X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Honours Programs (BSCH)
Honours Program Majors
The following honours majors are available:
Biological Sciences:
| 20.00 credits -Animal Biology (ABIO) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Biochemistry (BIOC) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Biodiversity (BIOD) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Biological Science (BIOS) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Bio-Medical Science (BIOM) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Biomedical Toxicology (BTOX) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Environmental Biology (ENVB) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Food Science (FOOD) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Human Kinetics (HK) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Marine and Freshwater Biology (MFB) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Microbiology (MICR) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Neuroscience (NEUR) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences (NANS) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Plant Science (PLSC) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Wildlife Biology and Conservation (WBC) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Zoology (ZOO) |
Physical Sciences:
20.00 credits - Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (BPCH)
20.00 credits - Biological and Medical Physics (BMPH)
20.00 credits - Chemical Physics (CHPY)
20.00 credits - Chemistry (CHEM)
20.00 credits - Environmental Geoscience and Geomatics (EGG)
20.00 credits - Mathematical Science (MSCI)
20.00 credits - Nanoscience (NANO)
20.00 credits -Physical Science (PSCI)
20.00 credits -Physics (PHYS)
20.00 credits -Theoretical Physics (THPY)
Co-operative Educational Programs:
| 20.00 credits - Biochemistry (Co-op) (BIOC:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Biological and Medical Physics (Co-op) (BMPH:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Marine and Freshwater Biology (Co-op) (MFB:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Co-op) (BPCH:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits -Biomedical Toxicology (Co-op) (BTOX:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Chemical Physics (Co-op) (CHPY:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Chemistry (Co-op) (CHEM:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Food Science (Co-op) (FOOD:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Nanoscience (NANO:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Microbiology (Co-op) (MICR:C) | ||
| 20.00 credits - Physics (Co-op) (PHYS:C) |
Honours Program Minors
Minors are available in the following science areas with the particular credit requirements being given (additional minors are available from the College of Arts and the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences). A minor may include additional prerequisites - consult with the appropriate faculty advisor.
Biological Sciences:
| 5.00 credits - Biology (BIOL) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Biochemistry (BIOC) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Biotechnology (BIOT) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Microbiology (MICR) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Neuroscience (NEUR) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences (NANS) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Plant Science (PLSC) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Zoology (ZOO) |
Physical Sciences:
| 5.00 credits - Chemistry (CHEM) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Physics (PHYS) |
Environmental Sciences:
| 5.00 credits - Ecology (ECOL) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environmental Analysis |
Mathematical Sciences:
| 5.00 credits - Computing and Information Science (CIS) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Mathematical Science (MSCI) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Mathematics (MATH) | ||
| 5.00 credits - Statistics (STAT) |
Additional Disciplines:
| 5.00 credits - Business Economics (BECN) |
Continuation of Study
Students are advised to consult the regulations for continuation of study within the program which are outlined in detail in Section VII--Undergraduate Degree Regulations & Procedures.
Conditions for Graduation
Schedules 1 and 2
In order to qualify for graduation from the honours program, the student must fulfill all program requirements and have achieved 60%, or higher, cumulative average in all course attempts.
Note: A student registered in an honours program who has successfully completed all required courses and the specified total number of credits for the program but does not have a cumulative average of 60%, or higher, may apply to graduate from the general program.
Co-operative Education Program
Admission to the Co-operative Education program may be granted on entry to the University or by application normally before the conclusion of Semester 1. Application forms can be obtained from the Coop Education and Career Services website https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/.
Conditions for Graduation from the B.Sc. Co-operative Education Program
Conditions for graduation are the same as the corresponding regular B.Sc. program. In addition, all work reports and work performance evaluations must have a grade of satisfactory or better.