Apr 12, 2025  
Undergraduate Calendar 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Calendar 2025-2026

Chemical and Physical Sciences Gateway


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Admission


Prior to registration, to better prepare Level I Gateway students for Level I courses and Level II program selection, students are encouraged to review Level II program admission requirements through this section of the Undergraduate Calendar or the McMaster Academic Planner (MAP) at mapsci.ca. Level I students must review the admission requirements of the Level II programs they are considering. Courses must be selected carefully to meet the admission requirements for entry to Level II of a specific program. To maximize the selection of Level II programs from the disciplines of Chemical and Physical Sciences, students should consider choosing the courses recommended below.

Program Notes


  1. BIOLOGY 1P03 , which may be completed as an elective, serves as the prerequisite for BIOLOGY 1A01 , 1A02 1A03  and 1M03  for those students who did not complete Grade 12 Biology U.
  2. WHMIS 1A00 , a one-hour mandatory online Introduction to Health and Safety course, is a co-requisite to Level I courses with a lab component and must be completed prior to the first lab.
  3. BIOSAFE 1BS0 , a mandatory online introduction to bio-safety lab training, is a co-requisite to BIOLOGY 1A01 , 1A02  and 1A03  and must be completed prior to the first lab.

Recommended Courses: 30 Units


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