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Academic Calendar 2008 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
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HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Admission Requirements
Completion of first year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, including Biology 1222 or 1223, Chemistry 1050 or the former Chemistry 020 or 023, plus 1.0 additional course, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%.
Physics 1028A/B (or Physics 1020 or 1024, or the former 022 or 025);
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 1413, Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1201A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, or the former Mathematics 030, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B.  If not completed in first year, the Mathematics requirement must be completed by the end of second year.
Module
10.0 courses:

0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
0.5 course: Chemistry 2213A/B.
2.5 courses: Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2483A, 2486A, 2581B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2660A/B, 2672A/B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2122A/B. Students may substitute Statistical Sciences 2035 or Psychology 2810 for this 0.5 course.
2.0 courses from: Biology 2484A, 3440A/B, 3445F, 3466B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2240F/G, 2404A, 2471A/B 3218F/G, 3332A, 3404F/G, 3475A/B, Geography 2320A/B
1.0 course from: Biology 3435F/G, 3442F/G, 3446B, 3475A/B, 4405F/G, 4932F/G
0.5 course from: Biology 3436F/G, 4289A/B, 4436F/G, 4441F.
1.5 courses (not already taken above) from: Biology 2217B, 2240F/G, 2404A, 2471A/B, 2485B, 3218F/G, 3220Z, 3332A, 3404F/G, 3435F/G, 3436F/G, 3442F/G, 3446B, 3475A/B, 4218A, 4243G, 4257Z, 4259F, 4289A/B, 4405F/G, 4436F/G, 4441F, 4932F/G, 4941E, 4970F/G, 4999E, the former 451F/G, Earth Sciences 2261A/B, 4461A/B, Geography 2220A/B, 2320A/B, 3321A/B.

It is recommended that students complete the honors thesis, Biology 4999E or at least 0.5 field course (Biology 3220Z, 4257Z or 4258Z).

Notes:
1. At least 1.0 course from the above must be taken at the 4000-level
2. If students take Statistical Sciences 2035 or Psychology 2810 instead of Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2122A/B, the module becomes 10.5 courses.
3. Many Biology courses at the 4000 level require the completion of 1.5 Biology courses at the 3000 level or above.
Academic Calendar 2008 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
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