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Honours Chemical Biology (B.Sc.)


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Admission Notes


  1. It is strongly recommended that PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  be completed in Level I. Students who have not completed either course (or PHYSICS 1B03  or 1L03 ) will be considered for admission, however, these units must be replaced with a course selected from the Science I Course List and completion of PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  is required by the end of Level II. Effective September 2017, PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  will be required for admission and, therefore, must be completed in Level I.
  2. Completion of MATH 1B03  and PHYSICS 1AA3  (or 1BB3 ) or 1CC3  is strongly recommended.
  3. Students with credit in MATH 1X03  or 1ZA3  may use either as a substitution for MATH 1A03  or 1LS3 .

 

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:

6 units


from the following courses, with a grade of at least C+ in each

6 units


from the following courses, with an average of at least 6.0

6 units


from

  • the Science I Course List (See Admission Note 2 above.)

Admission (Effective September 2017)


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:

6 units


 from the following courses, with a grade of at least C+ in each

6 units


from the following courses, with an average of at least 6.0

6 units


from

  • the Science I Course List (See Admission Note 2 above.)

Program Notes


  1. Students are encouraged to seek academic advising from the Departmental Undergraduate Advisor (email advisor@chemistry.mcmaster.ca).
  2. 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.
  3. Certain Level III and IV courses are offered in alternate years. Students are advised to consider course offerings carefully in planning their course selection for Levels III and IV.
  4. Students are strongly advised not to take CHEMBIO 3L03  concurrent with CHEMBIO 4G03  or 4GG9 A/B .
  5. Students seeking admission to graduate school are strongly advised to complete CHEM 3AA3  and 6 units from CHEMBIO 4A03 , 4OA3 , 4OB3 . Completion of CHEMBIO 4GG9 A/B  is also strongly recommended.
  6. One of CHEMBIO 3EP3 A/B S , or 3RP3  may be completed to satisfy units toward the Level III Chemical Biology or Chemistry requirement.
  7. With permission of the Department (email: advisor@chemistry.mcmaster.ca), BIOCHEM 3G03  and 3 units of elective may substitute for the combination of BIOCHEM 2B03  and 2BB3 , however, this requirement must be completed in Level II.

 

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


Levels III and IV: 60 Units


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