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i) All BSc and Honours BSc degree candidates (exception noted below) must complete the program core (normally before proceeding to 3000- or higher-level courses): SC/CHEM 1000 3.00; SC/CHEM 1001 3.00; SC/CHEM 2011 3.00; SC/CHEM 2020 6.00; SC/CHEM 2030 3.00.

ii) All BSc and Honours BSc degree candidates must comply with general regulation 4 (refer to the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section) by completing the following (in addition to SC/CHEM 1000 3.00 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.00 from the program core):

iii) All BSc and Honours BSc degree candidates, in accordance with their declared programs, must comply with general regulation 5 or 6 (refer to the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section) and, in so doing, must also satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.

Bachelor Program

To graduate in a bachelor program. A minimum overall grade point average of 4.00 (C) is required in order to be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (bachelor program).

  • the program core, as specified in i) above;
  • the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
  • SC/CHEM 2080 4.00 (Note: SC/CHEM 2050 4.00 or equivalent is also strongly advised.);
  • at least 21 credits from chemistry courses at the 3000 level, for an overall total of at least 43 credits from chemistry courses (Note: SC/CHEM 3080 4.00 is strongly advised.);
  • additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 90 credits, including at least 66 credits from science courses.

Honours Programs

To graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.50 (B) over all courses completed for the Specialized Honours programs, or 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed for all other Honours programs, subject to the exception in the note below.

Note: in addition, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.00 (B) over all biology courses completed is required to declare, proceed and graduate in (i) the Honours Double Major program where biology is the other major, and (ii) the Honours Major/Minor program where biology is the major. (The minimum 6.00 (B) biology grade point average is not required where biology is the minor.)

Specialized Honours Program

In the applied chemistry area, the Department of Chemistry offers a Specialized Honours program stream in pharmaceutical and biological chemistry.

In addition, students may develop a concentration in analytical chemistry, or materials chemistry, for which they should consult the Department of Chemistry on course selection.

Specialized Honours Program Stream in Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry

A degree program stream of interest as an entry into the field of pharmaceutical (medicinal) chemistry or for those wishing to explore biologically relevant topics and issues from a chemical perspective. It is suitable for employment in the pharmaceutical and related industries, and in government laboratories, as well as for graduate work in areas of biological chemistry, including medicinal chemistry and structural biology.

Honours Major Program

Honours Double Major Program

Possible subject combinations are listed under Undergraduate Degree Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section.

Students should consult the departmental undergraduate handbook or a departmental adviser to plan their studies in order to meet the requirements for both majors and their prerequisites. The following are minimum chemistry requirements:

Honours Double Major programs are necessarily highly demanding and should not be considered by any student without an average academic performance of B grade or better.

Honours Major/Minor Program

An Honours Major in chemistry may be combined with an Honours Minor in another subject area in an Honours Major/Minor BSc degree program. Possible subject combinations are listed under Undergraduate Degree Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section.

  • The program core as specified in i) above;
  • the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including courses appropriate for the minor;
  • SC/CHEM 2080 4.00;
  • SC/CHEM 3000 3.00; SC/CHEM 3001 3.00;
  • a minimum of 15 credits from chemistry courses at the 3000 or 4000 level; SC/CHEM 3080 4.00 is highly recommended;
  • a minimum of nine additional credits from chemistry courses at the 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 52 credits from chemistry courses;
  • 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.

Note: the following courses are required as prerequisites or corequisites for the chemistry courses above: SC/MATH 1013 3.00; SC/MATH 1014 3.00; SC/PHYS 1410 6.00 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.00.

Honours Minor

  • SC/CHEM 1000 3.00; SC/CHEM 1001 3.00;
  • at least 24 additional credits from chemistry courses at the 2000 or higher level, for an overall total of at least 30 credits from chemistry courses.

Note: some 2000-level chemistry courses require mathematics and physics courses as prerequisites or corequisites. Careful planning is required to ensure that prerequisites for the 2000- and higher-level chemistry courses in which the student is interested are completed.

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