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Honours Life Sciences - Origins of Disease Specialization (B.Sc.)


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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:

Program Notes


  1. Registration in an Honours Life Sciences program does not guarantee access to all courses. Some courses have program restrictions. Students are advised to check prerequisites carefully.
  2. Students interested in completing a thesis or independent study course should consider completing  in Level III.
  3. Students interested in graduate school may wish to consider completion of a thesis or independent study course (See , , , , ). 
  4. LIFESCI 2G03 does not substitute for  or  for prerequisite purposes.
  5. This program does not have a Co-op option.
  6. 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.
  7. Students in the Honours Life Sciences - Origins of Disease Specialization are excluded from the pre-registration ballot process as  is a program requirement and registration is guaranteed.
  8. Students should complete  prior to registration in .
  9.  is only offered in the Spring Term.
  10. Students who entered the program prior to September 2022, can use  to satisfy the  requirement.
  11. Effective the 2023-24 academic year, the “Life Sciences Course List” has been renamed to be the “Interdisciplinary Topics Course List”. Advisement reports may indicate either list name, depending on your year of entry into the program.

Interdisciplinary Topics Course List


Astronomy  
Biochemistry Levels II, III, IV*
Biology Levels II, III, IV*
Biophysics , , ,  
Challenge  
Chemistry , , ,  
Chemical Biology , , , , ,  
Data Science  
Earth Sciences , , , 3CC3, , , ,  
English  
Environmental Science , 2C03, ,  
Environment & Society , , , , , , , ,  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  
Explore  
Geography GEOG 2EI3, 2GI3, 2HI3, 2UI3, 3EC3, 3EE3, 3ER3, 3GI3, 3GV3, 3HP3, 3SR3, 3TG3, 3UP3, 3UW3, 4HH3 
Health & Aging , ,  
Health Sciences , 3DD3, , , , , , ,  
History ,  
Inspire  
Kinesiology ,  
Life Sciences Levels II, III, IV*
Mathematics ,  
Medical Physics , ,  
Medical Radiation Sciences  
Molecular Biology Levels III, IV*
Neuroscience ,  
Physics PHYSICS 2G03 
Psychology PSYCH Levels II, III, IV*
Science Levels II, III*
Science Communication SCICOMM Levels II, III, IV

*All Levels II, III, IV courses for which 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

Level 1: 30 Units


30 units


(See Admission above.)

Levels II-IV: 90 Units


15 units


from

  • Interdisciplinary Topics Course List

15-27 units


  • Electives

Requirements for Students Who Entered in September 2023 or Prior


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.)

Levels II-IV: 90 Units


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