2022-23 Honours Biochemistry Course Sequence

2022-23 Honours Biochemistry Recommended Course Sequence

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

Year 1

Fall

Winter

Year 2

Fall

BIOL 240, BIOL 240L
BIOL 309
CHEM 200
CHEM 220, CHEM 220L
CHEM 264
Note: Students transferring into this plan after their 2A term must take a 0.5 unit CHEM lecture or lab course in place of CHEM 200.

Winter

BIOL elective 200-level (0.5 unit)
CHEM 233, CHEM 233L
CHEM 254
CHEM 265, CHEM 265L
One program lab elective (0.5 unit) - if choosing CHEM 224L

Year 3

Fall

CHEM 331
STAT 202 or MATH 228
Two program electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

Winter

BIOL 331
CHEM 212
CHEM 335L
CHEM 357
One program elective (0.5 unit)
One program lab elective (0.5 unit) - if choosing CHEM 360L

Year 4

Fall and Winter

Seven program electives (3.5 units)
Three electives (1.5 units)

Program Elective Recommendation Notes

PHYS 111L or PHYS 121L should ideally be taken in Year One if it counts as the 0.25 program lab unit.
CHEM 250L should ideally be taken in Year Two if it counts as the 0.25 program lab unit.
CHEM 313L or BIOL 373L should ideally be taken in Year Three winter if it counts as the 0.25 program lab unit.
CHEM 224L should ideally be taken in Year Two spring if it counts as the 0.5 program lab unit.
CHEM 212 should ideally be taken in Year Two spring and CHEM 360L should ideally be taken in Year Three winter if CHEM 360L counts as the 0.5 program lab unit.
BIOL 373L has a BIOL 373 corequisite, which has a BIOL 273 prerequisite; CHEM 360L has a CHEM 360 corequisite.
BIOL 241 must be taken in Year Two spring for students considering the Biotechnology Specialization.

2021-22 Honours Biochemistry