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The Department of Biology and the Department of Chemistry offer jointly a Specialized Honours program in Biochemistry.
Specialized Honours Program
A. General education:
- non-science requirement: 12 credits;
- mathematics: SC/MATH 1013 3.00 and SC/MATH 1014 3.00;
- computer science: one of LE/EECS 1520 3.00 or LE/EECS 1530 3.00 or LE/EECS 1540 3.00;
- foundational science: SC/PHYS 1410 6.00 or SC/PHYS 1420 6.00 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.00.
B. Major requirements:
- SC/BCHM 2020 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 2021 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 3010 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 3110 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 3130 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 3140 4.00;
- SC/BCHM 3051 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 4000 8.00;
- SC/BCHM 4050 3.00;
- SC/BCHM 4290 4.00;
- SC/BIOL 1000 3.00 and SC/BIOL 1001 3.00 (or SC/BIOL 1010 6.00);
- SC/BIOL 2040 3.00;
- SC/BIOL 2070 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 1000 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 1001 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 2011 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 2020 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 2021 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 2030 3.00;
- SC/CHEM 3020 3.00;
- nine credits from any other 3000- or 4000-level biochemistry, biology or chemistry courses.
C. Science breadth: satisfied by above requirements.
D. Upper level requirement: satisfied by above requirements.
E. Additional elective credits, as required, for an overall total of at least 120 credits.
F. Standing requirements
To declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.50 (B) over all science courses completed, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 4.25 over all courses completed.
To proceed in each year of the Honours program requires a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.50 (B) over all science courses completed, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted overall grade point average as specified in the Academic Standards section of the Faculty of Science Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section.
To graduate in Specialized Honours biochemistry requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and all required program courses, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.50 (B) over all science (SC) courses completed, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed.
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