2025-26 Honours Science and Business, Biotechnology Specialization Course Sequence

2025-26 Honours Science and Business, Biotechnology Specialization Recommended Course Sequence

Use the search feature in the 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Studies Calendar to navigate back to the corresponding program.

Note: Program elective recommendation notes are listed after Year 4. 

Year 1

Fall

Winter

Year 2

Fall

Winter

Year 3

Fall

Winter

Year 4

Fall

  • SCBUS 423
  • BIOL 443
  • One Approved course (0.5 unit)
  • One BIOL approved course for Biotechnology Specialization (0.5 unit)
  • One Approved course or one BIOL elective (0.5 unit)

Winter

  • BIOL 432
  • One Approved course (0.5 unit)
  • Three BIOL approved courses for Biotechnology Specialization (1.5 units)

Program Elective Recommendation Notes

  • Sequence updated (March 30, 2026) to reflect the approved changes in required science elective units — Refer to "Changes Since 2025-2026 Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar Publication."
  • BIOL labs are recommended but not required unless needed to satisfy upper-year courses as prerequisites.
  • 2.0 units of BIOL approved courses must be chosen from:  BIOL 341, BIOL 345, BIOL 431, BIOL 433, BIOL 441, BIOL 442, BIOL 444, BIOL 483.
  • 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.
  • Note: 1B term no longer sequenced with 6 courses - sequence updated Aug 16