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2017-2018

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Science Academic Plans

Science and Business

Honours Co-operative Science and Business/Biology
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:
  1. 21.0 units distributed as follows:
  2. Completion of the English Language Proficiency Requirement
  3. Completion of Co-op Program Requirements
Additional Program Conditions:
  1. BIOL 101 does not count towards this program.
  2. A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
  3. Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.
  4. 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

  1. BIOL 130L, BIOL 240L or BIOL 273L is recommended if BIOL 130, BIOL 240 or BIOL 273 count as a BIOL elective.
  2. 100- and 200-level BIOL electives should be chosen to satisfy pre-requisites for upper year BIOL electives.
  3. BIOL labs may be needed to satisfy upper year courses as prerequisites.
  4. HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended Program electives.
  5. Alternative Program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
  6. 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)

 


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