Honours Science

  Discover your own path in our most flexible program. 

Students walking around our Biology and Earth Sciences and Chemistry buildings

Courses

As an Honours Science student, you can choose between BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, and SCI to count towards your Science elective credits. 

When choosing courses, it is important to consider what your goals are. Are you working towards meeting the requirements for a professional school? Are you looking to take specific upper year courses which have prerequisites? Are you looking to take courses for interest? 

Once you determine your goals, you can decide which courses are more appropriate for any given term. 

We encourage you to take a look at our visual course maps* which are available for five Science subjects of study. They may give you an idea of what courses may be appropriate to take and align with your goals. Note: a University of Waterloo login is required. Partner this with the Science course terms of offering page to plan when courses are offered. 

• Biology Course Map
• Chemistry Course Map 
• Earth Sciences Course Map 
• Materials and Nanosciences (MNS) Course Map
• Physics Course Map 

Degree checklist (Excel file download)

Program requirements are generally based on the year students begin their studies in the Faculty of Science. Review your program requirements in the archived calendar for the appropriate year. Use your Unofficial Transcript in Quest to see the courses you have taken and grades earned. Note: University of Waterloo login is required to access the files below.

• Started before Fall 2018
• Started in Fall 2018
• Started in Fall 2019 to the present

How to fill out the Honours Science degree checklist excel file:

* Please review the video description on Vimeo for a transcript of the audio.

This course sequence will allow you to meet the academic requirements for application to UW School of Pharmacy. NOTE: ensure you are in 5 lecture courses/term to meet admission requirements as per PharmD application process | School of Pharmacy | University of Waterloo. Review the admission requirements annually as they may change. 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

This course sequence will allow you to meet the academic requirements for application to UW School of Optometry & Vision Science. NOTE: ensure you are in 5 lecture courses/term as per the admission requirements found on Doctor of Optometry (OD) - Application requirements | Optometry & Vision Science | University of Waterloo. Review the admission requirements annually as they may change. 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

If you have questions about completing an Honours Science degree, feel free to connect with your Honours Science program advisor, Rebecca Gibbins.