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Note: Current ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students should refer to Student Planning in myºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï and the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Academic Calendar governing their entry year, and speak to an academic advisor about course requirements. The course structure presented for this program is a recommended, unofficial progression for prospective students.

Note: As per Academic Regulation 1h, all undergraduate degree programs require successful completion of IKE-1040 and a Writing Intensive Course.

Path 1 - Starting At Holland College ('2+2')

If students have received a Bioscience Technology diploma and achieved a minimum 70% average at Holland College (or another recognized CTAB accredited technologist program that has an OJT or co-op component), they are eligible to apply to ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï for formal entry into the BBT degree program. Once accepted to ºÚÁϳԹÏ, students will undertake a rigorous program of 20 courses, 13 of which will be required, 3 will be upper level science electives, and 4 will be general electives. Once accepted, students are subject to all of the Academic Regulations of the University.

For students who already have received a Bioscience Technology diploma, the program requirements and the sequence of courses for the 2 years of Pathway 1 at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is:

Year 1 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Chemistry 2210 – Analytical Chemistry
• Chemistry 2430 – Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences
• Chemistry 3530 – Biochemistry
• Mathematics 1120 – Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences
• Physics 1210 – Physics for the Life Sciences I
• Physics 1220 – Physics for the Life Sciences II
• Biology 2210 – Cell Biology
• Two General Electives
• IKE 1040 - Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island

Year 2 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Chemistry 3220 – Analytical instrumentation
• Biology 3220 – Introduction to Bioinformatics OR Biology 3620 – Computational Biology
• Biology 3260 – Introduction to Physiology of Cells and Organisms
• Biology 4710 – Molecular Biotechnology
• Statistics 1210 or 1910 – Introduction to Statistics
• One Science Elective at the 3000 level
• One Science Elective at the 4000 level
• One Science Elective at the 3000 or 4000 level
• Two General Electives

Path 2 - Starting At ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ('2+1+1')

Students apply to start at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in the Faculty of Science, following standard application procedures at ºÚÁϳԹÏ. Once accepted, students undertake one year of science courses similar to a first year biology or chemistry student (9 required courses, 1 elective) and a second year of science at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï (9 required courses, 1 elective). During this second year students apply to Holland College for the Bioscience Technology diploma program by the deadline of May 1. Once accepted, they complete their second year by attending an intersession program at Holland College in May and June. Then students attend one full year at Holland College in the Bioscience Technology diploma program (including an additional on-the-job training intercession course in May). Students then finish back at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in their final year (4 required courses, 3 upper level science electives, 3 general electives).

For students who already have received a Bioscience Technology diploma, the recommended sequence of courses for the 2 years of Path 1 at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is:

Year 1 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Chemistry 2210 – Analytical Chemistry
• Chemistry 2430 – Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences
• Chemistry 3530 – Biochemistry
• Mathematics 1120 – Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences
• Physics 1210 – Physics for the Life Sciences I
• Physics 1220 – Physics for the Life Sciences II
• Biology 2210 – Cell Biology
• One General Elective
• English 1010
• IKE 1040 

Year 2 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Chemistry 3220 – Analytical instrumentation
• Biology 3220 – Introduction to Bioinformatics OR Biology 3620 – Computational Biology
• Biology 3260 – Introduction to Physiology of Cells and Organisms
• Biology 4710 – Molecular Biotechnology
• Statistics 1210 – Introductory Statistics
• One Science Elective at the 3000 level
• One Science Elective at the 4000 level
• One Science Elective at the 3000 or 4000 level
• Two General Electives

For students who have not received a Bioscience Technology diploma, the program requirements and the recommended sequence of courses for the 4 years of Path 2 is:

Year 1 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Biotechnology 1020 - Field Studies in Biotechnology on PEI
• Chemistry 1110 – General Chemistry I
• Chemistry 1120 – General Chemistry II
• Mathematics 1120 – Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences
• Physics 1210 – Physics for the Life Sciences I
• Physics 1220 – Physics for the Life Sciences II
• Biology 1310 – Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
• Biology 1320 – Introduction to Organisms
• IKE 1040 Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island
• One General Elective

Year 2 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Chemistry 2210 – Analytical Chemistry
• Chemistry 2310 – Physical Chemistry I
• Chemistry 2430 – Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences
• Chemistry 3530 – Biochemistry
• Biology 2210 – Cell Biology
• Biology 2060 – Microbiology
• Biology 2230 – Genetics
• Statistics 1210 or 1910 – Introduction to Statistics
• Two General Electives

Transfer to Holland College:

Students who have completed the required courses listed above are eligible to transfer to Holland College. Priority is given to students entering the third year of the BSc Biotechnology program. Students begin in May with an intersession program at Holland College and complete this intersession program in June. Students then return to Holland College in September and participate in the second year of the Bioscience Technology program. This program includes a period of on-the-job training that occurs in the intersession period of the following year in May and June. After successful completion of the Holland College Bioscience program students will receive a block credit transfer of 30 credit hours and then return to ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï for the final year of the program.

Year 4 at ºÚÁϳԹÏ:

• Chemistry 3220 – Analytical instrumentation
• Biology 3220 – Introduction to Bioinformatics OR Biology 3620 – Computational Biology
• Biology 3260 – Introduction to Physiology of Cells and Organisms
• Biology 4710 – Molecular Biotechnology
• One Science Elective at the 3000 level
• One Science Elective at the 4000 level
• One Science Elective at the 3000 or 4000 level
• Three General Electives

Pathway 1, starting at Holland College ('2+2')
If students have received a Bioscience Technology diploma and achieved a minimum 70% average at Holland College (or another recognized CTAB accredited technologist program that has an OJT or co-op component), they are eligible to apply to ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï for formal entry into the BBT degree program.  Once accepted to ºÚÁϳԹÏ, students will undertake a rigorous program of 20 courses, 13 of which will be required, 3 will be upper level science electives, and 4 will be general electives.  Once accepted, students are subject to all of the Academic Regulations of the University.

Pathway 2, starting at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ('2+1+1')
Students apply to start at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in the Faculty of Science, following standard application procedures at ºÚÁϳԹÏ. Once accepted, students undertake one year of science courses similar to a first year biology or chemistry student (8 required courses, 2 electives). During the second year of study at ºÚÁϳԹÏ, students apply to Holland College to do the Bioscience Technology diploma program by the deadline of February 1. Once accepted, they complete their second year of science at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï (7 required courses, 3 electives), and then one full year at Holland College in the Bioscience Technology diploma program (includes an intersession course). Students then finish back at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in their final year (4 required courses, 3 upper level science electives, 3 general electives).

Note: Current ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students cannot declare Biotechnology as a major. If you are a current ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï student and wish to enter the Biotechnology program, .

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