2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

96 FACULTY OF SCIENCEPermission to transfer to a program. is subject to any excep~tions' or special restrictions outlined in the Admission statementor the Program Notes for that program: ' ..''. .' .'Note: The minimum Cumulative Average required to transfer to anHonours program'in the Faculty of ScienCe is 6:0 .• Students enteringLevel II lof a three-level B.Sc. program should note that if they havecompleted 60 units with a .cumulative Average of 5.5,' they mustattain a Sessional, Average of at least7.0 on 30 units of cou rse workto raise their Cumulative Average to 6.0. Students registered in. the, ,final year of a three-level B.Sc. Program must register' for all coursesrequired. for,comRletion ,of the program unless-registering for f~wer 'units than required to complete the program. ' A student may only be. ,reviewed for transfer to an Honours Program two, times: , on com pie'"'. tion of Level II and on completion of Level III.TRANSFER PROCEDURES .} Students in Leveis il orlll who wish to transfer to .another program', in the Faculty of Science'for the following FalllWinter session mustcomplete an Application to Transfer to Another Program during the.March.counselling period .. This form must be' (l:ompleted and' .re,. ,. turned to the Office of the Associate Dean of Science by the end of'March.. Students will be notified of the results of their applications on'their grade reports in earl~ June. Program transfers are not normally, permitted during the FalllWinter academicsessioh. - Students whodid not apply to transfer in March,.· may submit-an' applic'a.iiorl, to, transfer up to the deadline date for transfers of August 15th. " 'GRADUATION ' ', From Honours B.Sc. and B~S'C. Programs ", ,To graduate from a' program, students must meet the courserequirements stated in the Calendar in force when thEW enter thatprogram, yvith the'exception. that a later Calendar may explicitly-. modify such requirements,' .' ,. ,The requirements for graduation from. these· programs ale describedunder'the heading Graduation in tne' General Acade,mk;Regulations section in this Calendar.''Transferring to Graduate with a Three-Level,', B.Sc. Degree' from an Honours B.Sc~ Program . .. . . ., " Students who successfuilycomplete the first three Levels of anyHonours, B.Sc. degree may request permis$ion- from the Associ";. ate' Dean of Science Office for transfer to graduate with a threelevelB.Sc. Science degree~SECOND BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS ,In-addition to the regulations. in the General Academic Regulationssection in this Calendar, the following Faculty regulations _ apply.For many of the four-level Honours degrees in science, a Cumula- .~tive Average of at le,ast 7~O (overall average of B-) will be required for, admission. For three-level degrees, a Cumulative Average of at least'5.0 (overall average of C) will1be required for admission ..Students will be admitted to Second Degree studies onlyifth~ir",studies involve a significant' additional component· Of work in the., , subject of concentration of a program. Certain subject combina-'tions are not permitted for Second' Degrees. Courses for theSecond Degree may notbe completed on a Letter of Permission.Advanced credit is not given; however, if deemed appropriate,exemptions may be given. Students interested in applying for aSecond Degree·program should consult the Office of the' AssociateDean of Science for further details. ,DEPARTMENT OFBIOCHEMISTRV·. ,"AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES,, WEB 'ADDRESS:', hftp://wwW.fhs.mcmaster.ca/biochem/.Honours Arts & Science and Biochemistry(B.Arts.Sc; See. Art~ & Science Program)Honours Biochemistry,NOT~$ ,,'1. The Honours Biochemistry, program consists of four options:a core and-three sp,ecializations. In the core, this program has,fa specified set of basic requirements,' but otherwise allows a­wide choice of other courses (including those from outsidethe Faculty ,of Science).' The opportunity is therefore availablefor interdisciplinary ,studies possibly' leading, to a Minor 'in. an-, other subject. Alternatively, stud~nts may wish to select one ofthe specializatiQns which are strongly recomr:nendedfor' studentsintending, to pursue ~raduate stu(jies. " ,The options currently availabie are:' ,• Biochemistry (Core)".·• Mol,ecular Biol.ogy Spedalization "• Biotechnology and'Genetic Engineering Specialization• Cornputational and' Physical Biochemistry' Specializati0rJ .Admission to thespe.cializations is limited. Selection isbased on academic achievement but.requires, as a minimum,, completion of the, Science I requirements listed below for allHonours Biochemistry studehts~ , "2. The HOrJours Biochemistry Core program can, also be com':'. binedwith~the Origins Research Specialization. See the sectionon the Origins ResearchSpecialization in this section of theCalendar for more information. Students wishing to combine, the Origins' Resea'rch Specialization with the\3iochemistry Coremust satisfy all the Biochemistry Core requirements as well asthe courses· specified by the Origins Research Specialization.Students may do this by selecting Origins courses for,Biochem-, istry: Core electives . .In additior1:to the courses specified for theBiochemistry Core, students, must complete three units from,ASTRON1 F03, PHYSICS 1 BA30r 1 BB3 by the erid 0.1 Level II-3. ,Transfer between options is possible·at any tirne, subject to satisfying-the specific option requirements and enrolment limits .. Regis­\ tratio.nin aspecialization will be noted on'the student's transcript.4. Students ,in the Molecular' Biology Specialization, the ~iotech-'nology and Genetic Engineering Specialization and the Com.:putational and Physical Biochemistry Specialization are nor- 'mally required to take aeours'e involving a research projectora,thesis. Enrolment in any ofthesecourses is limited and admissionis dependent on academic performance.Studeqts who f9JIto achieve the minimum C.A. to register in the required coursemay request special permission from the department to remain, in the speCialization or transfer to.thecore option. ,5. Students may ,apply for admission to Honours BiochemistryCo-op regardless of their option.'ADMISSiON " "GompJetionofthe Science L requirements,_ including:6 units MATH 1A03, STATS 1 eC3 "6 units BIOLOGY 1A03; 1AA3, 6 units CHEM1A03, 1AA3.3 units , ,PHYSICS 1 B033 units' from Science I Course List/' 6 units Levell electives /,2 courses SCI ENCE 1 AOO, 1 BOO "While STATS 1 CC3 is strongly recommended, stud~nts will alsob'e consideredfm admission if they havecompJetedMATH'1AA3instead ofSTATS '1 CC3. Students with other backgrounds suchas Health Sciences ,I may. also be admissible and·. are encour-, aged to contact the Chair of the Department of Biochemistry ?n'dBiomedical Sciences. Students wishing to ,take CHEM 2PA3 and2PB3 in Level II must complete MATH 1AA3. ,MINIMUM AVERAGES/GRADES: ," " , ''A,Cumulative Average of 6.0 and-a grade of C+in each of fourof BIOLOGY 1A03,1AA3; CHEM 1A03,1AA3, arid MATH 1 A03.NOTES " '1. There are Level II (and ill) prerequisites for many Level III (and) IV) courses. The prerequjsites should be considered whenchoosing Level II and III courses. /, ' '.2. Although required by Level III in the Core option; completion, of CHEM2N03 in Level II is recommended. '3~ St.udents."planning to 'apply fOr admission toa BiochemistryCo-op prograrnmusttakeboth BIOLOGY 2B03 'and CHEM2N03 in Levell!. . , . r'. " '4. A minor, in Biology or Chemistry is not· permitted in the Hon:'., ours Biochemistry program. '. ., '5. Students are reminded that biochemical laboratory experienceis highly valuable: in many careers. The laboratory courseBIOCHEM 3L03 which is required for all Honours Biochemistrystudents may' not, by: itself, be/sufficient formariy purposes.Consequently, students who are not taking a research project'or thesis' course should consider BIOCHEM, 4L03.6. Students 'who wish to enrol in the Computational and PhysicalBiochemistry Specialization in Level ~ I, must complete MATH 1.M3,1803 and PHYSICS 1 BA3 or tBB3by the end of Levell!. PHYS­ICS 2A03and2C03must be completed by the end of Level ilL7. Students who have obtained appropriate research experience .,may request permission f,rmTl the Department to take threeunits of Level III; IV Biochemistry instead 'of BIOCHEM 3P03.