Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Life Sciences – General (Science) – Bachelor of Science

LISC-G-BSC

Subject: Administered by the Associate Dean, Life Sciences and Biochemistry
Plan: Consists of 48.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 90.0 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
BIOL 102Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology3.00
BIOL 103Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems3.00
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
General Chemistry I: From Atoms to Matter
and General Chemistry II: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
or
General Chemistry
or
General Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory): From Atoms to Matter
and General Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory): Thermodynamics and Kinetics
C. Complete the following:
CHEM 281General Organic Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory)3.00
D. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Pharmacology for the Health Sciences
Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
E. Complete the following:
PHGY 215Principles of Mammalian Physiology l3.00
PHGY 216Principles of Mammalian Physiology ll3.00
2. Option
A. Complete 12.00 units from the following course list:12.00
LISC_List_B at the 200-level or above
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list:6.00
LISC_List_B
3. Additional Requirements
A. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list: 6.00
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B. No more than 12.00 units in BIOL or 3.00 units in NURS 100 and 9.00 units in BIOL may be used from LISC_ List_B.
Electives
Elective Courses42.00
Total Units90.00

4. Notes

A. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in COMM, LAW, NURS and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Life Sciences Course Lists

The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

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Natural and Physical Science Courses
ANAT
ARIN
ASTR
BCHM
BIOL
BMED 390; BMED 470; BMED 480
CANC
CHEE 209
CHEM
CISC
COGS
COMM 162
COMP
CRSS
DDHT
DISC
ECON 250
ENSC 201; ENSC 301; ENSC 307; ENSC 320; ENSC 407; ENSC 425; ENSC 480
EPID
GEOL
GLPH 472
GPHY_Physical Course List 1
GPHY_Tech/Methods Course List 1
HLTH 230; HLTH 331
HSCI 270; HSCI 383; HSCI 483
KNPE 125; KNPE 153; KNPE 225; KNPE 227; KNPE 251; KNPE 254; KNPE 255; KNPE 261; KNPE 327; KNPE 339; KNPE 354; KNPE 355; KNPE 356; KNPE 425; KNPE 429; KNPE 439; KNPE 447; KNPE 450; KNPE 453; KNPE 454; KNPE 455; KNPE 459; KNPE 493
LISC
MATH
MICR
NSCI
NURS 323; NURS 324
PATH
PHAR
PHGY
PHYS
POLS 285
PSYC 100; PSYC 101; PSYC 102; PSYC 103; PSYC 202; PSYC 203; PSYC 221; PSYC 271; PSYC 299; PSYC 301; PSYC 302; PSYC 325; PSYC 338; PSYC 450
PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience Course List 1
REPD
SOCY 210; SOCY 211
STAM
STAT
1

The GPHY and PSYC Course Lists noted here may be found in the Departments/Schools and Degree Plans section of this Calendar.

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Options in the Life Science General/Minor Plan
ANAT, BCHM, EPID, LISC, MICR, PHAR, PHGY, and REPD
BIOL 205Mendelian and Molecular Genetics3.00
BIOL 243Introduction to Statistics3.00
BIOL 321Animal Behaviour3.00
BIOL 322Environmental Physiology of Animals3.00
BIOL 330Cell Biology3.00
BIOL 331Analytical Genomics3.00
BIOL 334Comparative Biochemistry3.00
BIOL 339Animal Physiology3.00
CHEM 282General Organic Chemistry II3.00
CHEM 285General Organic Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory)3.00
ENSC 201Environmental Toxicology and Chemical Risks3.00
HLTH 102Personal Health and Wellness3.00
HLTH 230Basic Human Nutrition3.00
HLTH 237An Introduction to Drugs, Drug Use and Drug Dependence3.00
HLTH 331Advanced Human Nutrition3.00
MATH 300Modeling Techniques in Biology3.00
NSCI 323Foundational Neuroscience3.00
NSCI 324Systems Neuroscience3.00
NURS 100Nutrition and Health3.00
PATH 310Introduction to Pathology and Molecular Medicine3.00
STAM 200Introduction to Statistics3.00
STAT 263Introduction to Statistics3.00