Minors, Options, Joint Programs, and International Partnerships

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

The Bioinformatics Option is available to Honours Bachelor of Science students within the Faculty of Science.

Successful completion of the option requires:

1. 4.0 units distributed as follows:
   • 1.0 CS unit: CS 115 or CS 135; and CS 116 or CS 136
   • 2.0 BIOL units: BIOL 266, BIOL 365, BIOL 465, and BIOL 469
   • 0.5 STAT unit from: STAT 202, STAT 221, or STAT 231
   • 0.5 program unit from: MATH 114, MATH 127, MATH 137, or PHYS 111
2. A minimum cumulative overall average of 60%.
3. A Bioinformatics Option will not be awarded along with a Computing Minor, a Computer Science Minor, a Mathematics Minor, or Joint programs in Mathematics or Computer Science.