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HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY*

Enrolment in this module requires registration in the BMSc program and is limited. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee that students wishing to enter or progress in this module will be offered enrolment.   See BMSc PROGRAM.

Admission Requirements
Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% on the following 3.0 principal courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 65%.

1.0 course from: Biology 1222, 1223.
1.0 course: Chemistry 1050, or the former Chemistry 1020 or 023.
1.0 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B, 1201A/B, 1301A/B, 1501A/B, Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, 1228A/B, 1229A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/BApplied Mathematics 1413, or the former Mathematics 030.

1.0 course from: Physics 1020, 1024, 1028A/B and 1029A/B, or the former Physics 022 or 025, must be completed by the end of second year, with a minimum mark of 65%.

Module
9.0 courses:

(Because of prerequisite requirements it is recommended that the courses be taken in the order presented.)

0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
0.5 course: Biology 2581B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2122A/B.
1.0 course from: Chemistry 2213A/B and 2223B, or Chemistry 2273A and 2283G.
1.0 course from: Biology 2290F/G, 2382BChemistry 2211A/B, 2214A/B, Chemistry 2274A, 2284B.
1.5 courses: Biochemistry 3380G, 3381A, 3382B.
2.5 courses: Biochemistry 4410A, 4420B, 4483E (Research Project = 1.5 courses).
1.5 courses from: Biochemistry 4400F, 4430B, 4435A, 4440A, 4445F/G, 4450A, 4463G, 4465A.

Notes: 
1. Enrolment in Biochemistry 3381A requires a minimum mark of 65% in Biochemistry 2280A; and a minimum average of 65% in Chemistry 2213A/B and 2223B, or a minimum mark of 60% in each of Chemistry 2273A and 2283G.
2. Students having a minimum mark of 70% in Biochemistry 2280A will be given priority in registration for Biochemistry 3380G.
3. Enrolment in Biochemistry 4445F/G is limited.
4. Students are recommended to include at least one of Biology 2290F/G, Chemistry 2214A/B, or Chemistry 2284B. Chemistry 2274A is a prerequisite for Chemistry 2284B.

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