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2018-2019

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Honours Co-operative Biology (Environmental Biology Specialization)
Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

The University of Waterloo offers a co-operative Biology program designed to equip the graduating student with 20 months of work-related experience as well as a degree in Honours Biology. Applicants for co-op Biology must fulfil the normal admission requirements for the Faculty of Science. Co-op program requirements are located in the Co-operative Education and Career Action (CECA) section of this Calendar and in the Science Faculty work-term report guidelines. Information on WatPD courses is located on the Professional Development Program website.

During work terms, students are assessed on their performance. The program is aimed at making the student competitive in the job market without precluding entry into graduate school.

Continuing in Honours Co-operative Biology, Environmental Biology Specialization requires a cumulative overall average of 60%, a cumulative Science average of 60%, and a cumulative Biology average of 60%.

Successful completion of this program requires:

21.5 units distributed as follows:

Additional Program Conditions:

  1. A maximum of 3.0 SCI units may be counted toward this program.
  2. A maximum of 5.0 failed units is permitted.
  3. A failed second attempt of a required course will result in removal from the program (see Faculty of Science policy on repeating courses).
  4. Detailed information on co-op program requirements is in the Co-operative Education and Career Action (CECA) section of this Calendar and in the Faculty of Science work-term report guidelines. Co-operative education requirements include:

Notes

  1. Students are encouraged to take 1.0 unit from the Faculty of Arts, with 0.5 unit being from the Department of English Language and Literature.
  2. Students should verify term of offering when choosing between MATH 114, MATH 127, and PHYS 111 as they plan their course sequence.

Recommended Course Sequence


Year One


Fall

BIOL 110, BIOL 130, BIOL 130L, BIOL 150
CHEM 120/CHEM 120L
One elective (0.5 unit)

Winter

BIOL 165, BIOL 239
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L
One of MATH 114, MATH 127, or PHYS 111
SCCOM 100


Year Two


Fall
BIOL 240, BIOL 240L
CHEM 266/CHEM 266L
STAT 202
Two electives (1.0 unit)
Spring
BIOL 120, BIOL 273
BIOL 211 or BIOL 241
CHEM 237/CHEM 237L
One elective (0.5 unit)

Year Three


Winter

BIOL 351, BIOL 359, BIOL 361
Two electives (1.0 unit)

Fall

BIOL 308, BIOL 350, BIOL 354
One BIOL elective (0.5 unit) - specific for Environmental Biology Specialization
One elective (0.5 unit)


Year Four


Fall
BIOL 458
Two BIOL electives (1.0 unit) - specific for Environmental Biology Specialization
Two electives (1.0 unit)
Winter
BIOL 457
One BIOL elective (0.5 unit) - specific for Environmental Biology Specialization
One BIOL elective 300-level or higher (0.5 unit)
Two electives (1.0 unit)

 


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