The Honours degree in Biology provides students with sufficient latitude to design an in-depth program of study tailored to a specific emphasis in Biology. The Biology Department currently offers four emphases in the Honours program:
- Cell and Developmental Biology details...
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology details...
- Ecology details...
- General Biology details...
Requirements for the Honours Degree
- Admission into the Biology Honours program requires a cumulative GPA of 3.0 over the first two years of study, a GPA of 3.0 in Biology courses, and an overall GPA of 2.7 for graduation.
- A total of 134 semester hours must be completed.
- A minimum of 54* semester hours in Biology courses must be completed of which 36 semester hours must be upper level (300 or higher). (*Except for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology emphasis)
Specific Graduation Requirements
The following Biology Courses are required:
Principles of Biology (BIOL 113, 114)*
Cell Biology (BIOL 223)
Zoology (BIOL 308, 345, or 360)
Botany (BIOL 312 or 314 or other Botany course)
Microbiology (BIOL 333 or 334)
Genetics (BIOL 371, 372)
Ecology (BIOL 381)
Biochemistry (BIOL 384, 386)
Senior Thesis (BIOL 409, 410)
*or BIOL 103, 104 and 105 General Biology
General Graduation Requirements
| Sem.hrs | |
| Biology (36 sem. hrs must be 300 or 400 level) | 54 |
| Chemistry (CHEM 111, 112; & 221, 222) | 12 |
| ENGL 103,104 | 6 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| History | 3 |
| Human Kinetics (incl. HKIN 190) | 4 |
| IDIS 102 | 1 |
| NATS 487, 490 | 3 |
| Mathematics (MATH 123, 124*) | 6 |
| Religious Studies (incl. RELS 101, 102; Bible content; Christianity & Inter-Cultural Studies | 12 |
| Philosophy | 3 |
| PHYS 111, 112 | 6 |
| Society and Culture | 3 |
| UNIV 101 | 1 |
| Electives | 17 |
| Total | 134 |
*Students taking the Ecology emphasis or General Honours degree may substitute MATH 102 for MATH 124
See also Academic Information in the Academic Calendar, particularily for further details on core requirements.