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See the Faculty of Science subsections on Enrolment Limitations in Section 3 (Faculty Regulations) and Program Details in Section 5.

• Biology 231, 233, 311, 313, 315, 331, 401, 451, 501, 591, 619
• Biochemistry 393
• Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403, 527, 615
• Ecology 491, 527
• Marine Science 440, 500*, 501*, 507*, 502*, 515, 540, 544, 546, 572, 574, 582
• Certain Medical Science courses**
• Certain Neuroscience courses***
• All courses in the Calendar labelled Zoology except Zoology 269,361, 363.

*Applicability to the field depends upon the actual course content. Approval will have to be granted on an individual basis. Check the list published by the Department each February.

**No more than one FCE of such courses (approved by the Department prior to registering in the course) can be counted towards the Major Field.

***Applicability to the field depends upon the actual course content. Approval will be granted on an individual basis.

See also 3.4 Program Requirements, in particular, the regulations on the number of courses at the 200 level and above allowed in a program and on the List of Science-Equivalent Courses in Other Faculties (Table I).

2.5 FCE - Biology 231, 233, 311, 313, 331 (Biocore)

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

1.0 FCE - One of Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 and one of 211 or 213 or 221 or 253 or 263 or 283

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, and 223

0.5 FCE - Biochemistry 393

1.0 FCE - Zoology 375 and 377

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 351 and 353

2.0 FCE - Biology 315, Zoology 461, 463, 471

1.0 FCE - Zoology courses from the 400- 500 or 600-level offerings (excluding 461, 463, 471)

1.0 FCE - Options from the Field

4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Non-science options*

4.0 FCE - Options

*Note: These 4.0 FCE are selected from the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and the Haskayne School of Business. Of these 4.0 FCE, students must take at least 1.0 FCE in each of at least two of the aforementioned Faculties (see (d) Breadth requirement in 3.4 Program Requirements.

2.5 FCE - Biology 231, 233, 311, 313, 331(Biocore)

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

1.0 FCE - One of Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 and one of 211 or 213 or 221 or 253 or 263 or 283

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, and 223

0.5 FCE - Biochemistry 393

1.0 FCE – Zoology 375 and 377

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 351 and 353

2.0 FCE - Biology 315, Zoology 461, 463, 471

1.0 FCE - Zoology courses from the 400- 500 or 600-level offerings (excluding 461, 463, 471)

1.0 FCE - Zoology 530

1.0 FCE - Options from the Field

4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Non-science options*

3.0 FCE - Options

*Note: These 4.0 FCE are selected from the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and the Haskayne School of Business. Of these 4.0 FCE, students must take at least 1.0 FCE in each of at least two of the aforementioned Faculties (see (d) Breadth requirement in 3.4 Program Requirements.

• This listing provides recommended options for students wishing to create a program of courses that explores particular areas of interest and that provides support for career goals. Students may not be able to include all suggestions of a given area in their programs; neither is the list exhaustive nor exclusive. Many courses have prerequisites that are not listed.

Animal Development and Morphology

Biology 401, Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403, 505, Kinesiology 261, 263, Medical Science 619.03, Zoology 475, 477.01, 477.02, 531, 571, 573

Animal Physiology

Biochemistry 471, 547, Biology 501, Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 527, Medical Science 623, 627, 629, 631, Zoology 575, 595, 597,

Animal Biodiversity and Systematics

Biology 401, 451, 619, Ecology 429, 439, 491, 527, Geology 307, 391, Zoology 435, 475, 477.01, 477.02, 571, 621

Evolutionary and Ecological Physiology

Biology 401, Botany 303, Ecology 429, Marine Science 515, 546, Zoology 475, 477.01, 477.02, 567, 575, 595

General (Cell) Physiology

Biology 501, 505,Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403, 413, 527, Medical Science 615, 619.01, Zoology 531, 573, 595, 597

Invertebrate Biology

Ecology 417, 419, 491, Geology 391, Marine Science 440, 572, 582, Zoology 435, 475, 483, 567

Vertebrate Biology

Ecology 527, Kinesiology 261, Marine Science 540, 544, 574, Zoology 477.01, 477.02, 531, 567, 571, 573, 577, 583

• Courses in Marine Science may be taken for credit during the summer and/or students may elect to spend the fall of either the third or fourth year attending the Bamfield Fall Program. Refer to the Marine Science course listings for details.