Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Life Sciences – Minor (Science)

Subject: Administered by the Associate Dean, Life Sciences and Biochemistry
Plan: Consists of 30.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: LISC-Z
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major or Specialization Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 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 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Principles of Human Morphology I
Principles of Human Morphology II
Fundamental Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology
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 3.00 units from the following course list:3.00
LISC_List_B at the 300-level or above
Total Units30.00

3. 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 may 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.

LISC_List_B

ANAT 1
BCHM 1
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
EPID 1
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
LISC 1
MATH 300Modeling Techniques in Biology3.00
MICR 1
NSCI 323Foundational Neuroscience3.00
NSCI 324Systems Neuroscience3.00
NURS 100Nutrition and Health3.00
PATH 310Introduction to Pathology and Molecular Medicine3.00
PHAR 1
PHGY 1
REPD 1
STAM 200Introduction to Statistics3.00
STAT 263Introduction to Statistics3.00
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