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Science Chart 2 Course Sequence in Biological Sciences

Animal Biology

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

*6 Science options

BIOCH 200; BIOL 201 or CELL 201; BIOL 207, 208; ZOOL 224; ZOOL 250 or ENT 220; ZOOL 241 or 242

*6 approved options

*3 Arts options

BIOL 321; BIOL 331 or 332; BIOL 380 or GENET 270; ENT 220 or ZOOL 250 or 352; ZOOL 303; ZOOL 325; ZOOL 370 or 371

*9 Arts options

*15 from List A

*3 from List B

*12 approved options (including additional courses from List A or B)

List A: BIOL 330, 331, 332, 335, 341, 361, 367. 380, 391, 392, 400, 430, 490, 495, 498, 499; EAS 230; ENT 207, 220, 321, 378, 380, 392, 427; GENET 270; MA SC 410, 412, 430, 440; PALEO 418, 419; ZOOL 241, 242, 250, 303, 340, 342, 343, 351, 352, 354, 370, 371, 405, 406, 407, 408, 450, 452.

List B: BIOL 433, 434, 445, 468, 495 (if appropriate topic); ENT 401; MA SC 480; ZOOL 402, 407, 441, 442, 452, 472.

Available streams include: entomology, marine biology, parasitology and vertebrate biology.

Notes

(1)

MA SC courses on this list are offered at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.

(2)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499 and reduce approved options by *6.

(3)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 261; MATH 114; *6 Science options and *6 Approved options.

Bioinformatics

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 164 or 261; *6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

One set from the following 3 sets of courses:

  1. CMPUT 101, 114, 115 (CMPUT 101 and 114 concurrently) OR

  2. CMPUT 114 and 115 and *3 in a Science option OR

  3. CMPUT 174, 175 and *3 in a Science option

BIOCH 200; BIOL 207, 208; CHEM 263; CMPUT 201, 291; GENET 270; MATH 113 or 114 or 117; MATH 125; STAT 151

Note: GENET 270 may be taken in Year 3

One of BIOCH 310, 320, 330

BIOIN 301, 401; CMPUT 204, 272, 301

*6 in GENET 301, 302, 304, 305, or 390

*12 Arts options

*3 CMPUT from recommended options below

*21 Science options

Recommended options include, but are not restricted to additional courses from above and the following:

BIOCH 310, 320, 330, 420; BIOL 321, 380, 391, 400, 421, 490, 495, 498, 499; CMPUT 229, 304, 325, 340, 366, 379, 391, 466, 474, 495; GENET 301, 302, 304, 305, 390; IMIN 200; MICRB 265, 316; STAT 221, 222, 337.

Notes

(1)

First-year core Math and Stats courses are taken in Year 2.

(2)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499 and reduce Science options by *6.

(3)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 261; CMPUT 174; MATH 114 and *6 Science options.

Ecology

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

*6 Science options (EAS 100 recommended)

BIOCH 200; BIOL 207, 208; BOT 205; MICRB 265; ZOOL 224 or 325; ZOOL 250 or ENT 220

*9 in an Arts option

BIOL 321, 330

*12 from BIOL 331, 332, 340; BOT 332; ZOOL 371

*3 from BIOL 380; BOT 303, 340; ENT 321; GENET 270, 305; IMIN 200; MICRB 311; ZOOL 241, 242, 303

*6 from BOT 306, 310, 314, 321, 322, 330; ENT 427; ZOOL 351, 352, 405, 406, 407, 408

*9 from BIOL 333, 361, 364, 366, 367, 381, 430, 433, 434, 450, 464, 468, 470, 490, 498, 499; BOT 384; MICRB 491; ZOOL 340, 354, 370, 472

*3 Arts option

*18 approved options

*3 from BIOL 365, 432; MA SC 4XX, ZOOL 434

Available streams include: conservation/wildlife biology, freshwater biology, and plant ecology.

Notes

(1)

MA SC courses on this list are offered at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.

(2)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 430 and 499 and reduce approved options by *9.

(3)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 261; EAS 100; MATH 114; *3 Science options and *6 Approved options.

Evolutionary Biology

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

*6 Science options

BIOCH 200; BIOL 207, 208, 321

*6 from BOT 205, 210; ENT 207, 220, 380; MICRB 265; ZOOL 224, 250

*3 from BOT 340; ENT 321; ZOOL 241, 242

*3 Arts option

*6 approved options

BIOL 335, 380, 392

*3 from BOT 411; PALEO 418, 419

*3 from BIOL 331, 332; BOT 332

*3 from GENET 270, 390

*6 from BOT 306, 310, 314, 321; ENT 427; ZOOL 325, 405, 406. 407, 408

*9 Arts options

*12 approved options

*15 from list below

Recommended options include, but are not restricted to additional courses from above, and the list below:

BIOL 400, 421, 430, 433, 450, 490, 495, 498, 499; BOT 303, 308, 322, 330, 350, 506, 511; EAS 100, 105, 230; GENET 270, 305; MA SC 410, 412, 420, 430, 440, 445; PALEO 414; ZOOL 303, 340, 351, 352, 354, 371, 402, 434, 450, 472

Notes

(1)

Marine Science courses on this list are offered at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.

(2)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499 and reduce approved options by *6.

(3)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 261; MATH 114; *6 Science options and *6 Approved options

Microbiology

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

*3 Science options

BIOCH 200; BIOL 207, 208; CHEM 263; GENET 270; IMIN 200; MICRB 265

*3 in Science options

*6 in Arts options

Notes

(1)

A minimum grade of B- is required in MICRB 265 and 311 to stay in Microbiology Honors program.

(2)

BIOL 201 highly recommended in Year 2.

BIOL 201, 391; CHEM 211, 213; GENET 390; MICRB 311, 316

*6 in Arts options

*12 in Microbiology options (List A)

*9 in Science options (List A or B)

*12 in Approved options (List A, B or C)

Recommended options include, but are not restricted to the following:

List A: Microbiology options:

IMIN 324, 371, 372, 452; MICRB 315, 320, 343, 345, 410, 423, 450, 491, 492; NU FS 361, 363, 402, 480; MMI 351, 352, 405, 415, 520.

List B: Science options:

BIOCH 310, 320, 330, 401, 410, 420, 430, 441, 450, 455, 460; BIOIN 301; BIOL 400, 490, 495, 498, 499; BOT 306; CHEM 303, 361, 363, 371, 373; CMPUT 101, 114, 115, 174, 175; ENT 378; GENET 301, 302, 304, 305, 375, 408, 420; IMIN 401; PHYS 124, 126; ZOOL 352, 452.

List C: Approved options:

BIOL 380; BOT 205, 380, 382; CELL 300, 301; EAS 201; PHYSL 210; PSYCO 104; SOILS 210, 430.

Notes

(1)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499, MICRB 343 and 345 and reduce the number of Science and Microbiology options each by *6.

(2)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 261; CMPUT 174; MATH 114; PHYS 144 and 146.

Molecular Genetics

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108, 207; CHEM 101, 102, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

Note: Although BIOL 207 is recommended in Year 1, alternatively, BIOL 201 (or CELL 201) may be taken in Year 1. BIOL 207 must be completed before Winter term of Year 2.

BIOCH 200; BIOL 201 or CELL 201; BIOL 208; CHEM 263; GENET 270; MICRB 265

*6 Arts options

*6 Science options

Note: GENET 270 must be taken during Year 2 to permit completion of the program in four years.

One of BIOCH 310, 320, 330 or CELL 300 (BIOCH 320 strongly recommended)

Students required to take at least

*6 from GENET 301, 302, 304 and *6 from BIOL 380, GENET 305, 390.

*9 from List A

*3 from List B

*15 from List C

*6 in Arts options

*12 in approved options

List A: GENET 364, 408, 412, 418 and either GENET 422 or 424.

List B: BIOL 391; GENET 375, 420.

List C: Including, but not restricted to the following: ANAT 400; BIOCH 310, 320, 330, 401, 410, 420, 430, 450; BIOL 315, 321, 391, 400, 490, 495, 498, 499; BOT 303, 382, 445, 464; CELL 300, 301, 402, 415, 445; CHEM 371, 373; ENT 321; GENET 301, 302, 304, 305, 364, 375, 390, 408, 412, 418, 420, 422, 424; IMIN 200, 324, 371, 401; MICRB 311, 316, 343, 345, 415, 470; PHYSL 210, 401; ZOOL 241, 242, 303, 340, 342, 402, 441, 442.

Notes

(1)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499 and reduce approved options by *6.

(2)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 261; MATH 114, *3 Science options and *6 Approved options.

Physiology and Developmental Biology

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

*6 Science options

BIOCH 200; BIOL 201 or CELL 201; BIOL 207, 208; ZOOL 241, 242, 250

*3 Arts option

*6 approved options

Note: students intending to take BIOCH 310, 320 or 330 are required to take CHEM 263

ZOOL 303, 325, 344

*3 from ZOOL 402, 441, 442 or BIOL 545

*3 from BIOCH 310, 320, 330 or CELL 300

*9 from ZOOL 340, 342, 343, 352 or BIOL 341 or 391

*9 Arts options

*12 approved options

*15 from list below

Recommended options include, but are not restricted to additional courses from above and the following:

BIOCH 310, 320, 330; BIOL 341, 391, 400, 490, 495, 498, 499, 545; BOT 303, 340, 350, 403, 445; CELL 300, 301, 402, 415; ENT 321, 378; GENET 270, 301, 302, 304, 375, 390, 412, 418, 420; IMIN 200, 371, 372, 401, 452; MA SC 403, 415; MICRB 265, 311; NEURO 443, 472; PHYSL 372, 401, 402, 403, 404, 544, 545; PMCOL 371; ZOOL 340, 342, 343, 352, 370, 402, 441, 442, 450, 452.

Notes

(1)

MA SC courses on this list are offered at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.

(2)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499 and reduce approved options by *6.

(3)

The above program is distinct from the Honors Physiology Program offered by the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Applicants should contact the current Advisor in the Department of Biological Sciences to ensure that this is the Program for which they wish to register.

(4)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 261; MATH 114, *6 Science options and *6 Approved options.

Plant Biology

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 and 4

BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 164 or 261; MATH 113 or 114 or 125; STAT 151

*6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

*6 Science options

BIOCH 200; BIOL 201, 207, 208, 321; BOT 205, 210; CHEM 102

*3 Arts option

*3 approved option

BOT 308, 321, 332, 340; MICRB 265

*3 from GENET 270, 275, 364, or 390

*9 Arts options

*33 from the list below

Approved options include, but are not restricted to the following:

BIOL 330, 333, 335, 340, 364, 367, 400, 430, 433, 470, 490, 495, 498, 499; BOT 303, 306, 314, 322, 330, 340, 350, 380, 382, 403, 411, 445, 464, 506, 511, 545; FOR 372; GENET 364; PL SC 335, 355, 380, 385, 465; REN R 421, 468.

Notes

(1)

Honors students are required to take BIOL 499 and reduce approved options by *6. Honors students are required to take one of the following discussion courses and reduce approved options by *3: BOT 403, 445, 506, 511, 545; or BIOL 495 (if appropriate topic).

(2)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 261; MATH 114; *6 Science options and *3 Approved options.