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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

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Environmental Toxicology (ETOX)

Interdisciplinary Program, Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College.

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor.

Semester 1

BIOL*1030	[0.50]	Biology I
CHEM*1040	[0.50]	General Chemistry I
MATH*1080	[0.50]	Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070	[0.50]	Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 elective*
Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.

Semester 2

BIOL*1040	[0.50]	Biology II
CHEM*1050	[0.50]	General Chemistry II
PHYS*1080	[0.50]	Physics for Life Sciences
STAT*2040	[0.50]	Statistics I
0.50 elective*

Semester 3

CHEM*2480	[0.50]	Analytical Chemistry I
BIOC*2580	[0.50]	Introductory Biochemistry
MBG*2000	[0.50]	Introductory Genetics
TOX*2000	[0.50]	Principles of Toxicology
0.50 elective*

Semester 4

BIOL*2060	[0.50]	Ecology
CHEM*2700	[0.50]	Organic Chemistry I
MBG*2020	[0.50]	Introductory Molecular Biology
STAT*2050	[0.50]	Statistics II
0.50 elective*

Semester 5

BOT*2100	[0.50]	Life Strategies of Plants
BIOC*3560	[0.50]	Structure and Function in Biochemistry
TOX*3300	[0.50]	Analytical Toxicology
ZOO*3200	[0.50]	Comparative Animal Physiology I
0.50 elective*

Semester 6

ENVB*3030	[0.50]	Pesticides and the Environment
SOIL*2010	[0.50]	Soil Science
TOX*3360	[0.50]	Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
ZOO*4170	[0.50]	Experimental Comparative Animal Physiology
0.50 elective*

Semester 7

BIOL*3450	[0.50]	Introduction to Aquatic Environments
MBG*3350	[0.75]	Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology I
MICR*4180	[0.50]	Microbial Processes in Environmental Management
ZOO*4350	[0.50]	Biology of Polluted Waters
0.25 elective*

Semester 8

PBIO*4530	[0.50]	Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants
STAT*3510	[0.50]	Environmental Risk Assessment
TOX*4200	[0.50]	Topics in Toxicology
TOX*4550	[0.50]	Ecotoxicological Risk Characterization
0.50 elective*

* a minimum of 1.50 credits must be from the College of Arts and/or the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences