Honours Life Sciences Co-op (B.Sc.)

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. 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 Life Sciences with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 and completion of the following courses:

Program Notes

1. This is a five-level (year) co-op program which includes two eight-month work terms which must be spent in life sciences related placements.
2. Students must be registered full-time and take a full academic workload, 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. Registration in the Honours Life Sciences Co-op program does not guarantee access to all courses. Some courses have program restrictions and students are responsible to read course prerequisites carefully.
5. Students interested in completing a thesis or independent study course should consider completing LIFESCI 3RP3  in Level III.
6. Students interested in graduate school may wish to consider completion of a thesis or independent study course (see LIFESCI 4A03 , 4B06 A/B S , 4C09 A/B S ).
7. Level IV Research Seminar topics may change from year to year. Research Seminar topics and descriptions are available on the web (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences) and from the Life Sciences office in late February of each year.
8. Students who enrolled in this program prior to September 2016 must complete at least 36 units from the Life Sciences Course List, of which at least 18 units must be Levels III, IV.
9. Students who enrolled in 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 .
10. Students who enrol in this program prior to September 2017 must complete of one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , MEDPHYS 1E03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1C03  (or 1B03 or 1L03) by the end of Level III.
11. Effective September 2017, students must complete at least one of LIFESCI 3EP3 , 3R03 , 3RP3 , 3XX3 , 3YY3 , 4A03 , 4B06 A/B S , 4B09 A/B S , 4C09 A/B S , 4C12 A/B S , 4EP6 A/B S , SCIENCE 2A03 , 3A03 , 3IS3 , 3M03 , 3WT0 .
12. The Co-op option is not available with either the Origins of Disease or Sensory Motor Systems Specialization.
13. Course planning is extremely important. Students must review and consider the requisites on Level II, III and IV courses when enrolling in the previous Levels.

Life Sciences Course List

Requirements

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

Requirements For Students Who Entered in September 2017

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

Requirements For Students Who Entered in September 2016

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

Co-op Program Chart