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MODULES OFFERED IN THE BMSc PROGRAM
Honors Specialization Modules:
Within the BMSc Program, each Honors Specialization module has a maximum capacity and admission will be competitive if the number of students requesting admission is greater than the maximum capacity of the module. Admission to the BMSc Program does not guarantee admission to a particular Honors Specialization module.

Once admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program, admission to each Honors Specialization module in Year 3 will be based on the average obtained in ALL of the 2000-level modular courses listed in the Admission Requirements for the module to which the student applies for Year 3. The 2000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements will also be used towards fulfilling the Module requirements. Students satisfying the conditions for assured admission to Year 3 of the BMSc Program from the MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY PROGRAM (Medical Sciences 2) will receive priority placement in the Honors Specialization modules in Year 3. Once these students have been adjudicated into the Honors Specialization modules, students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program from the competitive pool will be adjudicated into the remaining spaces in the Honors Specialization modules. Students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program from the competitive pool without having completed all of the 2000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements for a particular module may be granted special permission for admission, if (i) there are spaces remaining in the module, and (ii) they have satisfied the prerequisites for the 3000-level modular courses.

A minimum Weighted Average of 75% will be required for admission to Year 4 of any Honors Specialization module. See the Weighted Average Chart for the courses/method used to calculate the Weighted Average for each Honors Specialization module. The Weighted Average will be higher than 75% for admission to Year 4 of an Honors Specialization module if the number of students requesting admission is greater than the maximum capacity of the module. Admission to each Honors Specialization modules in Year 4 also requires completion of ALL of the courses indicated in the Weighted Average Chart below.

WEIGHTED AVERAGE CHART

Honors
Specialization
Module
Modular courses responsible for 1/3 of the Weighted Average
Modular courses responsible for 2/3 of the Weighted Average
Biochemistry
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G; 1.0 course from Biology 2382B, Biology 2290F/G, Chemistry 2211A/B, 2214A/B, 2374A, 2384B.
2.0 courses:
Biochemistry 3380G, 3381A, 3382B and 3390A.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G.
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 3380G, 3381A and 3382B; Biology 3316A/B; Biology 3326F/G; Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309.
Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity – for students registering in Year 4 in 2013/14 and 2014/15
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G.
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 3380G or Microbiology and Immunology 3600G; Biochemistry 3381A and 3382B; Microbiology and Immunology 2100A, 3300A and 3400B
Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity – for students registering in Year 4 in 2015/16 and onward
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G.
3.0 courses:
One of Biochemistry 3380G, Microbiology and Immunology 3610F or 3620G; Biochemistry 3381A and 3382B; Microbiology and Immunology 2500A/B, 3100A, 3300B
Chemical Biology
4.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B; Chemistry 2271A, 2281G, 2272F, 2273A, 2283G, 2374A and 2384B
2.5 courses:
Biochemistry 3380G, 3381A and 3382B; 1.0 course from Chemistry 3371F, 3372F/G, 3373F or 3374A/B.
Clinical Biochemistry
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G; 1.0 course from Biology 2382B, Biology 2290F/G, Chemistry 2211A/B, 2214A/B, 2374A, 2384B.
2.5 courses:
Biochemistry 3381A, 3382B, 3385A, 3386B and 3387G.
Computational Biochemistry
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Computer Science 1025A/B or 1026A/B; Computer Science 1027A/B.
2.5 courses:
Biochemistry 3380G, 3381A and 3382B; Computer Science 2210A/B and 2211A/B.
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Epidemiology 2200A/B or the former Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2200A/B, 3330B.
2.5 courses:
Biostatistics 3100A and 3110B; Epidemiology 3200A, 3210B and 3500A.
IMS (Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences)
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
3.0 courses:
3.0 courses from Groups A and C in the IMS Honors Specialization module, with at least 2.5 of the courses being from Group A.
Medical Biophysics (Medical Sciences Concentration) – for students entering Year 4 in 2013/14. Students entering Year 3 in 2013/14 have the choice of completing the module as it appears in either the 2012/13 Academic Calendar or the 2013/14 Academic Calendar (using the corresponding Weighted Average).
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Calculus 2302A/B or 2502A/B; Calculus 2303A/B or 2503A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B; Physics 2101A/B and 2102A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
3.0 courses:
Medical Biophysics 3330F/G, 3501F, 3503G, 3505F, 3507G and 3970Z.
Medical Biophysics (Medical Sciences Concentration) – for students entering Year 2 as of 2013/14. Students entering Year 3 in 2013/14 have the choice of completing the module as it appears in either the 2012/13 Academic Calendar or the 2013/14 Academic Calendar (using the corresponding Weighted Average).
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Chemistry 2213A/B; Physics 2101A/B and 2102A/B or Physiology 2130 or 3120; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Computer Science 2035A/B.
3.5 courses:
Medical Biophysics 3330F/G, 3501F, 3503G, 3505F, 3507G, 3645A/B and 3970Z.
Medical Biophysics (Clinical Physics Concentration)
2.5 courses:
Calculus 2302A/B or 2502A/B; Calculus 2303A/B or 2503A/B; Physics 2101A/B, 2102A/B and 2110A/B.
3.0 courses:
Medical Biophysics 3330F/G, 3501F, 3503G, 3505F, 3507G, 3970Z
Medical Cell Biology
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Chemistry 2213A/B or 2273A; Chemistry 2223B or 2283G.
3.0 courses:
Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309; Biochemistry 3381A and 3382B; Biology 3316A/B or Physiology 3140A; Biochemistry 3380G or Biology 3326F/G
Medical Health Informatics
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; 1.0 course from Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2581B; Chemistry 2213A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B; Computer Science 2120A/B and 2121A/B.
3.0 courses:
Computer Science 3120A/B and 3121A/B; Pathology 3240A and 3245B; Physiology 3120.
Microbiology and Immunology - for students registering in Year 4 in 2013/14 and 2014/15
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B and 2223B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
2.5 courses:
Biochemistry 3381A; Microbiology and Immunology 2100A, 3300A, 3400B and 3600G.
Microbiology and Immunology – for students registering in Year 4 in 2015/16 and onward
3.5 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B and 2223B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 3381A; Microbiology and Immunology 2500A/B, 3100A, 3300B, 3610F and 3620G.
Pathology and Toxicology
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2581B; Chemistry 2213A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
4.0 courses:
1.0 course from Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309 or 3319; Pathology 3240A and 3245B; Pharmacology 3620; Physiology 3120.
Pharmacology
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
3.0 courses:
Pharmacology 3580Y and 3620; Physiology 3120 and 3140A.
Physiology
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
2.0 courses:
Physiology 3120, 3130Y and 3140A.
Physiology and Pharmacology
3.0 courses:
Biochemistry 2280A; Biology 2581B, 2382B and 2290F/G; Chemistry 2213A/B; Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
3.5 courses:
Pharmacology 3580Y and 3620; Physiology 3120, 3130Y and 3140A.

Notes:
1. Some courses in the Weighted Average Chart include a mark/average requirement in their prerequisite(s). See UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION.
2. Information about the minimum Weighted Average required for admission to each Honors Specialization module is available on the BMSc website: www.schulich.uwo.ca/bmsc
Double Majors:
Students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program are eligible to register in Double Major modules provided they have completed all of the 2000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements for both Major modules and have the prerequisites to register in the 3000-level courses required in the module (some 3000-level courses include mark/average requirements in their prerequisites). Students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program who have not completed all of the 2000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements for both Major modules may be granted special permission for admission if they have the prerequisites to register in the 3000-level courses required in the module.

Specialization Modules:
Students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program are eligible to register in Specialization modules provided they have completed all of the 2000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements for the Specialization module and have the prerequisites to register in the 3000-level courses required in the module (some 3000-level courses include mark/average requirements in their prerequisites). Students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program who have not completed all of the 2000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements for the Specialization may be granted special permission for admission if they have the prerequisites to register in the 3000-level courses required in the module. Students in the BMSc Program are encouraged to pursue either an Honors Specialization module or Double Major modules leading to Honors degrees. Specialization modules lead to 4-year BMSc (non-honors) degrees.
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