Updates to the BMSc Program are forthcoming for students admitted to Year 1 in 2013/14, and will be available in the 2013/14 Academic Calendar.

The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degrees are four-year undergraduate degrees, offered jointly by the Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and are designed for students interested in advanced study in one or more of the Basic Medical Sciences.

Registration in the BMSc program begins in Year 2 and is limited.

Students who are interested in the BMSc program usually register in Biological and Medical Sciences in Year 1.Following successful completion of the appropriate first-year courses, any first-year student may apply for entry into the BMSc program.Registration in the BMSc program is limited and competitive beginning in Year 2, and meeting the minimum admission/progression requirements does not guarantee registration in the program.

The Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc Honors) degree:

This degree must contain one of the following Honors Specialization modules: Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity, Chemical Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Computational Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics (Medical Science Concentration), Medical Biophysics (Clinical Physics Concentration), Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology and Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Physiology and Pharmacology;

OR

two of the following Major modules:  Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology.

The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree:

This degree must contain one of the following Specialization modules:

Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology and Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Physiology and Pharmacology;

OR

two of the following Major modules:  Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology.

A Major or Minor module, offered by one of the Basic Medical Science departments, can be taken alone or combined with modules from other faculties to earn degrees such as a BSc, BHSc or a BA. For example, a student may obtain a BSc (Honors) degree with a Major offered by one of the Basic Medical Science departments and a Major chosen from either the Faculty of Science or another faculty. Alternatively, a student may elect to pursue a 3-year BSc with a Major offered by one of the Basic Medical Science departments.

For information about the differences between the modules (Honors Specializations as opposed to Specializations), see the Academic Information section. For general advice on which courses to take in Years 1-4, please visit the BMSc website at www.uwo.ca/bmsc