Understand your Curriculum
Understand Your Curriculum
The Four-year School of Science Curriculum includes the following elements:
To graduate, you must earn at least 120 credits in approved courses, or through credit transfer.
School Requirements
School Requirements
IT course (ONE course from the list) |
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| COMP 2011Programming with C++3 | |
| COMP 1021Introduction to Computer Science3 | |
| COMP 1022PIntroduction to Computing with Java3 | |
| COMP 1022QIntroduction to Computing with Excel VBA (For 2019-20 cohort or before)3 | |
| COMP 1001Exploring Multimedia and Internet Computing (For 2018-19 cohort or before)3 | |
English Language Course |
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| LANG 2010English for Science I3 | |
Science School Induction |
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| SCIE 1000Science School Induction0 |
Science Foundation courses should include 8 courses:
1. SEVEN foundation lecture courses, including at least 1 lecture course, but no more than 3 lecture courses, from each discipline: LIFS, CHEM, MATH and PHYS.
| LIFS | CHEM |
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| OCES 1030Environmental Science3 | CHEM 1004Chemistry in Everyday Life3 |
| LIFS 1901General Biology I3 | CHEM 1010General Chemistry IA3 |
| LIFS 1902General Biology II3 | CHEM 1020General Chemistry IB2 |
| LIFS 1930Nature of Life Science3 | CHEM 1030General Chemistry II3 |
| LIFS 2210Biochemistry I3 | MATH |
| PHYS | MATH 1003Calculus and Linear Algebra (For 2012-13 to 2014-15 cohort)3 |
| PHYS 1001Physics and the Modern Society3 | MATH 1012Calculus IA (For 2015/16 cohort and after)4 |
| PHYS 1111General Physics I3 | MATH 1013Calculus IB3 |
| PHYS 1112General Physics I with Calculus3 | MATH 1014Calculus II3 |
| PHYS 1114General Physics II3 | MATH 1020Accelerated Calculus4 |
| PHYS 1312Honors General Physics I3 | MATH 1023Honors Calculus I3 |
| PHYS 1314Honors General Physics II3 | MATH 1024Honors Calculus II3 |
| OCES | MATH 2023Multivariable Calculus4 |
| OCES 1030Environmental Science (For 2019/20 cohort and after)3 | MATH 2121Linear Algebra4 |
| MATH 2131Honors in Linear and Abstract Algebra I4 |
2. ONE laboratory course
| CHEM 1050Laboratory for General Chemistry I1 | LIFS 1903Laboratory for General Biology I1 |
| CHEM 1055Laboratory for General Chemistry II1 | LIFS 1904Laboratory for General Biology II1 |
| PHYS 1113Laboratory for General Physics I1 | |
| PHYS 1115Laboratory for General Physics II1 |
Additional Required Course for IRE Track:
1. FOUR research courses
| SCIE 1500Guided Study on Research I1 | SCIE 2500Guided Study on Research II1 |
| UROP 1000 or UROP 1100Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 0/1 | SCIE 3900International Summer Research Experience3 |
2. Additional Science 2000-level or above Electives (Any 6 credits of the subject and level as specified and approved by advisor)
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Some courses used to fulfill Major and/or School Requirements can also fulfill University Common Core Requirements. Students may reuse a maximum of 9 credits of these courses to count towards Common Core Requirements. Some foundation courses are also Major Requirements; these courses may also be used to fulfill BOTH requirements. |
For students who are accepted to the IPO, you will have to fulfill another set of requirements. Please refer to the Interdisciplinary Programs Office. |
Major Requirements
Major Requirements (For 2021-22 Cohort)
For other cohorts, please refer to the UG Curriculum Handbook
Department of Ocean Science
Division of Life Science
BSc in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
BSc in Biological Science
BSc in Biotechnology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Interdisciplinary Programs Office
BSc in Environmental Management and Technology
5-year Dual Degree Program in Biotechonology and General Business Management
University Common Core Requirements
University Common Core Requirements
You have to fulfill the University Common Core Requirements by completing 36 credits of courses in the following areas:
- You will complete the same set of requirements regardless of the major discipline of study
- Before course registration, check the course lists to ensure that you are selecting current common core courses to satisfy the Common Core Requirements.
For more information, you can visit the website of Undergraduate Core Education Office.