Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Major Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Science. 

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major may wish to consult the Faculty Advisor or Program Counsellor. This major will require the completion of 20.00 credits as indicated below:

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS/.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1
BIOL*1090	Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	0.50
CHEM*1040	General Chemistry I	0.50
IPS*1500	Integrated Mathematics and Physics I	1.00
0.50 Liberal Education electives		0.50
Semester 2
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
IPS*1510	Integrated Mathematics and Physics II	1.00
BIOL*1070	Discovering Biodiversity	0.50
or BIOL*1080	Biological Concepts of Health
0.50 Liberal Education electives		0.50
Semester 3
BIOC*2580	Introduction to Biochemistry	0.50
CHEM*2060	Structure and Bonding	0.50
CHEM*2820	Thermodynamics and Kinetics	0.50
or CHEM*2880	Physical Chemistry
STAT*2040	Statistics I	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives		0.50
Semester 4
CHEM*2070	Structure and Spectroscopy	0.50
CHEM*2700	Organic Chemistry I: Fundamentals	0.50
CHEM*2400	Analytical Chemistry I: Chemical Analysis	0.75
MICR*2420	Introduction to Microbiology	0.50
Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester		0.50
Semester 5
BIOC*3570	Analytical Biochemistry	0.75
CHEM*3750	Organic Chemistry II: Structure and Synthesis	0.50
CHEM*3640	Main Group Chemistry (or 0.50 electives or restricted Electives) 1	0.50
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis (or 0.50 electives or restricted electives) 2	0.50
Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester		0.50
Semester 6
Select either Option A or Option B
Option A (at Guelph)
BIOC*3560	Structure and Function in Biochemistry	0.50
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis	0.50
CHEM*3650	Transition Metal Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4020	Chemical Discovery	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives		0.50
Option B (at Seneca)
Select 2.50 credits from the following: 3
XSEN*3030	Pharmacology and Applied Toxicology	0.50
XSEN*3040	Occupational Health and Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3060	Pharmaceutical Analysis - Advanced	0.50
XSEN*3070	Pharmaceutical Product Formulations	0.50
XSEN*3090	Biopharmaceuticals	0.50
XSEN*3200	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3210	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing	0.50
Semester 7 and 8
CHEM*4730	Advanced Organic Synthesis	0.50
or CHEM*4740	Bioorganic Chemistry
4.50 electives or restricted electives		4.50

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CHEM*3640 Main Group Chemistry is a prerequisite for CHEM*3650 Transition Metal Chemistry

²

CHEM*3430 Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis can be taken in Semester 5 or 6 (Option A)

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All XSEN courses are taught at the Seneca@York campus of Seneca College in Toronto.

Restricted Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
1. Select 1.00 credits from the following:
MBG*2040	Foundations in Molecular Biology and Genetics	0.50
MCB*2050	Molecular Biology of the Cell	0.50
MICR*2430	Methods in Microbial Culture and Physiology	0.50
TOX*2000	Principles of Toxicology	0.50
2. Select a minimum of 1.50 credits at the 4000 level and 2.50 credits at the 3000/4000 level from the following:
BIOC*3560	Structure and Function in Biochemistry	0.50
BIOC*4050	Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure 4	0.50
BIOC*4520	Metabolic Processes	0.50
BIOC*4540	Enzymology 4	0.75
BIOC*4580	Membrane Biochemistry	0.50
BIOM*3090	Principles of Pharmacology 4	0.50
BIOM*3200	Biomedical Physiology	1.00
BIOM*4090	Pharmacology 4	0.50
CHEM*3360	Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology	0.50
CHEM*3440	Chemical Instrumentation	0.50
CHEM*3640	Main Group Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*3650	Transition Metal Chemistry 4	0.50
CHEM*4010	Chemical Industry, Safety and Sustainability	0.50
CHEM*4020	Chemical Discovery	0.50
CHEM*4400	Electrochemistry and Sensors	0.50
CHEM*4630	Bioinorganic Chemistry 4	0.50
CHEM*4720	Organic Reactivity 4	0.50
CHEM*4730	Advanced Organic Synthesis 4	0.50
CHEM*4740	Bioorganic Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4900	Chemistry Research Project I 4	1.00
CHEM*4910	Chemistry Research Project II 4	1.00
MBG*3040	Molecular Biology of the Gene 4	0.50
MBG*3350	Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology 4	0.75
MICR*3230	Immunology	0.50
NUTR*3210	Fundamentals of Nutrition	0.50
PATH*3610	Principles of Disease	0.50
TOX*4590	Biochemical Toxicology 4	0.50
XSEN*3030	Pharmacology and Applied Toxicology	0.50
XSEN*3040	Occupational Health and Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3060	Pharmaceutical Analysis - Advanced	0.50
XSEN*3070	Pharmaceutical Product Formulations	0.50
XSEN*3090	Biopharmaceuticals	0.50
XSEN*3200	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3210	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing	0.50

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Students are advised to pay particular attention to pre-requisite requirements when choosing individual courses, and seek advice as needed.

Note:

1. Some of these courses may have to be taken in Semester 6 and the Seneca Semester can be postponed to Semester 8 to allow for this.
2. Some of these courses are offered only in alternate years, and some have additional prerequisites for which the student must plan ahead, with the assistance of the faculty advisor or program counsellor.

Credit Summary

(20.00 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First year science credits		4.00
Required science courses semesters 3 – 8		6.50
Restricted electives (1 and 2 in restricted electives list)		5.00
Approved Science electives		0.50
Liberal Education electives		1.00
Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students		3.00
Total Credits		20

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Co-op Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Science. 

The Co-op program in Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a four and a half year program, including four work terms. Students must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/). 

Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

Year	Fall	Winter	Summer
1	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 2 COOP*1100	Off
2	Academic Semester 3	COOP*1000 Work Term I	Academic Semester 4
3	Academic Semester 5	Academic Semester 6	COOP*2000 Work Term II
4	COOP*3000 Work Term III	Academic Semester 7	COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5	Academic Semester 8	N/A	N/A

Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.

Credit Summary

(22.00 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First year science credits		4.00
Required science courses semesters 3 – 8		6.50
Restricted electives (1 and 2 in restricted electives list)		5.00
Approved Science electives		0.50
Liberal Education electives		1.00
Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students 1		3.00
Co-op Work Terms		2.00
Total Credits		22

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which a minimum of 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Recommended Program Sequence

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS/.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
BIOL*1090	Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	0.50
CHEM*1040	General Chemistry I	0.50
IPS*1500	Integrated Mathematics and Physics I	1.00
0.50 Liberal Education electives		0.50
Semester 2 - Winter
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
IPS*1510	Integrated Mathematics and Physics II	1.00
BIOL*1070	Discovering Biodiversity	0.50
or BIOL*1080	Biological Concepts of Health
0.50 Liberal Education electives		0.50
Semester 3 - Fall
BIOC*2580	Introduction to Biochemistry	0.50
CHEM*2060	Structure and Bonding	0.50
CHEM*2400	Analytical Chemistry I: Chemical Analysis	0.75
STAT*2040	Statistics I	0.50
Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester		0.50
Winter Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Semester 4 - Summer
CHEM*2070	Structure and Spectroscopy	0.50
CHEM*2700	Organic Chemistry I: Fundamentals	0.50
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis	0.50
MICR*2420	Introduction to Microbiology	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives		0.50
Semester 5 - Fall
BIOC*3570	Analytical Biochemistry	0.75
CHEM*2820	Thermodynamics and Kinetics	0.50
or CHEM*2880	Physical Chemistry
CHEM*3750	Organic Chemistry II: Structure and Synthesis	0.50
CHEM*3640	Main Group Chemistry (or 0.50 Electives or Restricted Electives) 1	0.50
Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester		0.50
Semester 6 - Winter
Select either Option A or Option B
Option A (at Guelph)
BIOC*3560	Structure and Function in Biochemistry	0.50
CHEM*3650	Transition Metal Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4020	Chemical Discovery	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives		1.00
Option B (at Seneca)
Select 2.50 credits from the following: 2
XSEN*3030	Pharmacology and Applied Toxicology	0.50
XSEN*3040	Occupational Health and Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3060	Pharmaceutical Analysis - Advanced	0.50
XSEN*3070	Pharmaceutical Product Formulations	0.50
XSEN*3090	Biopharmaceuticals	0.50
XSEN*3200	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3210	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Semester 7 - Winter
2.50 credits of restricted electives or electives		2.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
2.50 credits of restricted electives or electives		2.50

¹

CHEM*3640 Main Group Chemistry is a prerequisite for CHEM*3650 Transition Metal Chemistry

²

All XSEN courses are taught at the Seneca@York campus of Seneca College in Toronto.

Restricted Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
MBG*2040	Foundations in Molecular Biology and Genetics	0.50
MCB*2050	Molecular Biology of the Cell	0.50
MICR*2430	Methods in Microbial Culture and Physiology	0.50
TOX*2000	Principles of Toxicology	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following: 3
CHEM*4730	Advanced Organic Synthesis	0.50
CHEM*4740	Bioorganic Chemistry	0.50
Select a minimum of 1.50 credits at the 4000 level and 2.50 credits at the 3000/4000 level from the following:
BIOC*3560	Structure and Function in Biochemistry	0.50
BIOC*4050	Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure 4	0.50
BIOC*4520	Metabolic Processes	0.50
BIOC*4540	Enzymology 4	0.75
BIOC*4580	Membrane Biochemistry	0.50
BIOM*3090	Principles of Pharmacology 4	0.50
BIOM*3200	Biomedical Physiology	1.00
BIOM*4090	Pharmacology 4	0.50
CHEM*3360	Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology	0.50
CHEM*3440	Chemical Instrumentation	0.50
CHEM*3640	Main Group Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*3650	Transition Metal Chemistry 4	0.50
CHEM*4010	Chemical Industry, Safety and Sustainability	0.50
CHEM*4020	Chemical Discovery	0.50
CHEM*4400	Electrochemistry and Sensors	0.50
CHEM*4630	Bioinorganic Chemistry 4	0.50
CHEM*4720	Organic Reactivity 4	0.50
CHEM*4730	Advanced Organic Synthesis 4	0.50
CHEM*4740	Bioorganic Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4900	Chemistry Research Project I 4	1.00
CHEM*4910	Chemistry Research Project II 4	1.00
MBG*3040	Molecular Biology of the Gene 4	0.50
MBG*3350	Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology 4	0.75
MICR*3230	Immunology	0.50
NUTR*3210	Fundamentals of Nutrition	0.50
PATH*3610	Principles of Disease	0.50
TOX*4590	Biochemical Toxicology 4	0.50
XSEN*3030	Pharmacology and Applied Toxicology	0.50
XSEN*3040	Occupational Health and Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3060	Pharmaceutical Analysis - Advanced	0.50
XSEN*3070	Pharmaceutical Product Formulations	0.50
XSEN*3090	Biopharmaceuticals	0.50
XSEN*3200	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	0.50
XSEN*3210	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing	0.50

³

These courses are offered in different semesters. CHEM*4730 is offered in fall; CHEM*4740 is offered in odd-winters. 

⁴

Students are advised to pay particular attention to pre-requisite requirements when choosing individual courses, and seek advice as needed.

Note:

1. Some of these courses may have to be taken in Semester 6 and the Seneca Semester can be postponed to Semester 8 to allow for this.
2. Some of these courses are offered only in alternate years, and some have additional prerequisites for which the student must plan ahead, with the assistance of the faculty advisor or program counsellor.