A group of individuals in lab coats examining an object with focused expressions in a lab.

BPCH/Seneca College Semester

Seneca College Information

As part of the BPCH program, you have the opportunity to attend Seneca College for a semester to receive hands-on training specific to the pharmaceutical industry. The School of Biological Sciences and Applied Chemistry at Seneca College has been providing training in the pharmaceutical sciences for more than 35 years and is located at the Seneca @ York campus, near Keele and Steeles Avenue in Toronto.

Check out classrooms, labs, facilities and more through the 360° Virtual Campus Tours.

Seneca College Location

Two scientists in lab coats engaged in a conversation, sharing insights in a professional laboratory setting.

How it Works

While attending Seneca College, you are still a University of Guelph student, who has been given special permission to take courses at Seneca College, which count towards your U of G degree. For this reason, you pay University of Guelph tuition and fees when you register for XSEN courses. The University pays Seneca College for their services, on your behalf. You will be assigned a Seneca student ID number and e-mail address to use while you attend Seneca College. For further information regarding the winter Seneca semester, see below.

Helpful Seneca links:

Seneca College Academic Year Dates
Seneca College Student Services
Seneca College Off-Campus Housing Info
My Seneca – a one-stop portal to Seneca College info, resources, and services

Seneca Semester

To register for Seneca courses, simply select XSEN courses using WebAdvisor during the University’s Winter Course Selection Period. After U of G’s Course Selection Period, your student information will be sent to Seneca to register you there for the winter semester. Once registered at Seneca, you will receive an e-mail with your Seneca student number and Seneca e-mail account (e.g., userid@myseneca.ca). Follow the provided instructions on how to activate your Seneca e-mail account and set your password via MySeneca. Once you have your Seneca students number and e-mail account set up, you will be able to access your Seneca Winter timetable via Student Home (roughly the equivalent of U of G’s WebAdvisor system), once it has been released to Seneca students. The tentative schedule is normally available at the end of November or beginning of December.

NOTE: Seneca schedules can CHANGE! So double check your schedule on Student Home prior to the start of the winter semester.

Sample Seneca Semester

TIME	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	FRIDAY
8:00 - 8:50				XSEN*3210
8:55 - 9:45		XSEN*3200		XSEN*3210
9:50 - 10:40	XSEN*3200	XSEN*3200	XSEN*3030	XSEN*3210
10:45 - 11:35				XSEN*3060
11:40 - 12:30	XSEN*3200	XSEN*3060	XSEN*3030
12:35 - 13:25	XSEN*3200	XSEN*3060	XSEN*3030	XSEN*3210
13:30 - 14:20	XSEN*3200	XSEN*3060	XSEN*3030	XSEN*3210
14:25 - 15:15
15:20 - 16:10		XSEN*3030	XSEN*3060
16:15 - 17:05		XSEN*3030	XSEN*3060

Note: The fifth course, XSEN*3090, is offered in DE format.

(Yellow represents classes, red represents labs.)

Seneca Course Outlines

XSEN*3030 - Pharmacology and Applied Toxicology (Seneca Course Code: PHT533)

XSEN*3040 - Occupational Health and Chemistry (Seneca Course Code: OCC433)

XSEN*3060 - Pharmaceutical Analysis – Advanced (Seneca Course Code: PHA333)

XSEN*3070 - Pharmaceutical Product Formulations (Seneca Course Code: PPF633)

XSEN*3090 – Biopharmaceuticals (Seneca Course Code: BPH633) Note: Offered in DE format

XSEN*3200 - Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry (Seneca Course Code: PAC633)

XSEN*3210 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Seneca Course Code: IPM472)