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MAJOR IN GENETICS
Admission Requirements
Completion of first year requirements, including Biology 1222 or 1223 with a mark of at least 60% in this principal course.
Chemistry 1050, or the former Chemistry 1020 or 023;
Physics 1028A/B (or Physics 1020 or 1024, or the former Physics 022 or 025);
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 1413, Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1201A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, or 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
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 2009 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc BIOLOGY MAJOR IN GENETICS
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