Honours Biology - Physiology (B.Sc.)

Admission Note

One of PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  is required for admission. Completion of PHYSICS 1AA3  or 1CC3  is also recommended.

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:

Program Notes

1. It is recommended that students take both PSYCH 1X03  and 1XX3  if they are interested in upper level Psychology courses.
2. All students must take BIOLOGY 2A03  in Level II.
3. Completion of BIOLOGY 4C09 A/B S  is required in Level IV. Students who do not obtain the minimum Cumulative Average as stated in the prerequisite, may request a requisite waiver from the Undergraduate Associate Chair. Students denied permission may not continue in the program and may apply to transfer to the Honours Biology program.
4. Completion of STATS 2B03  by the end of Level III is required.
5. Completion of BIOLOGY 3ZZ3 A/B  by the end of Level III is recommended.
6. Students who previously completed KINESIOL 3Y03  may use these units toward the Physiology Course List requirement.

Physiology Course List

• BIOLOGY 2L06 A/B - Experimental Design in Biology (or 2L03)
• BIOLOGY 3AA3 - Fundamental Concepts of Pharmacology
• BIOLOGY 3B03 - Plant Physiology
• BIOLOGY 3DD3 - Communities and Ecosystems
• BIOLOGY 3EP3 A/B S - Applied Biology Placement
• BIOLOGY 3FF3 - Evolution
• BIOLOGY 3IR3 A/B S - Independent Research Project
• BIOLOGY 3MM3 - Invertebrate Form and Function
• BIOLOGY 3R03 - Field Biology I
• BIOLOGY 3S03 - An Introduction to Bioinformatics
• BIOLOGY 3SS3 - Population Ecology
• BIOLOGY 3XL3 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology
• BIOLOGY 4T03 - Neurobiology
• BIOLOGY 4X03 - Environmental Physiology
• BIOPHYS 2A03 - Biophysics of the Cell and Living Organisms
• KINESIOL 2C03 - Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology
• KINESIOL 2CC3 - Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Exercise Physiology
• KINESIOL 4C03 - Integrative Physiology of Human Performance
• KINESIOL 4CC3 - Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology
• MEDPHYS 4B03 - Radioactivity and Radiation Interactions
• MOLBIOL 3M03 - Fundamental Concepts of Development
• ORIGINS 2LU3
• PSYCH 2E03 - Sensory Processes
• PSYCH 2NF3 - Basic & Clinical Neuroscience
• PSYCH 2TT3
• PSYCH 3A03 - Audition
• PSYCH 3F03 - Evolution and Human Behaviour
• PSYCH 3FA3 - The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
• PSYCH 3J03 - Visual Neuroscience
• PSYCH 3SN3 - Neural Circuits
• PSYCH 3T03 - Behavioural Ecology
• PSYCH 4Y03 - Hormones, Neurochemistry and Behaviour

Requirements

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

Requirements For Students Who Entered Prior to September 2016

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