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Undergraduate Calendar 2017-2018 
    
Undergraduate Calendar 2017-2018 [-ARCHIVED CALENDAR-]

Honours Medical Physics Co-op (B.Sc.)


The existing Honours Medical Physics Co-op program will be phased out. Admission is last available in September 2017. Students who had intended to enrol in this program should refer to the Honours Medical and Biological Physics Co-op program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy section of this Calendar or contact an Academic Advisor in the Office of the Associate Dean of Science (Academic). Students who are currently registered in the program should refer to the 2016-2017 Undergraduate Calendar or their personal Advisement Reports for program requirements.

Admission


Enrolment in this program is limited. 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 Medical Physics with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 and completion of the following courses:

6 units


from

  • MEDPHYS 2B03
  • MEDPHYS 2C03

Additional Information


Information about the program and the selection procedure may be obtained from the Science Career and Cooperative Education Office.

Program Notes


  1. This is a five-level (year) co-op program which includes two eight-month work terms which must be spent in medical physics related placements.
  2. Students must be registered full-time and take a full academic work load as prescribed, by Level and Term.
  3. Students are required to complete SCIENCE 2C00  and SCIENCE 3C00  before the first work placement and are strongly recommended to complete SCIENCE 2C00  in Level II.
  4. If BIOLOGY 2B03  is completed prior to admission or in Level III, three additional units of electives will be taken in Level IV.

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


  • Completed prior to admission to the program

Level II: 30 Units


30 units


  • Completion of Level II Honours Medical Physics
    (See Admission above.)

Level III


Consists of academic studies (Fall Term), Co-op Work Term (Winter Term), and Co-op Work Term (Spring/Summer Term)

Level IV


Consists of academic studies (Fall and Winter Terms) and Co-op Work Term (Spring/Summer Term)

Level V


Consists of Co-op Work Term (Fall Term) and academic studies (Winter Term)

Fall Term:


Work Term

Winter Term: 14 units:


Co-op Program Chart


 

FALL TERM

(September to December)

WINTER TERM

(January to April)

SPRING/SUMMER TERM

(May to August)

Level III 16 units from
Academic Level III
+
SCIENCE 2C00  (if not
completed) and SCIENCE 3C00  

Work Term

SCIENCE 3WT0 

 

Work Term

SCIENCE 3WT0 

 
Level IV 15 units from Academic
Levels III, IV
15 units from Academic
Levels III, IV

Work Term

SCIENCE 4WT0 

 
Level V

Work Term

SCIENCE 5WT0 

14 units from Academic
Level IV