The University of Western Ontario : SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY

Admission Requirements

Completion of first year requirements 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 or 1100A/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
9.0 courses:

3.0 courses: Biochemistry 2280A, Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2483A, 2486A, 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 2122A/B.
Students may substitute Statistical Sciences 2035 or Psychology 2810 for this 0.5 course.
4.5 courses at the 2200 level or above*, chosen from the Department of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences disciplines (see below), of which at least 3.5 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.

Basic Medical Sciences Disciplines: Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Physiology, and Pharmacology.
Courses in the History of Science are not acceptable.

*Microbiology and Immunology 2100A and/or Pharmacology 2060A/B may be taken to satisfy this requirement.




Academic Calendar 2010 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc BIOLOGY SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY