Consult Professor G. A. Woolley, Department of Chemistry.
Biological Chemistry examines Nature at the molecular level by using a combination of synthetic, inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry as well as the tools of molecular biology and biochemistry. This program provides the setting to understand the chemical reactions and interactions that occur in biological processes, as well as how chemical strategies can be used to control these systems. This program includes sufficient flexibility to allow focus in areas such as bioinorganic, bioorganic, biophysical or medicinal chemistry. Students graduating from this program will be prepared for career paths in the biotechnology, biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as for research and teaching in related areas of chemistry and biology. This program is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirement listed below to enrol. Minimum grades in required courses or their equivalents are needed for entry, and these minimums change each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
(CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/CHM151Y1)
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade lower than 63% in any of the required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining the minimum final grades does not guarantee admission to the program.
Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Biological Chemistry Specialist in the Summer after Year 2.
(14.0 credits, including 3.0 credits from 400-level courses)
First Year: BIO120H1, BIO130H1; CHM151Y1 (strongly recommended)/ ( CHM135H1, CHM136H1); ( MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y1
First or Second Year: ( PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/ ( PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Second and Higher Years:
- BCH210H1; BIO230H1/ BIO255H1; CHM217H1, CHM220H1/ CHM222H1 ( CHM220H1 recommended), ( CHM236H1, CHM237H1)/ CHM238Y1, CHM249H1
- CHM310H1, CHM347H1, CHM348H1, CHM379H1
- At least 1.0 credit from the following: CHM317H1, CHM327H1, CHM338H1, CHM343H1, CHM395Y1/ CHM499Y1/ PHC489Y1, CHM410H1
- CHM437H1, CHM447H1, CHM479H1
- Additional 300/400-level BCH or CHM courses to a total of 14.0 credits. CSB450H1 is also acceptable.
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
