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Spring 2008 Undergraduate Calendar
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Honours Biological Sciences - Co-operative Program in Environmental Biology
The Co-operative Program in Environmental Biology aims to provide students with a strong background in pure and applied ecology. Students will be exposed to the principles of population, community and ecosystem ecology, as well as theories and techniques involved in assessing contamination of freshwater systems. The Co-operative Education Program offers students the opportunity to combine their classroom experiences with related work experiences.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Honours Biological Sciences - Co-operative Program in Environmental Biology students must maintain full-time academic status and satisfy the following:
(a) Must maintain a minimum cumulative average of 5.0, and
(b) Must maintain a minimum major average of 8.0, and
(c) Must not have more than one outstanding F on their transcript.
WORK-STUDY SEQUENCE
Year of Study
Fall Semester
Winter Semester
Summer Semester
Year 1
Study
Study
2 week field course
Year 2
Study
Study
Work
Year 3
Work
Study
Study
Year 4
Study
Work
Work
Year 5
Study
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate students may be allowed, with the consent of the instructor, to take one graduate course for credit. In order to continue in the program students must maintain a major G.P.A of 8.0 and a cumulative G.P.A. of 5.0.
To
tal courses:
forty-four.
Major requirements:
twenty-two courses, including the "Core" courses of 55-140, 55-141, 55-210, 55-211, 55-213, and 55-341; plus 55-486 (or another approved ecological field study course), 55-320, 55-430, 55-444, and 55-445; plus the research course, 55-420 (a 6.0 credit course which counts as two courses); and five of 55-201, 55-324, 55-325, 55-359, 55-437, 55-440, and 55-468; 55-298, 55-299, 55-498 and 55-499; and four additional Biology courses. Course selections are to be made in consultation with the Co-op Program co-ordinator.
Other requirements:
(a) twelve additional courses from Science, including 59-140, 59-141, 59-230, 59-261, 60-104, 61-436, 62-130 or 62-140, 65-205, and one pair of both 61-140 and 61-141, or both 64-130 and 64-131, or both 64-140 and 64-141, or both 67-100 and 67-102. (One of 59-320 or 59-321 is strongly recommended.)
(b) four courses from Social Sciences. (Recommend
ed: 42-131 and 45-201);
(c) two courses from Arts or Languages. (Recommended: 26-100.)
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