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5.1.1 Common First and Second Years

See the Faculty of Science subsections on Enrolment Limitations in Section 3 (Faculty Regulations) and Program Details in Section 5.

Required Courses

Note: Commencing Fall 2011, Biology 241/243 replaced Biology 231/233 as the core introductory departmental courses, serving as prerequisites for the 300-level core biology courses and others.

Note: Biology 371 will be offered for the first time in Fall of 2013. Students who registered in Biological Sciences programs prior to the Fall of 2012 should follow the 2011-2012 or earlier appropriate Calendars.

3.0 FCE - Biology 231, 233 or 241, 243, 311, 331, 371 and at least one* of Biology 313 and Biochemistry 393

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

1.0 FCE - One of Applied Mathematics 217 or Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 and one of Applied Mathematics 219 or Mathematics 211, or 213 or 253 or 283 (see Recommendations below)

1.0 FCE - Computer Science 217 and 219, or Computer Science 231 and 233, or Computer Science 235 and Computer Science option

Geology 201 and 202 or 203

Physics 211 or 221, and 223 (see Recommendations below)

1.0 FCE - Major options and/or options combination (see Second Year in the Program Sequence Table below)

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 351

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 353 or option**

2.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Options from outside the Faculty of Science***

*Students planning to pursue the Biological Sciences, Botany and Zoology programs require both Biology 313 and Biochemistry 393. Students pursuing the Biochemistry and Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology programs require Biochemistry 393. Students pursuing the Ecology program require Biology 313. Students in any program may take both courses should they desire. Consult specific program requirements for details.

**Check details of other programs in the Department of Biological Sciences to see where this option is allowed.

***These 2.0 FCE form part of the 4.0 FCE options from outside the Faculty of Science. Of these 4.0 FCE students must select at least 1.0 FCE from the Faculty of Arts. (see 3.4.B.(d) Breadth requirement in Section 3 Faculty Regulations).

Recommendations

Biology 241, 243, 311, 331 and 371 and at least one of Biology 313 or Biochemistry 393 must be taken in the sequence described below if students wish to pursue any of the degree programs offered by the Department of Biological Sciences.
Students planning a Biochemistry major must take Physics 211 or 221, and 223.
Students planning a Zoology major must take either the Physics option (Physics 211 or 221, and 223) or the Geology option (Geology 201 and 202).
Students planning an Ecology or Zoology major are advised to take a course in linear methods (i.e., Mathematics 211 or 213).
Prior to registering in the second year, students should consider which program they wish to pursue in the third and subsequent years so that an appropriate choice of major access courses may be made (see Second Year in the Program Sequence Table below).
Chemistry 355 is an acceptable substitute for Chemistry 353; it is recommended that students planning Biochemistry Honours complete Chemistry 355.

Common First and Second Years Program Sequence

First Year for All Programs	Ìý
Fall	Winter
Biology 241	Biology 243
Chemistry 201 or 203 or 211	Chemistry 201 or 203 or 213**
Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281	Mathematics 211 or 213 or 253 or 283
Choose either Computer Science 217 or 231 or 235 or Geology 201or Physics 211 or 221*	Continue Computer Science with Computer Science 219 or 233 or Computer Science option if 235 is chosen or continue Geology with Geology 202 or continue Physics with Physics 223
Non-science option	Non-science option
Second Year for All Programs	Ìý
Non-science option	Non-science option
Biology 311	Biochemistry 393* or option
Biology 313* or option	Biology 313* or option
Biology 371***	Biology 331
Chemistry 351	Chemistry 353 or option*
Choose from the following to prepare for the third and fourth years of the intended Major.	Ìý
Biochemistry:	Ìý
Chemistry 311	Chemistry 315
Biological Sciences:	Ìý
Ìý	Option
Botany:	Ìý
Ìý	Botany 327
Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology:	Ìý
Option	Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 343
Ecology:	Ìý
	Biology 315
Zoology:	Ìý
	Zoology 377

*Check details of programs in the Department of Biological Sciences to see where this is allowed.

**Students wishing to take Chemistry 213 must take either Chemistry 201 or 211 as the prerequisite. Chemistry 201 and 203 are offered both in Fall and Winter Terms and students may complete them in any order.

***Biology 371 will be offered for the first time in Fall of 2013. Students who registered in Biological Sciences programs prior to the Fall of 2012 should follow the 2011-2012 or earlier appropriate Calendars.

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