Science Academic Programs and Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

The Three-Year General Science program allows students to pursue a broad range of Science subjects or focus, to a limited extent, in a particular Science subject area. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science, Three-Year General program degree. Minors can be attached to this degree where permitted.

Continuing in the Three-Year General Science program requires a cumulative overall average of 55% and a cumulative Science average of 55%.

Successful completion of this program requires:

15.0 units distributed as follows:

• 14.0 lecture units, which include:
  • 1.0 Mathematics unit chosen from ACTSC, AMATH, CO, CS, MATH, PMATH, or STAT
  • 6.5 Science units chosen from: BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, or SCI courses with the following conditions:
    • 1.0 unit must complete one Year One sequence
    • 1.0 unit must complete a different Year One sequence
    • 1.0 unit must be at the 300-level or higher, exclusive of SCI units
  • 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
  • 6.0 elective units chosen from any subject
• 1.0 Science lecture or lab unit, with the following condition:
  • Lab units are normally associated with Year One sequences

Additional Program Condition:

1. 7.5 lecture units must be at the 200-level or higher.
2. Year One sequences are chosen from:
   
   • Two 100- or 200-level BIOL courses with associated labs (excluding BIOL 101, BIOL 225, and BIOL 280)
   • CHEM 120/CHEM 120L and CHEM 123/CHEM 123L
   • EARTH 121/EARTH 121L and EARTH 122/EARTH 122L
   • PHYS 111/PHYS 111L and PHYS 112/PHYS 112L
3. A maximum of 3.0 SCI course units count towards the Science units.
4. SCBUS courses do not count towards Science units.
5. MATH 103 and SCI 237 do not count towards the degree.
6. CS 100 and COMM and MTHEL courses do not count towards the Mathematics unit.
7. A maximum of 1.0 lab unit counts towards the total units. Extra labs will be included in the average.
8. General Science students completing their entire degree online should contact the academic advisor for information about completing the Communication Requirement (ENGL 193/SPCOM 193).

Notes

1. PHYS 121 can be substituted for PHYS 111.
2. PHYS 122 can be substituted for PHYS 112.
3. PHYS 121L or PHYS 131L can be substituted for PHYS 111L.
4. PHYS 122L or PHYS 132L can be substituted for PHYS 112L.
5. Students are advised to take at least 2.0 units from non-Science areas.
6. Students are advised to take the required 1.0 unit of Mathematics in Year One.
7. Students are to take one of ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 in Year One.