Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS

*instead of the 2 semester sequence of MCB*4500 / MCB*4510 students may choose to take MCB*4600 and 1.50 subject area electives at the 4000 level.

Note: Some courses have prerequisites, so be sure to consult the undergraduate calendar.

1. A minimum of 2.00 credits of Liberal Education electives is required. The list of Liberal Education electives for B.Sc. students can be found at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/

2. Physiology Elective - 0.50 credits

   BIOM*3200	[1.00]	Biomedical Physiology
   BOT*3310	[0.50]	Plant Growth and Development
   HK*2810	[0.50]	Human Physiology I - Concepts and Principles
   ZOO*3600	[0.50]	Comparative Animal Physiology I

3. Subject Area Electives - 2.50 credits (4.00 if MCB*4600 is taken instead of MCB*4500 and MCB*4510)

   BIOC*4050	[0.50]	Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
   BIOL*3020	[0.50]	Population Genetics
   BIOL*3300	[0.50]	Applied Bioinformatics
   MBG*2400	[0.50]	Fundamentals of Plant and Animal Genetics
   MBG*3050	[0.50]	Human Genetics
   MBG*3060	[0.50]	Quantitative Genetics
   MBG*3100	[0.50]	Plant Genetics
   MBG*3660	[0.50]	Genomics
   MBG*4030	[0.50]	Animal Breeding Methods and Applications
   MBG*4040	[0.50]	Genetics and Molecular Biology of Development
   MBG*4110	[0.50]	Epigenetics
   MBG*4160	[0.50]	Plant Breeding
   MBG*4240	[0.50]	Applied Molecular Genetics in Medicine and Biotechnology
   MBG*4270	[0.50]	DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair
   MBG*4300	[0.50]	Plant Molecular Genetics
   MCB*3010	[0.50]	Dynamics of Cell Function and Signaling
   MCB*4010	[0.50]	Advanced Cell Biology
   MICR*3240	[0.50]	Microbial Physiology and Genetics
   MICR*3280	[0.50]	Microbial Cell Biology
   MICR*3330	[0.50]	World of Viruses
   MICR*4330	[0.50]	Molecular Virology
   STAT*2050	[0.50]	Statistics II

4.00 - First year science core

7.25 - Required science courses semesters 3 - 8

3.00 - Restricted electives (#2 and 3 in restricted electives list)

1.75 - Approved science electives

2.00 - Liberal Education electives (# 1 in restricted elective list)

2.00 - Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. Students

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which a minimum of 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.