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HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR (BSc)

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 1001A or 1201A and Biology 1002B or 1202B or the former Biology 1222, 1223; Chemistry 1100A/B and 1200B or the former Chemistry 1050, 1020 or 023; Psychology 1000 or the former 1200; plus 1.0 additional course, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%.

0.5 course from: Physics 1028A/B, 1301A/B or 1501A/B or the former Physics 1020 or 1024, 022 or 025);
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 1201A/B or the former Calculus 1201A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1301A/B, 1500A/B, 1501A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, 1600A/B, the former Linear Algebra 1600A/B, 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:

1.5 courses: Biology 2290F/G, 2483A, 2486A.
1.5 courses: Psychology 2220A/B, 2800E.
0.5 course from: Psychology 2115A/B, 2210A/B.
0.5 course* from: Biology 2244A/B, Psychology 2810, Statistical Sciences 2035, 2244A/B, or the former 2122A/B.
1.5 courses from: Psychology 3226A/B, 3229A/B, 3285F/G, the former 3181F/G, 3280F/G.
1.5 courses from: Biology 2484A, 2601A/B3435F/G, 3442F/G, 3446B, 3475A/B, 3601A/B, 3602A/B, or the former Biology 2672A/B.
0.5 course from: Biology 3436F/G, Psychology 3221F/G.
0.5 course from: Biology 4259F/G, Psychology 3800F/G.
1.0 course* from: Biology 4436F/G, 4441F, 4611F/G, 4999E (1.5 courses).
1.0 course from: Psychology 4190F/G, 4195F/G, 4290F/G, 4295F/G, 4850E or 4851E.

* If Psychology 2810 or Statistical Sciences 2035 or Biology 4999E is taken, the number of courses in the module will be adjusted accordingly to equal 10.5 or 11.0 courses.

Notes:
1. The following Psychology courses count towards the 11.0 Faculty of Science course requirements for this BSc degree: Psychology 2115A/B, 2210A/B, 2220A/B, 2800E, 2810, 3221F/G, 3285F/G, 3800F/G, the former 3181F/G, 3280F/G.

2. Students planning to pursue a graduate degree in Biology or Psychology are strongly encouraged to take either Biology 4999E or Psychology 4850E, but both may not be taken in this module. Both Biology 4999E and Psychology 4850E have limited enrollment.
 
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