Graduation RequirementsFor a B.Sc. in General Science

Note: The following graduation requirements apply to students who entered first year Science PRIOR to the fall of 1997.

1. Completion of at least 120 UCC course credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. (Up to 60 credits may be transferred from another institution.) These credits may NOT include BIOL 360, MATH 100, MATH 110, MATH 190, PHYS 113, any Physical Education activity courses or any non-academic courses. If in doubt, students should contact an academic advisor or the B.Sc. Advisor. Remedial courses with course numbers less than 100 are also excluded.
2. At least 48 credits of Arts and Science courses must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and of these, at least 30 credits must be in Science (including Computing and Mathematics) as referred to in 3 (c) below.
3. At least 72 credits must be in Science disciplines (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physical Geography, Physics and Statistics).
   • These must include:
   1. 24 credits of introductory science courses including:
   • Chemistry, (CHEM 110/120 or 111/121 or 110/125 or 111/125)(6 credits),
   • Mathematics, (calculus)(MATH 113/123, 114/124 or 115/125)(6 credits)
   • Physics, (PHYS 110/120 or 115/125)(6 credits)

     and 6 credits of introductory science chosen from:

   • Astronomy (not including ASTR 113), Biology, Computing Science, Geology, Physical Geography (eg. GEOG 112 and/or GEOG 122), and Statistics.
   • Normally these introductory courses must be completed during the first two years of the program.
   1. Courses which are prerequisite to the 300-level courses referred to in 3(c) below.

      (These courses must normally be taken during the second year of the program.)

   2. Eighteen credits of Science courses numbered 300 or above in one of the areas of Chemistry, Life Science, Mathematical and Computing Science or Physics and at least six credits in each of two of the other areas.

      or

      Eighteen credits of Science courses numbered 300 or above in each of two of the areas of Chemistry, Life Science, Mathematical and Computing Science or Physics.

      (See Alternatives 1 and 2 referred to earlier under "Upper Level Requirements.")

4. At least eighteen credits must be Arts or Humanities courses, including six credits from English 110, 111 and 121 (i.e. any two of these three English courses).
5. It is strongly recommended that students take an introductory course in statistics, such as STAT 200. However, students pursuing the Life Sciences should note that STAT 200 precludes credit for BIOL 300. This course will contribute to the required 72 credits in Science referred to in item 3 above.