Honours Chemical Biology (B.Sc.)

Admission Notes

1. It is strongly recommended that PHYSICS 1B03  be completed in Level I. Students who have completed PHYSICS 1L03  instead will be considered for admission. However, PHYSICS 1B03  must be completed by the end of Level II. PHYSICS 1L03  serves as the prerequisite for PHYSICS 1B03  for students who have not completed Grade 12 Physics U.
2. Completion of MATH 1B03  and PHYSICS 1BB3  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 Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including:

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 CHEM BIO 3L03  concurrent with CHEM BIO 4G03  or 4GG9 .
5. Students seeking admission to graduate school are strongly advised to complete CHEM 3AA3  and 6 units from CHEM BIO 4A03 , 4OA3 , 4OB3 . Completion of CHEM BIO 4GG9  is also strongly recommended.

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I and at least 36 units must be Levels III, IV