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HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Students entering third or fourth year of a BMSc degree in September 2013 will register in an Honors Specialization in Medical Sciences.

This module leads to a Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree. See BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM for more information.

Admission Requirements for September 1, 2013
Completion of first-year requirements (5.0 courses) with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 75% on the following 3.0 principal courses, with no mark below 60% in any of these courses:
1.0 course: Biology 1001A* and Biology 1002B*
1.0 course: Chemistry 1100A/B and 1200B
1.0 course from: Calculus 1000A/B or 1500A/B, Calculus 1301A/B or 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B, Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413.
* Biology 1201A with a mark of at least 70% may be used in place of Biology 1001A, and Biology 1202B with a mark of at least 70% may be used in place of Biology 1002B.

1.0 course in physics must be completed by the end of Year 2 and a minimum mark of 60% must be achieved in each of two half courses, as follows:
0.5 course from: Physics 1028A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B
0.5 course from: Physics 1029A/B, 1302A/B, 1502A/B.

Students will not be admitted to Year 2 of the Honors Specialization module beginning in September, 2014.

Admission Requirements, effective September 1, 2015 (for students admitted to Year 1 in September, 2013)

Admission to this Honors Specialization module occurs in Year 3 and requires admission to the Year 3 of the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) Program. Students will usually complete the MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY PROGRAM (Medical Sciences 1 and 2) prior to admission to the Honors Specialization module. Enrolment in this Honors Specialization module is limited and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

The 1000-level half courses listed below must each be completed with a mark of at least 60%:
1.0 course: Biology 1001A* and Biology 1002B*
1.0 course: Chemistry 1301A/B and 1302A/B
0.5 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1500A/B
0.5 course from: Calculus 1301A/B, 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B, Applied Mathematics 1201A/B.
0.5 course from: Physics 1028A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B
0.5 course from: Physics 1029A/B, 1302A/B, 1502A/B.
* Biology 1201A with a mark of at least 70% may be used in place of Biology 1001A, and Biology 1202B with a mark of at least 70% may be used in place of Biology 1002B.

The 2000-level courses below must be completed with a minimum mark of 60% in each prior to admission to the Honors Specialization module in Year 3. These 2000-level courses will also be used towards the Module requirements. See ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM for additional average, course load requirements, etc. and MODULES OFFERED IN THE BMSc PROGRAM for specific information about Honors Specialization modules, including the Weighted Average Chart.
0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
1.5 courses: Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2581B.
0.5 course: Chemistry 2213A/B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B
Module
10.0 courses:
0.5 courses: Biochemistry 2280A
1.5 courses:
Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2581B
0.5 course:
Chemistry 2213A/B
0.5 course from: Chemistry numbered 2100-3999 (2223B is recommended)
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B
3.5 courses from: Groups A, B and C (see below), with at least 2.5 courses selected from Group A and at least 0.5 course selected from Group C, and no more than 2.0 courses from one subject area.
1.0 course: Medical Sciences 4900F/G, 4930F/G
2.0 courses at the 4000-level from at least two of the following subject areas: Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Medical Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology.
Group A: Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309, Biochemistry 3381A, 3382B, Biostatistics 3100A, 3110B, Epidemiology 2200A/B, 3200A, Medical Biophysics 3330F/G, 3336F/G, 3501F, 3503G, 3505F, 3507G, Microbiology and Immunology 2100A, 2500A/B, 3300A, 3400B, Pathology 3240A, 3245B, Pharmacology 3620, Physiology 3120, 3140A

Group B: Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319**, Biochemistry 3385A, 3386B, 3390A, Epidemiology 3210B, 3315B, 3500A, Pharmacology 2060A/B

Group C: Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309, Biochemistry 3380G, 3387G, Medical Biophysics 3970Z, Microbiology and Immunology 3600G, Pharmacology 3580Y, Physiology 3130Y

**Including Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319 in the module will increase the total number of courses required to complete the module to 10.5 courses.

See UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION for the requisites for 3000- and 4000-level courses, and the BMSc website for information about constraints (priority and restricted access) for all basic medical science courses.
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