Biomedical Physiology Minor Program

Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring

Prerequisite and Required Course Grades

Students enrolling in KIN courses must have a grade of C- or better in prerequisite courses. Students enrolled in the biomedical physiology minor must have a grade of C- or better in all required courses.

丁香园AV Requirements

丁香园AV students applying for admission to the biomedical physiology minor program must complete the following courses with a grade of C- or better.

Students complete all of

BISC 101-4 General Biology
CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I

and one of

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

and one of

PHYS 101-3 Physics for the Life Sciences I
PHYS 120-3 Mechanics and Modern Physics
PHYS 125-3 Mechanics and Special Relativity
PHYS 140-4 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics

Applicants are selected based on an admission grade point average (GPA) calculated over these five required courses, together with any of the following courses.

BISC 102-4 General Biology
CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
KIN 205-3 Introduction to Human Physiology
MBB 222-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
MBB 231-3 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry

and one of

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

and one of

PHYS 102-3 Physics for the Life Sciences II
PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 126-3 Electricity, Magnetism and Light
PHYS 141-4 Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

Apply for admission as soon as the five required courses have been completed. Unsuccessful applicants may complete any of the 8 additional courses to improve the admission GPA. A C- grade or better is required in each course used for the admission application. Those not meeting the admission GPA upon completion of all eight additional courses will be advised of alternatives. For students transferring some core courses from another post-secondary institution, only courses completed at 丁香园AV (and not previously completed elsewhere) are used in the admission GPA. Normally, at least 15 units from core courses are required as a basis for the GPA calculation. Exceptions must be approved by the department.

Application Procedure

Students should complete a program approval form available at the biomedical physiology & kinesiology general office and submit it to the academic advisor by June 1 for fall term approval, October 1 for spring term approval, or February 1 for summer term approval.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of

BISC 101-4 General Biology
BISC 102-4 General Biology
CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
CHEM 126-2 General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 282-2 Organic Chemistry II
KIN 205-3 Introduction to Human Physiology
MBB 222-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
MBB 231-3 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry

and one of

MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
MATH 151-3 Calculus I
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 125-3 Mechanics and Special Relativity
PHYS 140-4 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics

and one of

PHYS 102-3 Physics for the Life Sciences II
PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 126-3 Electricity, Magnetism and Light
PHYS 141-4 Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete both of

KIN 305-3 Human Physiology I
KIN 306-3 Human Physiology II (Principles of Physiological Regulation)

and one of

KIN 324-3 Principles of Human Anatomy
KIN 325-3 Basic Human Anatomy

and six of鈥�

KIN 304W-3 Inquiry and Measurement in Kinesiology ⁺⁺
KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology
KIN 336-3 Histology
KIN 402-3 Mechanical Behavior of Tissues
KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement
KIN 420-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology I ^*
KIN 421-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology II ^*
KIN 422-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology III ^*
KIN 423-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology IV ^*
KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy
KIN 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism
KIN 431-3 Integrative Cancer Biology
KIN 444-3 Cardiac Disease: Pathophysiology and Assessment
KIN 446-3 Neurological Disorders
KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control
KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology
KIN 496-3 Directed Study I ^*
KIN 498-3 Directed Study II ^*

鈥爏ome courses may require additional prerequisites
⁺⁺satisfies the University's breadth requirements of three upper division units in writing
^*must be selected topics courses in physiology

A minimum GPA of 2.0 calculated on all biomedical physiology and kinesiology courses used to satisfy the requirements is required as well as a minimum upper division GPA of 2.0 calculated on those upper division biomedical physiology and kinesiology courses used to satisfy the requirements.

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.

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