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Bachelor of Science Pharmacology Subject Area


General Information


The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors)  program offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all program requirements in addition to the subject area requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Courses for Subject Area GPA


Pharmacology subject area GPA will be calculated including all courses at the 200-level or above with course designators BIOCH, CHEM, PHYSL, and PMCOL.

Courses for Subject Area Requirements


Note: Students registered in the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program also need to satisfy Common Course Requirements , Major/Honors/Minor Requirements , and Science and Senior Course Level Requirements .

Honors in Pharmacology Requirements


18 units in either the


Notes


  1. Students will not be permitted to take 400-level PMCOL courses unless all prerequisites have been met.
  2. The requirement of PMCOL 301  or PMCOL 302  may be waived by the department if the student has comparable previous research experience. If that is the case, an additional 3 units from any 300-level or 400-level Subject Area (BIOCH, CHEM, PHYSL, PMCOL) course is required.
  3. Students who take PMCOL 497  and PMCOL 499  may not take PMCOL 401  or PMCOL 402 .
  4. Some courses appear in more than one list of courses. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one requirement.

Major in Pharmacology Requirements