Chemistry - Bio-organic Honours (B.Sc.)

75 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Program Prerequisites

Pre-Program Prerequisites

Students entering from the Foundation program must have included CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1. and CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2. , BIOL 112 Cell and Molecular Biology. , MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry. , MATH 140 Calculus 1. / MATH 141 Calculus 2. or MATH 150 Calculus A. / MATH 151 Calculus B. , PHYS 101 Introductory Physics - Mechanics. / PHYS 102 Introductory Physics - Electromagnetism. or PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves. / PHYS 142 Electromagnetism and Optics. , or their equivalents in their Foundation year. Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses. Note that students who have successfully completed MATH 150 Calculus A. and MATH 151 Calculus B. do not have to take MATH 222 Calculus 3. .

Required Courses (57 credits)

A computer science course, either COMP 202 Foundations of Programming. or COMP 208 Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and Engineering . , is strongly recommended during U1 for students who have no previous introduction to computer programming. Students should contact their adviser on this matter. Completion of Mathematics MATH 222 Calculus 3. during U1 is also strongly recommended.

  • BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOL 201 Cell Biology and Metabolism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 213 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry (4 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry and Biochemistry (4 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 267 Introductory Chemical Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 273 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 345 Introduction to Quantum Chemistry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 355 Applications of Quantum Chemistry (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 377 Instrumental Analysis 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CHEM 381 Inorganic Chemistry 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 392 Experimental Chemistry 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • CHEM 493 Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • CHEM 502 Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism (2 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

6 credits of research 1 : (6 credits)

6 credits of research 1 :

  • CHEM 470 Research Project 1 (6 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • CHEM 480 Undergraduate Research Project 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter

9 credits from the following: (9 credits)

9 credits from the following:

  • BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory (4 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • CHEM 365 Statistical Thermodynamics (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MIMM 211 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIMM 214 Introductory Immunology: Elements of Immunity (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIMM 314 Intermediate Immunology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MIMM 323 Microbial Physiology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Remaining credits (3 credits)

and 3 credits of additional Chemistry courses at the 400 level or higher.

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