Advisor: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.
Continuing 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, CHEM 123L, CHEM 266, CHEM 266L, CHEM 237, and CHEM 237L
- 7.0 BIOL elective units with the following conditions:
- 3.0 units at a 100- or 200-level
- 3.5 units at a 300- or 400-level
- 0.5 unit at a 400-level
- 1.5 AFM units: AFM 123, AFM 131, and AFM 231
- 2.5 ECON units: ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 220, ECON 221, 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 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 SCCOM unit: SCCOM 100
- 0.5 elective unit, any subject
- Co-operative education requirements that include:
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 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.
Notes
- 100- and 200-level BIOL electives should be chosen to satisfy prerequisites for upper-year BIOL electives.
- BIOL labs may be needed to satisfy upper-year courses as prerequisites.
- BIOL 130L, BIOL 240L, or BIOL 273L is recommended if BIOL 130, BIOL 240, or BIOL 273 count as a BIOL elective.
- Alternative program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
- HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended program electives.
- Students can choose to emphasize one of the following Business areas by selecting or substituting appropriate program electives into their program. Students should note that this may require an additional term(s) of study:
- 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 Workshop 1: Science and Business
SCCOM 100 Communication in the Sciences
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 Workshop : Strategies Behind Technology Innovations
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 in Scientific and Technical Workplaces
Fall
Three BIOL electives 300-level or higher (1.5 units)
ECON 220 Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices
SCBUS 323 Workshop 3: Technology Development
Year Four
Fall and Winter
SCBUS 423 Workshop 4: Strategic Management of Science and Business (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)