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MAJOR IN GENETICS

Admission Requirements
Completion of first year requirements with no failures including a minimum mark of 60% in each of Biology 1001A or 1201A and Biology 1002B or 1202B, or the former Biology 1222 or 1223. Chemistry 1100A/B and 1200B, or the former Chemistry 1020, 1050 or 023.

0.5 course from: Physics 1028A/B, 1301A/B or 1501A/B, or the former Physics 1020, 1024, 022 or 025
1.0 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B or 1500A/B, Calculus 1301A/B or 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B or the former Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B, Applied Mathematics 1201A/B or the former Calculus 1201A/B, or the former Mathematics 030. If not completed in first year, the Mathematics requirement must be completed by the end of second year.

Module
6.0 courses:

0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
2.0 courses: Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2486A, 2581B.
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.
0.5 course: Biology 3596A/B.
0.5 courses from: Biology 3594A, 3595A, 3597A/B.
1.0 courses (not already taken above) from: Biology 3466B, 3592A, 3593B, 3594A, 3595A, 3597A/B.
1.0 course from: Biology 4289A/B, 4540G, 4560B, 4561F, 4562B, Microbiology and Immunology 4700B, or the former Biology 451F/G.
Notes:
1. Biology 3596A/B requires a minimum mark of 70% in each of Biology 2581B and 2290F/G.

2. Biology 3595A requires a minimum mark of 70% in Biology 2581B.

3. If students take Statistical Sciences 2035 or Psychology 2810 instead of Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2122A/B, the module becomes 6.5 courses.

4. A degree containing this module normally requires 4 years to complete.
Academic Calendar 2012 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc BIOLOGY MAJOR IN GENETICS
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