BSc Honours in Systems and Information Biology

Program Requirements

Honours in Systems and Information Biology (73 credits)

52	credits: • BIOL 261 Molecular and General Genetics (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 266 Cell Biology (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 322 Biostatistics (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 367 Molecular Biology (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 368 Genetics and Cell Biology Laboratory (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 422 Advanced Statistics for Biological Sciences (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 479 Computational Biology (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 480 Bioinformatics (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 481 Genome Structure (3.00) ‌ • CHEM 212 Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Environmental and Sustainability Science (3.00) ‌ • CHEM 221 Introductory Organic Chemistry I (3.00) ‌ • CHEM 271 Biochemistry I (3.00) ‌ • COMP 232 Mathematics for Computer Science (3.00) ‌ • COMP 248 Object‑Oriented Programming I (3.50) ‌ • COMP 249 Object‑Oriented Programming II (3.50) ‌ • COMP 352 Data Structures and Algorithms (3.00) ‌ • ENCS 333 Research Methods, Ethics, Law and Regulation for Computational Biology (3.00) ‌
6	credits chosen from: • BIOL 490 Independent Study (6.00) ‌ • BIOL 493 Computational Biology Team Project (6.00) ‌
15	credits chosen from: • BIOL 225 Form and Function of Organisms (3.00) ‌ • BIOL 226 Biodiversity and Ecology (3.00) ‌
	or any credits chosen from Biology courses at the 300/400 level, with a minimum of nine credits at the 400 level, or courses selected from the Chemistry Courses for Biology Programs‌ list, or from the List of Available and Approved COMP/COEN Courses‌ with a minimum of nine credits at the 400 level

Notes

Students interested in entering an honours program should consult their departmental honours advisor. Normally, students may apply for this change following the completion of at least 24 Concordia University credits. These credits should include program-related courses.
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.
Students must meet the University regulations concerning the honours degree.
Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.