Honours Science (Regular only)
- About
- Beyond the classroom
- First year courses
- Upper year courses
- Beyond University of Waterloo
- Important information
About
Offering you the widest choice, Honours Science is our most flexible and versatile program. If you're not sure what your main interest is or prefer the flexibility of a non-major program, Honours Science lets you sample different science courses in your first 2 years. You may then decide on a major at any time up to third year.
Beyond the classroom
If you're considering further training in the health professions, the Honours Science program gives you the ability to choose the required courses for medical, chiropractic, dental, or other professional schools you've targeted. Because this program is offered only through our regular system of study, you can complete your program and go on to professional studies in less than 4 years.
First year courses
Only 12 of your 21 credits must be in Science, so you'll have plenty of room to add interesting courses in gerontology, languages, humanities, fine arts, kinesiology, and many other areas of study. Getting a minor in subjects like computer science or math is easy to do and adds to your marketability.
first-year courses you'll take:
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Upper year courses
With the honours science program, your choices after first year are totally up to you. As long as 6 of your 10 courses per year are science related courses, you can choose whatever courses you want. Here is a list of some of the upper year science courses available to you.
- EARTH 121/122 Introduction to Earth Science/Introduction to Environmental Science
- CHEM 120/123 Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Chemical Reactions
- BIOL 331 Advanced Cell Biology
- BIOL 342 Molecular Biotechnology 1
- BIOL 330 Molecular Biology
- BIOL 443 Fermentation Biotechnology
- PHYS 121/122 Mechanics, Wave Motion and Heat 1 and 2
The list of Science courses for each faculty can be found in the undergraduate studies academic calendar.
To find out what courses you will be taking in your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years (including specializations), look into the undergraduate studies academic calendar.
Beyond University of Waterloo
Because our Honours Science program emphasizes research and computer skills, employers find that our students are valuable team members who quickly learn new techniques and who are able to quickly problem solve.
What our grads are doing now
- Pharmacist, CVS Pharmacy
- Environmental Consultant, Western BioResources Consulting Ltd.
- Chiropractor, Georgetown Chiropractic Center
- Teacher, Mentor College
- Regional Wildlife Manager, Government of Manitoba
- Manager of Process, 3M Canada Inc.
- Medical Doctor, Dr. Paul K. Fung
- Instructor, St. John Ambulance
- Quality Assurance Technologist, Campbell Soup Company Limited
- Forensics Lab Technician, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
See what other careers students are following.
Important information
Information on admission requirements, financing and housing, can be found at the bottom of the Science Homepage.
