Science Academic Programs and Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

Continuing 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:
   • 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, and CHEM 123L
   • 8.0 Science elective units that include:
     • One of the following:
       • 1.0 unit of 100- or 200-level BIOL courses, exclusive of BIOL 225 and BIOL 280
       • EARTH 121/EARTH 121L and EARTH 122/EARTH 122L
       • PHYS 111/PHYS 111L and PHYS 112/PHYS 112L
     • A minimum of 3.0 units at a 200-level or higher
     • A minimum of 2.5 units at a 300-level or higher
     • A minimum of 0.5 unit at a 400-level
     • A maximum of 1.0 lab unit
   • 1.5 AFM units: AFM 123, AFM 131, and AFM 231
   • 2.5 ECON units: ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 201, ECON 221, and ECON 371
   • 0.5 MGMT unit: MGMT 220
   • 1.0 MATH unit: MATH 127 and MATH 128
   • 0.5 CS unit: CS 100
   • 3.0 SCBUS units: SCBUS 122, SCBUS 123, SCBUS 223, SCBUS 225, SCBUS 323, and SCBUS 423
   • 0.5 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 Science elective or program elective unit
   • 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
   • 0.5 elective unit, any subject
2. Co-operative program requirements that include:
   • A minimum of four work terms: COOP 1, COOP 2, COOP 3, and COOP 4.
   • A minimum of three work-term reports: one as part of PD 11, WKRPT 200S, and WKRPT 300S.
   • A minimum of four Professional Development courses: PD 1, PD 11, and two other PD courses.

Additional Program Conditions:

1. Students who select BIOL, EARTH, or PHYS with two associated labs to meet their Year One Science requirements will need one less 0.5 unit Science elective in order to fulfil the 8.0 unit Science elective requirement.
2. Students who select BIOL with one or less associated labs to meet their Year One Science requirements must take an additional 0.5 unit of Science to fulfil the 8.0 unit Science elective requirement.
3. A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
4. Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.

Notes

1. Alternate program electives may be substituted with permission form the academic advisor.
2. Science elective courses include BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, and PHYS.
3. PHYS 121 and PHYS 121L can substitute PHYS 111 and PHYS 111L.
4. PHYS 122 and PHYS 122L can substitute PHYS 112 and PHYS 112L.
5. BIOL labs are recommended but not required unless needed to satisfy upper-year courses as prerequisites.
6. HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended program electives.
7. 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:
   
   • International business: AFM 333 and INDEV 100
   • Entrepreneurism: BET 300 and MSCI 311
   • Technical development: MSCI 311, MSCI 421, and MSCI 423
   • Strategic operations: ECON 311 and MSCI 311
8. Program outlines 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 General Chemistry 1/General Chemistry Laboratory 1
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
SCBUS 123 Workshop 1: Science and Business
One of ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 Communication in the Sciences

Winter

CHEM 123/CHEM 123L General Chemistry 2/General Chemistry Laboratory 2
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- or 200-level BIOL course
EARTH 122/EARTH 122L Introductory Environmental Sciences/Introductory Environmental Sciences Laboratory
Science elective (0.5 unit)

Year Two

Fall

AFM 123 Accounting Information for Managers
SCBUS 223 Workshop 2: Strategies Behind Technological Innovation
Two Science electives (1.0 unit)

One of:
100- or 200-level BIOL course
EARTH 121/EARTH 121L Introductory Earth Sciences/Introductory Earth Sciences Laboratory
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Physics 1 Laboratory
PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Mechanics Laboratory

Spring

ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory for Business and Policy
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 221 Statistics for Economists
One Science elective (0.5 unit)
One Science elective (0.5 unit) or PHYS 112/PHYS 112L Physics 2/Physics 2 Laboratory

Year Three

Winter

AFM 231 Business Law
ECON 371 Business Finance 1
SCBUS 225 Organizational Behaviour in Scientific and Technical Workplaces
Two Science electives (1.0 unit)

Fall

MGMT 220 Entrepreneurship and the Creative Workplace
SCBUS 323 Workshop 3: Technology Development
Three Science electives (1.5 units)

Year Four

Fall and Winter

SCBUS 423 Workshop 4: Strategic Management of Science and Business (fall)
Four or five Science electives (2.0 to 2.5 units) - See Additional Program Conditions
One program elective (0.5 unit)
Two program or Science electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)