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<York Calendars<Undergraduate
Calendar 2001-2002<Faculty of Pure
and Applied Science<Programs of Study
Biology
i)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates (except those in Honours
Double Major programs) must complete the program core: SC/BIOL 1010
6.0; and any five of SC/BIOL 2010 4.0, SC/BIOL 2020 4.0, SC/BIOL
2021 4.0, SC/BIOL 2030 4.0, SC/BIOL 2040 4.0, SC/BIOL 2050 4.0,
SC/BIOL 2060 3.0, SC/CHEM 2020 6.0.
ii)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general
regulation 4 (Science section IV) by completing the following (in
addition to SC/BIOL 1010 6.0 from the program core):
- SC/COSC
1520 3.0 or SC/COSC 1530 3.0 or SC/COSC 1540 3.0;
- SC/MATH
1505 6.0, or 6 credits from SC/MATH 1013 3.0, SC/MATH 1014 3.0,
SC/MATH 1025 3.0; (Note: students intending to combine Biology
with Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and
Atmospheric Science, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy or Statistics
should not take SC/MATH 1505 6.0.)
- 6
credits from SC/CHEM 1000 3.0 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0 (prerequisites
for SC/BIOL 2020 4.0 and SC/CHEM 2020 6.0), SC/EATS 1010 3.0 and
SC/EATS 1011 3.0, SC/PHYS 1410 6.0 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.0;
- a
minimum of 3 additional credits from SC/BC 1800 3.0, SC/CHEM 1000
3.0, SC/CHEM 1001 3.0, SC/EATS 1010 3.0, SC/EATS 1011 3.0, SC/MATH
1025 3.0, SC/MATH 1190 3.0, SC/PHYS 1070 3.0, SC/PHYS 1410 6.0
or SC/PHYS 1010 6.0; (Note: SC/PSYC 1010 6.0 may be included in
this section for Honours Double Major and Honours Major/Minor
combinations of Biology and Psychology.)
- 12
general education credits (see "General Education Requirements"
in Science section IV).
iii)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates, in accordance with their
declared programs, must comply with general regulation 5 or 6 (Science
section IV) and, in so doing, must also satisfy the course, credit
and standing requirements specified below.
Bachelor Program
To
graduate in a Bachelor program. For students admitted to York University
for 1999-2000 and subsequent years, the Senate of York University
requires a minimum overall grade point average of 4.0 in order to
be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (Bachelor program).
- the
program core, as specified in i) above;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
- additional
credits from Biology courses, as required for an overall total
of at least 46 credits from Biology courses;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
90 credits, including at least 66 credits from Science courses
and at least 18 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
Honours Programs
To
declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits,
a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0
over all Science (SC) courses completed, and a minimum cumulative
credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 over all courses completed,
subject to the exceptions in the notes below.
To
proceed in each year of an Honours program requires a minimum cumulative
credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0 over all Science (SC)
courses completed, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade
point average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the
exceptions in the notes below.
To
graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of
all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses, a minimum
cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0 over all Science
(SC) courses completed, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted
grade point average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to
the exceptions in the notes below.
Notes:
1.
The minimum 6.0 Science grade point average is not required where
Biology is the minor in an Honours Major/Minor program. Only the
minimum 5.0 overall grade point average is required in that case.
2.
Students admitted to York University prior to 1999-2000 may declare
Honours and proceed and graduate in Honours programs according to
the academic standards of the year in which they were admitted.
Specialized Honours Program
Students
may follow a stream in Biology or a stream in Biotechnology.
Biology
Stream
- the
program core, as specified in i) above;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
- SC/BIOL
3100 2.0; SC/BIOL 4000 8.0 or SC/BIOL 4000 3.0;
- additional
credits from Biology courses, as required for an overall total
of at least 68 credits from Biology courses;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
120 credits, including at least 90 credits from Science courses
and at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
Biotechnology
Stream
- the
program core, as specified in i) above, including SC/BIOL 1010
6.0, SC/BIOL 2020 4.0, SC/BIOL 2021 4.0, SC/BIOL 2040 4.0, SC/BIOL
2060 3.0 and SC/CHEM 2020 6.0;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above, including the
following:
- 12
general education credits, including AS/ECON 1000 3.0, AS/ECON
1010 3.0 and either AS/PHIL 2070 3.0 or AS/PHIL 2075 3.0;
- SC/COSC
1520 3.0 or SC/COSC 1530 3.0 or SC/COSC 1540 3.0;
- SC/MATH
1505 6.0, or 6 credits from SC/MATH 1013 3.0, SC/MATH 1014
3.0, SC/MATH 1025 3.0;
- SC/CHEM
1000 3.0; SC/CHEM 1001 3.0; SC/PHYS 1410 6.0;
- SC/CHEM
2080 4.0; SC/CHEM 3070 3.0; SC/CHEM 3080 4.0;
- SB/BFND
3100 3.0; SB/BFND 3200 3.0;
- SC/BIOL
3110 3.0; SC/BIOL 3130 3.0; SC/BIOL 3140 4.0; SC/BIOL 3150 3.0;
- SC/BIOL
4000 8.0; SC/BIOL 4290 4.0;
- a
minimum of 12 credits chosen from the following courses: SC/BIOL
3010 3.0, SC/BIOL 3120 3.0, SC/BIOL 4061 3.0, SC/BIOL 4110 4.0,
SC/BIOL 4285 3.0;
- additional
elective credits as required for an overall total of at least
120 credits.
Honours Double Major Program
All
BSc Honours degree candidates should consult departmental advisers
as early as possible concerning course requirements for particular
Honours Double Major programs. The following are the normal minimum
requirements, but some subject combinations require more than the
minimum number of Biology credits and/or specific Biology courses
(consult the departmental undergraduate handbook for details). Possible
subject combinations for BSc Honours Double Major degree programs
are listed under "Undergraduate Degree Programs" in Science section
I.
- SC/BIOL
1010 6.0;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including
courses appropriate for the second major;
- at
least 12 credits from 2000level Biology courses in the program
core [see i) above];
- at
least 12 credits from Biology courses at the 3000 or higher level;
- additional
credits from Biology courses, as required for an overall total
of at least 36 credits from Biology courses;
- the
course requirements for the second major;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
120 credits, including at least 90 credits from Science courses
and at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
Honours Major/Minor Program
An
Honours Major in Biology may be combined with an Honours Minor in
another subject area in a BSc Honours Major/Minor degree program.
Possible subject combinations are listed under "Undergraduate Degree
Programs" in Science section I.
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including
courses appropriate for the minor;
- the
Biology Honours Major requirements below;
- the
course requirements for the minor;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
120 credits, including at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher
level.
Honours Major (for Honours Major/Minor Programs)
- the
program core, as specified in i) above;
- SC/BIOL
4000 3.0 or SC/BIOL 4000 8.0;
- additional
credits from Biology courses, as required for an overall total
of at least 51 credits from Biology courses.
Note:
both SC/CHEM 1000 3.0 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0 are required as prerequisites
for SC/BIOL 2020 4.0 and SC/CHEM 2020 6.0 in the program core.
Honours Minor
- SC/BIOL
1010 6.0;
- at
least 12 credits from Biology courses at the 2000 level;
- at
least 9 credits from Biology courses at the 3000 or higher level;
- additional
credits from Biology courses at the 2000 or higher level, as required
for an overall total of at least 30 credits from Biology courses.
Note:
it is recommended that students interested in cell biology, genetics,
molecular biology and biochemistry take the following courses: SC/BIOL
1010 6.0, SC/CHEM 1000 3.0, SC/CHEM 1001 3.0, SC/BIOL 2020 4.0,
SC/BIOL 2021 4.0, SC/BIOL 2040 4.0 and SC/CHEM 2020 6.0, plus a
minimum of nine additional credits from Biology courses at the 3000
or higher level. For other areas of interest, students are advised
to choose their 2000-level Biology courses wisely, based on the
prerequisites for the courses they wish to take at the 3000 or higher
level. Check the course outlines in this Calendar for course prerequisites.
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