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Dec 21, 2024
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Undergraduate Calendar 2016-2017 [-ARCHIVED CALENDAR-]
Honours Life Sciences (B.Sc.)
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Admission Notes
- Completion of BIOLOGY 1A03 , 1M03 , and either PSYCH 1F03 or 1X03 , and 1XX3 is required by the end of Level II.
- Completion of one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , MEDPHYS 1E03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1B03 , 1C03 , 1L03 is required by the end of Level III. PHYSICS 1A03 or 1C03 (or PHYSICS 1B03 ) is a prerequisite for BIOLOGY 2A03 and, therefore, completion in Level I is recommended. PHYSICS 1A03 or 1C03 (or 1B03 or 1L03 ) is a prerequisite for LIFESCI 3J03 . Effective September 2017, PHYSICS 1A03 or 1C03 will be required for admission.
Admission
Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:
9 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 above.)
Admission (Effective September 2017)
Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:
Program Notes
- For students who enrol in Honours Life Sciences prior to September 2017, BIOLOGY 1A03 , 1M03 , and either PSYCH 1F03 or 1X03 , and 1XX3 must be completed by the end of Level II.
- Registration in an Honours Life Sciences program does not guarantee access to all courses. Some courses have program restrictions and students are responsible to read course prerequisites carefully.
- Students interested in completing a thesis or independent study course should consider completing LIFESCI 3RP3 A/B in Level III.
- Students interested in graduate school may wish to consider completion of a thesis or independent study course (See LIFESCI 4A03 , 4B06 A/B , 4C09 A/B ).
- Level IV Research Seminar topics may change from year to year. Research Seminar topics and descriptions are available on the web site (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences) and from the School of Interdisciplinary Science office in late April of each year.
- LIFESCI 2G03 does not substitute for BIOLOGY 2C03 or MOLBIOL 2C03 for prerequisite purposes.
- Students who entered the program prior to September 2016 may use the following courses to satisfy Life Sciences Course List requirements: ASTRON 2B03 ; Levels II, III, IV Environmental Sciences; Levels II, III, IV Geography; MATH 2E03; MEDPHYS 2A03, 2D03 , 3A03, 3R03 , 4A03, 4L03 , 4SZ3 , 4XX3; ORIGINS 2LU3 , 3D03 , 3E03 , 3F03 ; Levels II, III, IV Science; STATS 2B03 .
- For students who enrol in Honours Life Sciences prior to September 2017, one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , MEDPHYS 1E03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1C03 (or 1B03 or 1L03) is required by the end of Level III.
Life Sciences Course List
| Astronomy |
ASTRON 2B03 |
| Biochemistry |
Levels II, III, IV* |
| Biology |
Levels II, III, IV* |
| Biophysics |
BIOPHYS 2A03 , 2S03 , 3D03 |
| Chemistry |
CHEM 2E03 , 2OA3 , 2OB3 , 2P03 , 3BC3 |
| Chemical Biology |
CHEMBIO 2A03 , 2P03 , 3BM3 , 3OA3 , 4OA3 , 4OB3 |
| Environmental Science |
ENVIRSC 2EI3 , 2GI3 , 3B03 , 3EE3 , 3GI3 , 3GV3 , 3L03 , 3SR3 , 4HH3 |
| Geography |
GEOG 2GI3 , 2HI3 , 3EC3 , 3ER3 , 3GI3 , 3GV3 , 3HH3 , 3HP3 , 4HH3 |
| Health Sciences |
HTHSCI 2G03 , 3DD3 , 3I03 , 3K03 , 4DM3 , 4II3 , 4O03 |
| Kinesiology |
KINESIOL 2Y03 , 2YY3 |
| Life Sciences |
Levels II, III, IV* |
| Mathematics |
MATH 3MB3 |
| Medical Physics |
MEDPHYS 2D03 , 4B03 , 4U03 |
| Molecular Biology |
Levels III, IV* |
| Origins |
Origins 2LU3, 3D03 , 3E03 , 3F03 |
| Physics |
PHYSICS 2G03 , 3L03 |
| Psychology |
PSYCH Levels II, III, IV* |
| Science |
SCIENCE 3A03 , 3IS3 , 3M03 |
| * All Levels II, III, IV courses for which the prerequisites have been met are acceptable. |
Requirements
120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I
30 units
(See Admission above.)
24 units
from
- the Life Sciences Course List and must include at least six units from:
39 units
- Electives (See Program Notes 1 and 8 above.)
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
30 units
(See Admission above.) 36 units
from
- the Life Sciences Course List, of which at least 18 units must be Levels III, IV (See Program Notes 3 and 5 above.)
0-3 units
from the following courses, if not completed in Level I: 0-3 units
from the following courses, if not completed in Level I: 30-36 units
- Electives (See Program Note 7 above.)
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