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Winter/Summer 2021
Academic Calendar Winter/Summer 2021
Biology
ufv.ca/biologyBiology extended minor (for BA students)
This section specifies the Biology extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring an extended minor.
Lower-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I (discontinued) | 4–5 |
| or CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II (discontinued) | 4–5 |
| or CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II | |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Plus: | An additional CHEM course numbered 200 or above | 3–4 |
| Two of: (see Note) | 8 | |
| BIO 201 | Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism | |
| BIO 202 | Cell Signaling/Gene Regulation | |
| BIO 210 | Introductory Ecology | |
| BIO 220 | Genetics | |
| One of: | 3–4 | |
| STAT 104 | Introductory Statistics | |
| STAT 106 | Statistics I | |
| MATH 270/ STAT 270 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
| PSYC 110 | Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology | |
Note: Students should choose appropriately in order to satisfy upper-level course prerequisites. It is highly recommended that students contact an advisor prior to making their course selections.
Upper-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 15 credits in upper-level BIO (see Note) | 15 |
Note: Up to nine of the 15 upper-level credits can be in directed studies or special topics courses.
Biology minor (for BSc students)
This section specifies the biology minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the Bachelor of Science section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements.
Lower-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I (discontinued) | 4–5 |
| or CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II (discontinued) | 4–5 |
| or CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II | |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Plus: | An additional CHEM course numbered 200 or above | 3–4 |
| Two of: (see Note 1) | 8 | |
| BIO 201 | Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism | |
| BIO 202 | Cell Signaling/Gene Regulation | |
| BIO 210 | Introductory Ecology | |
| BIO 220 | Genetics | |
| One of: (see Note 2) | 4 | |
| STAT 104 | Introductory Statistics | |
| STAT 106 | Statistics I | |
| MATH 270/ STAT 270 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
Note 1: Students should choose appropriately in order to satisfy upper-level course prerequisites. It is highly recommended that students contact an advisor prior to making their course selections.
Note 2: Students who completed PSYC 110 prior to September 2012 can use this course toward lower-level requirements.
Upper-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 14 credits in upper-level BIO | 14 |
Biology minor (for BKin students)
This section specifies the Biology minor for Kinesiology requirements only. Only students completing a Bachelor of Kinesiology may complete this minor.
Lower-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I (discontinued) | 4–5 |
| or CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II (discontinued) | 4–5 |
| or CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II | |
| BIO 201 | Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Cell Signaling/Gene Regulation | 4 |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Plus: | An additional CHEM course numbered 200 or above | 3–4 |
| One of: (see Note) | 4 | |
| STAT 104 | Introductory Statistics | |
| STAT 106 | Statistics I | |
| MATH 270/ STAT 270 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
Note: Students who completed PSYC 110 prior to September 2012 can use this course toward lower-level requirements.
Upper-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 14 credits in upper-level BIO (see Note) | 14 |
Note: CHEM 214 (Organic Chemistry II) and BIO 320/BIOC 320 (Biochemistry) are recommended for students planning to pursue medicine.
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.