2025-26 Honours Co-operative Science and Business - Bioinformatics Option

Bioinformatics Option Recommended Course Sequence

This page demonstrates how the Bioinformatics Options can be seamlessly integrated within the Honours Co-op Science and Business program sequence. The sample pathway illustrates one possible approach to combining disciplinary depth in biology with the interdisciplinary business foundation of the program.

Careful academic planning is important, as Biology courses and CS courses often include prerequisites that must be completed in advance. Students are encouraged to connect with a Science and Business advisor early to map out course selections and ensure requirements align with their degree progression and co-op schedule. Students interested in pursuing the minor should plan to declare the Bioinformatics Option by their 2A term to allow sufficient time for course sequencing and prerequisite completion.

Year 1

Fall

  • AFM 112 

  • SCBUS 123  

  • BIOL 130

  • One of:  

    • EARTH 121, EARTH 121L 

    • PHYS 111, PHYS 111L 

    • CHEM 120, CHEM 120L 

Winter

  • AFM 113

  • AFM 132

  • ENGL 193 or COMMST 193

  • BIOL 239

  • One of: 

    • EARTH 122, EARTH 122L 

    • PHYS 112, PHYS 112L 

    • CHEM 123, CHEM 123L 

Spring

Off

Year 2

Fall

  • AFM 123 

  • SCBUS 223 

  • ECON 101 

  • MATH 127

  • BIOL 266

Winter 

Co-op, Work Term 1

Spring  

  • ECON 102 

  • AFM 121 

  • CS 115

  • First year BIOL elective (0.5)

  • One free elective (0.5)

Year 3

Fall

Co-op, Work Term 2

Winter 

  • SCBUS 323  

  • AFM 280

  • BIOL 365

  • Any level Science electives (0.5 units) 

  • CS 116

Spring

Co-op, Work Term 3

Year 4

Fall  

  • SCBUS 423

  • Two science 200-level electives (1.0 units)

  • One science 300-level BIOL elective from list (0.5 unit) 

  • CS elective from list

Winter

Co-op, Work Term 4

Spring

Co-op, Work Term 5

Year 5

Fall

  • SCBUS 498 

  • MSE 336 

  • BIOL 469

  • One science 200-level elective (0.5 unit)

  • One elective (0.5 unit) 

Winter 

  • SCBUS 499 

  • Two 200-level science elective (1.0)

  • One 300-level BIOL elective from list (0.5)

  • One 300/400 level science elective (0.5)

Notes

  • Math Elective can be any course taught in the Faculty of Math (not including CS 100, MATH 103, MATH 104, MTHEL subject)
    • Examples: Math 106, Math 114, Stat 202, CS 105, CS 115 (can be across ACTSC, AMATH, CO,CS, MATH, PMATH, STAT)
  • BIOL labs are recommended but not required unless needed to satisfy upper-year courses as prerequisites.
  • Biology 300-level elective list includes: Biol 349, Biol 359, Biol 361, Biol 382, Biol 465
  • The represented sequencing of all elective types is suggestive only and can be taken in a different order, and different term, than what is shown, depending on the elective chosen, its term of offering and required requisites.