Program: Honours Integrated Science - Biology Concentration (B.Sc.) - McMaster University

Apr 12, 2025

Undergraduate Calendar 2025-2026

Admission

Completion of Honours Integrated Science I with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including ISCI 1A24 A/B.

Students are encouraged to consult with the departmental undergraduate advisor for advice on course selection prior to registration.
Students are strongly encouraged to check prerequisites for upper-level Biology & Molecular Biology courses. The prerequisites should be considered when selecting your courses.
ISCI 4A12 A/B has BIOLOGY 4C12 A/B and BIOLOGY 4F06 A/B as anti-requisites. As ISCI 4A12 A/B is a thesis course, it is strongly recommended the thesis work be performed in a research field associated with a student’s concentration.

Anthropology	ANTHROP 2U03 , 3FA3
Arts & Science	ARTSSCI 4CF3
Biochemistry	Levels II, III, IV* (except BIOCHEM 2B03 , 2BB3 , 3G03 )
Biology	Levels II, III, IV*
Biophysics	BIOPHYS 2A03 , 3D03 , 3G03
Chemical Biology	CHEMBIO 2A03 , 2P03 , 3BM3 , 3OA3 , 4OA3 , 4OB3
Earth Sciences	EARTHSC 4FF3
Environmental Science	ENVIRSC 2B03 , 2C03 , 2Q03 , 2W03 , 3B03 , 4C03 , 4EA3
Environment & Society	ENVSOCTY 2EI3 , 2GI3 , 3GI3
Health Sciences	HTHSCI 3I03 , 3K03 , 4II3
Life Sciences	LIFESCI 2D03 , 3AA3 , 3K03
Medical Physics	MEDPHYS 4B03 , 4U03
Molecular Biology	Levels II, III, IV*
Neuroscience	NEUROSCI 3SN3
Psychology	PSYCH 2E03 , 2GG3 , 3A03 , 3F03 , 3FA3 , 3SE3, 3T03 , 4R03
Science	SCIENCE 2P03

*All Levels II, III, IV courses for which prerequisites have been met are acceptable.

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