BSc Honours in Cell and Molecular Biology

Program Requirements

51	credits: • BIOL 225 Form and Function of Organisms (3.00) • BIOL 226 Biodiversity and Ecology (3.00) • BIOL 261 Molecular and General Genetics (3.00) • BIOL 266 Cell Biology (3.00) • BIOL 364 Cell Physiology (3.00) • BIOL 366 Mechanisms of Development (3.00) • BIOL 367 Molecular Biology (3.00) • BIOL 368 Genetics and Cell Biology Laboratory (3.00) • BIOL 466 Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology (3.00) • BIOL 490 Independent Study (6.00) • CHEM 212 Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Environmental and Sustainability Science (3.00) • CHEM 221 Introductory Organic Chemistry I (3.00) • CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry II (3.00) • CHEM 271 Biochemistry I (3.00) • CHEM 375 Biochemistry II (3.00) • CHEM 477 Advanced Laboratory in Biochemistry (3.00)
	Note: Students entering the program with Cegep Organic Chemistry must replace CHEM 221 and CHEM 222 with an equivalent number of credits in Biology program electives.
21	credits chosen from: • BIOL 227 Laboratory Studies in Biodiversity (3.00)
	Biology courses at the 300 and/or 400 level, with a minimum of 12 credits at the 400 level, or courses selected from the Chemistry Courses for Biology Programs list
	Note: To satisfy the Biology lab requirement, students must take at least nine credits from Biology courses with lab components: BIOL 227, BIOL 330, BIOL 337, BIOL 340, BIOL 368, BIOL 382, BIOL 450, BIOL 466.

Students seeking admission to the honours program may apply either for direct entry on the University application form or, once in another program, to the departmental honours advisor normally following the completion of 30 credits.
Admission, retention, and graduation in an honours program requires that the student has a cumulative and last assessment GPA of at least 3.30 with no grade below C.