General Science Bachelor of Science Double Minor Program

Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

This bachelor of science (BSc) degree program provides broad education in several fields, with specialization in at least two.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Minor Requirements

Students must have their selection of minors for the BSc general science program approved by the program advisor as early in their program as possible.

Any two minors from the Faculty of Science may be combined to complete the BSc in general science program.

Alternatively, one minor from the Faculty of Science and one minor from outside the Faculty of Science can also be combined to complete the BSc in general science program. Note the Faculty of Science minimum credit requirements below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete one of

BISC 101-4 General Biology
BISC 102-4 General Biology

and all of

CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
CHEM 126-2 General Chemistry Laboratory II

and one of

EASC 101-3 Physical Geology (3)
KIN 110-3 Human Nutrition: Current Issues (3)
KIN 140-3 Contemporary Health Issues (3)
KIN 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology
KIN 143-3 Exercise: Health and Performance

and one of

MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
MATH 151-3 Calculus I (or MATH 150)
MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences

and one of

MATH 152-3 Calculus II
MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences

and one of

PHYS 101-3 Physics for the Life Sciences I
PHYS 120-3 Mechanics and Modern Physics
PHYS 140-4 Studio Physics 鈥� Mechanics and Modern Physics

and one of

PHYS 102-3 Physics for the Life Sciences II
PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 141-4 Studio Physics 鈥� Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

and one of

STAT 201-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences
STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Upper Division Requirements

The following general requirements must be satisfied.

A minimum of 80 credits in the Faculty of Science, of which at least 28 must be upper division.
A 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in upper division courses is required for each of the two subject area minors.

Note that some departments have minimum grade requirements for prerequisite courses. Consult departmental advisors about selection of upper division courses in subject minors.

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science major program requirements to complete a total of 120 units including

additional upper division units to total a minimum of 44 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406)
students who were enrolled at 丁香园AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 406) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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