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2017-2018

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Science Academic Plans

Science and Business

Honours Co-operative Science and Business

Advisor: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

Continuation in the Science and Business 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. The 8.5 unit Science elective yearly sequence differs for students who take BIOL in Year One versus those who take EARTH or PHYS in Year One:
    • BIOL: 1.0 unit, 2.5 units, 2.5 units, and 2.5 units
    • EARTH or PHYS: 1.5 units, 2.5 units, 2.5 units, and 2.0 units (i.e. first year labs will replace an upper year Science elective in Year Four)
  2. BIOL 101 does not count towards this program.
  3. A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
  4. Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.
  5. 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. Science elective courses include BIOL, CHEM, EARTH and PHYS.
  2. BIOL labs are recommended but not required unless needed to satisfy upper year courses as prerequisites.
  3. HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended Program electives.
  4. Alternative Program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
  5. Students can emphasize finance in this program by selecting STAT 231, STAT 333, ACTSC 231, or ECON 372, or by substituting STAT 230 or ACTSC 446 as Program electives.
  6. Program outlines and course sequencing information are available on the Science and Business website.

Recommended Course Sequence


Year One

Fall
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

One of:
100-level BIOL course
EARTH 121/EARTH 121L Introductory Earth Sciences/Laboratory
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Laboratory
PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Laboratory
Winter

CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
CS 100 Introduction to Computing through Applications
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
SCBUS 122 Management of Business Organizations

One of:
100-level BIOL course
EARTH 122/EARTH 122L Introductory Environmental Sciences
PHYS 112/PHYS 112 Physics 2/Laboratory
PHYS 122/PHYS 122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Laboratory


Year Two

Fall
AFM 123 Accounting Information for Managers
SCBUS 223 Science and Business Workshop 2
Three Science electives (1.5 units)
Spring
ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory 1
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 221 Statistics for Economists
Two Science electives (1.0 unit)

Year Three

Winter
AFM 231 Business Law
ECON 371 Business Finance 1
SCBUS 225 Organizational Behaviour
Two Science electives (1.0 unit)
Fall 
ECON 344 Principles of Marketing and Consumer Economics
SCBUS 323 Technology Development Workshop 3
Three Science electives (1.5 units)

Year Four

Fall and Winter
SCBUS 423 Senior Honours Science and Business Workshop 4 (Fall)
Five Science electives (2.5 units)
One Program elective (0.5 unit)
Two Program or Science electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

 


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