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B.Sc. Specialization-Specific Courses Required for Promotion

As described in the Promotion Requirements section, specializations may identify one or more specific courses that must be completed in order to be eligible for promotion to year 3 or year 4. The year 3 and year 4 course lists specified for each specialization in the following table do not provide an exhaustive summary of promotion requirements. For a complete summary consult Promotion Requirements.

ProgramSpecific Courses Required for Promotion to Year ThreeSpecific Upper-Level Courses Required for Promotion to Year Four
ASTRONOMY
Major (0030): Astronomy
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Major (0167): Atmospheric Science
 One of ATSC 201, GEOS (or GEOB) 200No specific courses.
Honours (0429): Atmospheric Science
 ATSC 201No specific courses.
Combined Honours (1372): Atmospheric Science and Computer Science
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE
Major (3502): Behavioural Neuroscience
 No specific coursesNo specific courses.
Honours (3503): Behavioural Neuroscience
 No specific coursesNo specific courses.
Major Cognitive Systems (1225): Cognition and Brain
 COGS 200No specific courses
BIOCHEMISTRY
Major (0244): Biochemistry
 BIOL 200, BIOC 203, CHEM 203, CHEM 213, CHEM 245BIOC 301, BIOC 303, BIOC 304
Combined Major (3382): Biochemistry and Chemistry
 BIOL 200, BIOC 203, CHEM 203, CHEM 213, CHEM 245BIOC 301, BIOC 303, BIOC 304
Honours (0186): Biochemistry
 BIOL 200, BIOC 203, CHEM 203, CHEM 213, CHEM 245BIOC 301, BIOC 303, BIOC 304
Combined Honours (0565): Biochemistry and Chemistry
 BIOL 200, BIOC 203, CHEM 203, CHEM 211, CHEM 213, CHEM 245BIOC 301, BIOC 303, BIOC 304, CHEM 313 or CHEM 330
BIOLOGY
Honours (0054): Animal Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 204, BIOL 205BIOL 300
Major (3095): Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 203, BIOL 204, BIOL 205, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, MICB 201BIOL 300
Honours (3195): Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 203, BIOL 204, BIOL 205, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, MICB 201BIOL 300
Honours (0405): Cell and Developmental Biology
 BIOL 200, CHEM 233 and two of BIOL 201, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 203, BIOL 204, BIOL 205, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, MICB 201BIOL 300
Combined Major (1370): Computer Science and Biology
 BIOL 200, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, CHEM 233BIOL 300
Honours (0583): Conservation Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 204, BIOL 205, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, BIOL 320, BIOL 321, BIOL 324BIOL 300
Honours (0045): Ecology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 204, BIOL 205, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, MICB 201BIOL 300
Honours (0983): Evolutionary Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 203, BIOL 204, BIOL 205, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, MICB 201BIOL 300
Honours (0518): Marine Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 205, BIOL 209BIOL 300
Honours (0372): Plant Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260, and one of BIOL 209, BIOL 210BIOL 300
Combined Honours (1460): Computer Science and Biology
 BIOL 200, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, CHEM 233No specific courses.
CELLULAR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Major (3992): Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences
 BIOL 200. Either BIOL 201 or BIOL 202, CAPS 205, 206. Either CHEM 233 and 235 (or CHEM 203, CHEM 205)BIOC 302, CAPS 303, 305, 306, 310, 391
Honours (3221): Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences
 BIOL 200. Either BIOL 201 or BIOL 202, CAPS 205, 206. Either CHEM 233 and 235 (or CHEM 203, CHEM 205)BIOC 302, CAPS 303, 305, 306, 310, 391
CHEMISTRY
Major (0409): Chemistry
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (0213): Chemistry
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Major (3340): Chemical Biology
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (3132): Chemical Biology
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0206): Chemistry and Mathematics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
SCIENCE
Combined Major (3096): Science
 For the Computer Science Option: CPSC 121, CPSC 210. For all other packages and options, no specific coursesSTAT 200 and SCIE 300. For the Computer Science Option: CPSC 221
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Major (0376): Computer Science
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (0154): Computer Science
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Major (3401): Computer Science and Chemistry (CPSC, CHEM)
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Major (1391): Computer Science and Physics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Major (1375): Computer Science and Statistics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0021): Computer Science and Mathematics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0138): Computer Science and Physics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (1376): Computer Science and Statistics
 STAT 200No specific courses.
Major (1200): Computer Science and Software Engineering
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (1201): Computer Science and Software Engineering
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Major Cognitive Systems (1226): Computational Intelligence and Design
 COGS 200No specific courses.
EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCES
Major (1223): Earth and Ocean Sciences
 6 credits of ATSC, ENVR, or EOSC numbered 200 or above12 credits of ATSC, ENVR, or EOSC numbered 300 or above
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Major (1263): Environmental Sciences
 ENVR 200ENVR 300
Honours (0589): Environmental Sciences
 ENVR 200ENVR 300
GENERAL SCIENCE
General Science (CHEM 0081 or ERSC 0225 or LFSC 0440 or MASC 0029 or PHYS 0271)
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
GEOGRAPHY
Major (3428): Geographical Sciences
 Two of GEOB 200 (or GEOB 204), GEOB 206 (or EOSC 222), GEOB 207 (or BIOL 230) 
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Major (3193): Geology
 Three of (EOSC 220, EOSC 221, EOSC 222, EOSC 223)No specific courses.
Honours (0462): Geological Sciences
 Three of (EOSC 220, EOSC 221, EOSC 222, EOSC 223)No specific courses.
GEOPHYSICS
Major (0001): Geophysics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (0380): Geophysics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
MATHEMATICS
Major (0456): Mathematics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
Major (0185): Mathematical Sciences
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
Major (1135): Mathematics and Economics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
Combined Major (1429): Computer Science and Mathematics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
Honours (0166): Mathematics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Major (1153): Microbiology and Immunology
 BIOL 200, MICB 211 (or 201), MICB 212 (or 202)MICB 302, MICB 322, MICB 301
Honours (1154): Microbiology and Immunology
 BIOL 200, MICB 211 (or 201), MICB 212 (or 202)MICB 302, MICB 322, MICB 301
Combined Major (1371): Computer Science and Microbiology and Immunology
 BIOL 200, MICB 211 (or 201), MICB 212 (or 202)MICB 301 or MICB 302
Combined Honours (1373): Computer Science and Microbiology and Immunology
 BIOL 200, MICB 211 (or 201), MICB 212 (or 202)MICB 301 or MICB 302
Combined Major (3144): Microbiology and Oceanography
 BIOL 200, MICB 211 (or 201), MICB 212 (or 202)MICB 301, MICB 322, EOSC 372
NEUROSCIENCE
Major (3742): Neuroscience
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
OCEANOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY
Combined Major (3125): Oceanography and Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260No specific courses.
Combined Major (3383): Oceanography and Chemistry
 No specific coursesNo specific courses
Combined Major (3126): Oceanography and Physics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (0577): Fisheries Oceanography
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0535): Oceanography and Biology
 CHEM 233 and three of BIOL 200, BIOL 230, BIOL 233 or BIOL 234, BIOL 260No specific courses.
PHARMACOLOGY
Major (0311): Pharmacology
 BIOL 200, BIOL 201, one CHEM 205 or CHEM 211, CHEM 233, CHEM 235, one of MICB 211 or MICB 212, one of BIOL 300 or STAT 200, PCTH 201BIOC 301, one of PCTH 300 or PCTH 303, PCTH 302 
Honours (0019): Pharmacology
 BIOL 200, BIOL 201, one of CHEM 205 or CHEM 211, CHEM 233, CHEM 235, one of MICB 211 or MICB 212, one of BIOL 300 or STAT 200, PCTH 201BIOC 301, one of BIOC 302 or 303, one of PCTH 300 or PCTH 303, PCTH 302
PHYSICS
Major (0524): Physics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (0344): Physics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Honours (1093): Biophysics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (3676 ): Biophysics  
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0009): Physics and Astronomy
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0517): Chemical Physics
 No specific courses.No specific courses.
Combined Honours (0014): Physics and Mathematics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226No specific courses.
PSYCHOLOGY
Major (0495): Psychology
 No specific courses.PSYC 366
Honours (0139): Psychology
 No specific courses.PSYC 366
Major Cognitive Systems (1225): Cognition and Brain
 COGS 200No specific courses.
STATISTICS
Major (0562): Statistics
 STAT 200STAT 305, STAT 306
Combined Major (1330): Statistics and Economics
 ECON 325 or STAT 200STAT 305, one of ECON 326, 398, one of STAT 301, 306, and one of ECON 301, 302, 304, or 305
Honours (0051): Statistics
 STAT 200STAT 305, STAT 306
Combined Honours (0550): Mathematics and Statistics
 MATH 220 or 68% or higher in MATH 226, and STAT 200STAT 305, STAT 306

 


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