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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) Honours - Agricultural Biology
Admission to Honours is restricted to students having an approved Honours program, a recommendation from the supervising department, and a Cumulative Weighted Average of 70% or better on a minimum of 60 credit units in B.S.A. credited courses at the time of application. Students must officially apply for admission to an Honours program through the office of the Dean of Agriculture and Bioresources before the start of Year Four at the latest.Minimum Requirements for Degree (120 credit units)
Completion of a B.S.A. minor (18 credit units) is required with a major in Agricultural Biology.
Year 1 - Term 1 (15 credit units)
- AGRC 111.3
- BIOL 120.3
- CHEM 112.3
- ECON 111.3
Choose 3 credit units from the areas of Social Science, Humanities or Fine Arts.
- Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CLAS 110.3 CLAS 111.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 HIST 110.3 HIST 111.3 HIST 114.6 HIST 120.6 HIST 121.3 HIST 122.3 HIST 151.3 HIST 152.3 HIST 170.6 INTS 101.12 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LING 110.3 LIT 100.6 PHIL 110.6 PHIL 120.3 PHIL 133.3 PHIL 140.3 RLST 110.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 WGST 112.3 - Most senior-level social science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
- INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101.3) and NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
- Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement.
ANTH 111.3 ARCH 112.3 ARCH 116.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 GEOG 130.3 LING 111.3 LING 112.3 NS 107.3 POLS 111.3 POLS 112.3 PSY 100.3 PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110) SOC 111.3 SOC 112.3 (SOC 111.3 and SOC 112.3 were formerly SOC 110) WGST 112.3 - Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.
ART 111.6 ART 112.6 ART 113.6 ART 136.3 ART 141.3 ART 161.3 ARTH 120.3 ARTH 121.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 DRAM 101.3 DRAM 104.6 DRAM 110.3 DRAM 113.3 DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116) DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117) DRAM 121.3 MUS 101.3 MUS 105.3 MUS 111.3 MUS 120.2 MUS 121.2 MUS 133.3 MUS 134.3 MUS 150.3 MUS 151.3 MUS 184.3
Humanities
Social Sciences
Fine Arts
Year 1 - Term 2 (15 credit units)
- AGRC 112.3
- AGRC 113.3
- BIOL 121.3
- CHEM 250.3
Choose 3 Credit Units from the areas of Social Science, Humanities or Fine Arts (continued from Term 1 if a 6 credit unit course or a new 3 credit unit course for Term 2):
- Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CLAS 110.3 CLAS 111.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 HIST 110.3 HIST 111.3 HIST 114.6 HIST 120.6 HIST 121.3 HIST 122.3 HIST 151.3 HIST 152.3 HIST 170.6 INTS 101.12 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LING 110.3 LIT 100.6 PHIL 110.6 PHIL 120.3 PHIL 133.3 PHIL 140.3 RLST 110.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 WGST 112.3 - Most senior-level social science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
- INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101.3) and NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
- Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement.
ANTH 111.3 ARCH 112.3 ARCH 116.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 GEOG 130.3 LING 111.3 LING 112.3 NS 107.3 POLS 111.3 POLS 112.3 PSY 100.3 PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110) SOC 111.3 SOC 112.3 (SOC 111.3 and SOC 112.3 were formerly SOC 110) WGST 112.3 - Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.
ART 111.6 ART 112.6 ART 113.6 ART 136.3 ART 141.3 ART 161.3 ARTH 120.3 ARTH 121.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 DRAM 101.3 DRAM 104.6 DRAM 110.3 DRAM 113.3 DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116) DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117) DRAM 121.3 MUS 101.3 MUS 105.3 MUS 111.3 MUS 120.2 MUS 121.2 MUS 133.3 MUS 134.3 MUS 150.3 MUS 151.3 MUS 184.3
Humanities
Social Sciences
Fine Arts
Year 2 (30 credit units)
- BMSC 200.3
- BIOL 222.3
- BIOL 224.3/BMSC 224.3
- BIOL 226.3
- FABS 212.3, MCIM 214.3, BMSC 210.3
- MATH 104.3, MATH 110.3 or MATH 125.3
- RCM 300.3
- STAT 103.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
- ENG 111.3
- ENG 112.3
- ENG 113.3
- ENG 114.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
- 200-Level, 300-Level or 400-Level BIOC Courses
- BMSC 230.3
- BMSC 240.3
Years 3 & 4 (60 credit units)
- BIOL 317.3 or BIOL 331.3
- BIOL 228.3 or PLSC 213.3
- PLSC 214.3 or STAT 245.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
- BIOL 361.3
- BIOL 365.3
- BIOL 436.3
- BIOL 451.3
- BIOL 455.3
- BIOL 458.3
- BIOL 466.3
- BIOL 472.3
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
selection will depend upon the student's area of interest
- ANSC 494.6
- EVSC 494.6
- FABS 494.6
- PLSC 494.6
- SLSC 494.6
Choose 9 credit units from the following:
- BIOL 323.3
- BIOL 324.3
- BIOL 342.3
- BIOL 345.3
- BIOL 364.3
- BIOL 365.3
- BIOL 420.3
- BIOL 424.3
- BIOL 436.3
- BIOL 475.3
Restricted Electives
Choose 24 credit units from the following:
- Any BIOL course.
- Any FABS course.
- Any PLSC course.
- ANBI 470.3
- ANSC 313.3
- ANSC 315.3
- SLSC 232.3
- SLSC 240.3
- SLSC 312.3
- SLSC 343.3
- SLSC 460.3
- VBMS 314.3
- VBMS 324.3
- VBMS 325.3
- VBMS 428.3
- VLAC 411.3
- VTPA 412.3
- courses used to satisfy the requirements of a minor (at least 12 credit units of restricted electives must be used for the minor)
- other courses as approved by the program advisor

