Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)

Welcome to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree program!

As a B.A.Sc. student, you will normally select five courses (or 2.50 credits) per semester. Starting mid-June 2025 students will select courses for semester 1 (Fall 2025) and semester 2 (Winter 2026). Your courses are determined by the major into which you have been admitted. Your required courses for Semesters 1 and 2 are listed below by major.

 

Advising Notes:

  • Where to find information: Answers to many of your questions about the B.A.Sc. program are found on the Undergraduate tab on the Family Relations and Applied Nutrition website. Be sure to review our B.A.Sc. Course Selection & Waivers page.
  • Your Program Plan: Review the Schedule of Studies, that is the order in which you are advised to take courses, by going to the B.A.Sc. degree program section of the Undergraduate Calendar and clicking on your major. Then, click on the ‘Requirements’ tab for your major.
  • Follow your program plan: We strongly advise you to follow your program plan to ensure you have the pre-requisite courses, to avoid course scheduling conflicts, to increase chances there is space in the course for you, to help you graduate on time, and to make course selection easier and less stressful for you. 
  • Pick your courses as soon as possible (see the course selection windows). Availability of desired sections may fill up quickly. Should you find that all sections of a required course are full, please contact your Program Counsellor (contact information below).
  • WebAdvisor: You will use WebAdvisor to pick your courses. Detailed instructions on using WebAdvisor are available in the WebAdvisor Tutorial.
  • Building your Plan: Select your required courses first and build the rest of your schedule around these courses.
  • As you make your class schedule, ensure there are no conflicts in your timetable (i.e., that you do not have two classes or final exams at the same time.)
  • “Elective” courses are any course that you find interesting – make sure you pick one that you’re eligible to take (i.e., that you have the prerequisites). Here is more information on electives.
  • All Applied Human Nutrition students who do not have high school biology (or equivalent) must take BIOL*1020 instead of an elective in Semester 1.
  • Distance Education (DE) courses are an alternative way to take courses without meeting for regularly scheduled classes. If DE is an option, it will be noted in the course description. You will find DE course times listed in WebAdvisor as TBD (to be determined) because they do not have synchronous class times as you work independently.
  • Scheduling note for NUTR*1010 Introduction to Nutrition, is distance education (DE) format in the fall 2025 and offered in-person in the winter 2026 
 

For additional information and counselling please contact:

B.A.Sc. Program Counsellor, April Nejedly
Email: bascprog@uoguelph.ca
Book an Online Microsoft Teams appointment using your University of Guelph email.
Macdonald Institute, Room 253