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:
0.5 course from:
Physics 1028A/B,
1301A/B or
1501A/B, or the former Physics 1020 or 1024.
1.0 course from:
Calculus 1000A/B or
1500A/B,
Calculus 1301A/B or
1501A/B,
Mathematics 1225A/B,
1228A/B,
1229A/B or
1600A/B,
Statistical Sciences 1024A/B,
Applied Mathematics 1201A/B or the former Calculus 1100A/B or 1201A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B. If not completed in first year, the Mathematics requirement must be completed by the end of second year.
Module
10.0 courses:
2.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A,
Biology 2290F/G,
2382B,
2483A,
2581B.
0.5 course: Chemistry 2213A/B.
0.5 course: Biology 2601A/B, or the former Biology 2660A/B or 2672A/B.
0.5 course from:
Biology 2244A/B,
Statistical Sciences 2244A/B or the former 2122A/B. Students may substitute
Statistical Sciences 2035 or
Psychology 2810 for this 0.5 course.
4.0 courses at the 2200 level or above*, chosen from the Department of Biology and the Basic Medical Sciences disciplines (see below), of which at least 3.0 courses must be chosen from the Department of Biology. A maximum of 1.0 course may be at the 2200-2999 level and at least 1.5 of these courses must have a laboratory component.
1.5 courses from any 4000-level Biology course.
0.5 courses from the following:
Biology 4920F/G,
4930F/G,
4931F/G,
4944F/G (Students registered in
Biology 4999E can satisfy this 0.5 credit with any 4000-level Biology course).
Basic Medical Sciences Disciplines: Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Physiology, and Pharmacology.
Courses in History of Science are not included.
Notes:
1. If students take
Statistical Sciences 2035 or
Psychology 2810 instead of
Biology 2244A/B or
Statistical Sciences 2244A/B or the former Statistical Sciences 2122A/B, the module becomes 10.5 courses.
2. Many 4000-level Biology courses require the completion of 1.5 Biology courses at the 3000-level or above.
3. Students with specific Biology interests should visit the departmental
website for course recommendations in various disciplines or contact a Biology Academic Counselor.