Advisor: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.
Continuation in the Science and Business, Biology Specialization program requires a cumulative overall average of 65% and a cumulative Science average of 65%.
Successful completion of this program requires:
- 21.0 units distributed as follows:
- 3.0 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123 and CHEM 123L, CHEM 266, CHEM 266L, CHEM 237, and CHEM 237L
- 7.5 BIOL elective units with the following conditions:
- 3.5 units at a 100- or 200-level
- 4.0 units at a 300- or 400-level
- 1.5 AFM units: AFM 123, AFM 131, and AFM 231
- 2.5 ECON units: ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 221, ECON 344, and ECON 371
- 0.5 MATH unit: MATH 127
- 0.5 CS unit: CS 100
- 3.0 SCBUS units: SCBUS 122, SCBUS 123, SCBUS 223, SCBUS 225, SCBUS 323, and SCBUS 423
- 1.0 Program elective unit chosen from: ACTSC 231, ECON 211, ECON 220, ECON 361, ECON 372, HRM 200, HRM 301, MSCI 311, MSCI 432, STAT 231, and STAT 333
- 1.0 BIOL (300-level or higher) elective or any Program elective unit
- 0.5 elective unit, any subject
- Completion of the English Language Proficiency Requirement
- Completion of Co-op Program Requirements
Additional Program Conditions:
- BIOL 101 does not count towards this program.
- A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
- Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.
- Co-op program information requirements are located in the Co-operative Education and Career Action section of this Calendar and in the Science Faculty work term report guidelines.
Notes
- BIOL 130L, BIOL 240L or BIOL 273L is recommended if BIOL 130, BIOL 240 or BIOL 273 count as a BIOL elective.
- 100- and 200-level BIOL electives should be chosen to satisfy pre-requisites for upper year BIOL electives.
- BIOL labs may be needed to satisfy upper year courses as prerequisites.
- HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended Program electives.
- Alternative Program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
- Program outlines and course sequencing information are available on the Science and Business website.
Recommended Course Sequence
Year One
Fall
One BIOL elective 100- or 200-level (0.5 unit)
AFM 131 Introduction to Business in North America
CHEM 120/CHEM 120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
SCBUS 123 Science and Business Workshop 1
Winter
Two BIOL electives 100- or 200-level (1.0 unit)
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
CS 100 Introduction to Computing through Applications
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
SCBUS 122 Management of Business Organizations
Year Two
Fall
Two BIOL electives 100- or 200-level (1.0 unit)
AFM 123 Accounting Information for Managers
CHEM 266/CHEM 266L Basic Organic Chemistry 1/Laboratory
SCBUS 223 Science and Business Workshop 2
Spring
Two BIOL electives 100- or 200-level (1.0 unit)
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 221 Statistics for Economists
One Program elective (0.5 unit)
Year Three
Winter
One BIOL elective 300-level or higher (0.5 unit)
AFM 231 Business Law
CHEM 237/CHEM 237L Introductory Biochemistry/Laboratory
ECON 371 Business Finance
SCBUS 225 Organizational Behaviour
Fall
Three BIOL electives 300-level or higher (1.5 units)
ECON 344 Principles of Marketing and Consumer Economics
SCBUS 323 Technology Development Workshop 3
Year Four
Fall and Winter
SCBUS 423 Senior Honours Science and Business Workshop 4 (Fall)
Four BIOL electives 300-level or higher (2.0 units)
One Program elective (0.5 unit)
Two Program or BIOL 300-level or higher electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)