The University of Western Ontario : HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN GENETICS

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 or 1223; Chemistry 1301A/B and 1302A/B, or Chemistry 1100A/B and 1200B, or the former 1050; plus 1.0 additional course, with no mark in any of these principal courses below 60%.

0.5 course from: Physics 1028A/B, 1301A/B or 1501A/B, or the former Physics 1020, 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:

0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
4.0 courses: Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2483A, 2581B, 3596A/B, 4582, 4950F/G, or the former 4943E.
0.5 course: Chemistry 2213A/B.
0.5 course: Biology 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2244A/B, or the former Statistical Sciences 2122A/B. Students may substitute Statistical Sciences 2035 or Psychology 2810 for this 0.5 course.
0.5 course from: Biology 2601A/B, or the former Biology 2660A/B, 2672A/B.
1.0 course from: Biology 3466B, 3592A, 3593B.
1.0 course from: Biology 3594A, 3595A, 3597A/B, 3598A/B.
0.5 course from: Any of the 3000-level Biology courses listed above and not already taken.
1.5 course from: Biology 4289A/B, 4355F/G, 4510F/G, 4540G, 4560B, 4561F, 4562B, 4970F/G, 4999E, Microbiology and Immunology 4700B.

Notes:
1. In addition to the normal progression requirements for Honors Specializations, students must obtain a minimum mark of 70% in each of Biology 2581B, 2290F/G and 3596A/B and 1.0 of the 3000 level Biology courses listed above.

2. 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.




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