Academic Calendar 2023/24

Biology

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Biology extended minor (for BA students)

This section specifies the Biology extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring an extended minor.

Lower-level requirements

Course Title Credits
BIO 111 Introductory Biology I 5
BIO 112 Introductory Biology II 5
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I 5
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II 5
CHEM 213 Organic Chemistry I 4
Plus: An additional CHEM course numbered 200 or higher 3–4
Two of: (see Note) 8
BIO 201 Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism  
BIO 202 Cell Signaling/Gene Regulation  
BIO 210 Introductory Ecology  
BIO 220 Genetics  
One of: 3–4
STAT 104 Introductory Statistics  
STAT 106 Statistics I  
MATH 270/ STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics  
PSYC 110 Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology  

Note: Students should choose appropriately in order to satisfy upper-level course prerequisites. It is highly recommended that students contact an advisor prior to making their course selections.

Upper-level requirements

Course Title Credits
  15 credits in upper-level BIO (see Note) 15

Note: Up to nine of the 15 upper-level credits can be in directed studies or special topics courses.

 

Biology minor (for BSc students)

This section specifies the biology minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the Bachelor of Science section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements. A minimum of 120 credits are required to graduate with a Bachelor of Science.

Lower-level requirements

Course Title Credits
BIO 111 Introductory Biology I 5
BIO 112 Introductory Biology II 5
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I 5
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II 5
CHEM 213 Organic Chemistry I 4
Plus: An additional CHEM course numbered 200 or higher 3–4
Two of: (see Note 1) 8
BIO 201 Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism  
BIO 202 Cell Signaling/Gene Regulation  
BIO 210 Introductory Ecology  
BIO 220 Genetics  
One of: (see Note 2) 4
STAT 104 Introductory Statistics  
STAT 106 Statistics I  
MATH 270/ STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics  

Note 1: Students should choose appropriately in order to satisfy upper-level course prerequisites. It is highly recommended that students contact an advisor prior to making their course selections.

Note 2: Students who completed PSYC 110 prior to September 2012 can use this course toward lower-level requirements.

Upper-level requirements

Course Title Credits
  14 credits in upper-level BIO 14

Biology minor (for BKin students)

This section specifies the Biology minor for Kinesiology requirements only. Only students completing a Bachelor of Kinesiology may complete this minor.

Lower-level requirements

Course Title Credits
BIO 111 Introductory Biology I 5
BIO 112 Introductory Biology II 5
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I 5
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II 5
BIO 201 Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism 4
BIO 202 Cell Signaling/Gene Regulation 4
CHEM 213 Organic Chemistry I 4
Plus: An additional CHEM course numbered 200 or higher 3–4
One of: (see Note) 4
STAT 104 Introductory Statistics  
STAT 106 Statistics I  
MATH 270/ STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics  

Note: Students who completed PSYC 110 prior to September 2012 can use this course toward lower-level requirements.

Upper-level requirements

Course Title Credits
  14 credits in upper-level BIO (see Note) 14

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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