAN, FEB, MAR, APR MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG
  Term 1 Term 2 Summer Term
Level III 15 units from
Academic Level III
and
SCIENCE 2C00  if not
completed
Work Term
  Term 1 Term 2 Summer Term
Level IV 30 units from Academic Levels III and IV Work Term
  Term 1 Term 2 Summer Term
Level V Work Term 15 units from Academic
Level IV