2009-2010 Undergraduate Programs Calendar


14 Faculty of Science, including School of Computer Science : 14.13 Academic Programs
14.13
Academic Programs
14.13.1
Science Freshman Program
Students who need 97-120 credits to complete their degree requirements will normally be registered in the Science Freshman Program until they complete their first year. They must consult an adviser in the Science Office for Undergraduate Student Advising (SOUSA) to obtain advice and approval of their course selection. Full details are available on the SOUSA website at www.mcgill.ca/science/sousa. Academic advising is also available by email. The address is .
B.SC. FRESHMAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Students normally complete 30 credits which must include at least 7 courses from the list of Approved Freshman Science courses, selected as follows:
GENERAL MATH AND SCIENCE BREADTH
(6 courses)
Six of the freshman courses must satisfy one of the following:
1. 2 courses from MATH and 4 courses from BIOL, CHEM or PHYS; or
2. 3 courses from MATH and 3 courses from BIOL, CHEM or PHYS.
SCIENCE COMPLEMENTARY
(1 course)
One additional course from the list of Approved Freshman Science Courses.
Notes:
1. Students who have not studied all of Biology, Chemistry and Physics at the grade 12 level or equivalent are strongly advised to include at least one course in the missing discipline in their freshman program.
2. Many students will complete more than 7 courses from the Approved Freshman Science Courses list, particularly those who wish to leave several options open for their choice of major.
3. Students entering the Freshman Program should be aware of the department specific requirements when selecting their courses. Detailed advising information is available at www.mcgill.ca/science/sousa/bsc/freshman.
4. The maximum number of courses per term, required, comple­mentary and elective, is five.
5. Some medical and dental schools have specific freshman course requirements. Check the admission requirements of the school(s) to which you intend to apply.
List of approved Freshman Science Courses
ATOC 104 or EPSC 104 or GEOG104
(3)
The Earth System
BIOL 111
(3)
Principles: Organismal Biology
BIOL 112
(3)
Cell and Molecular Biology
CHEM 110
(4)
General Chemistry 1
CHEM 115
(4)
Accelerated General Chemistry: Giants in Science
(not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 110 or CHEM 120)
CHEM 120
(4)
General Chemistry 2
(not open to students who have taken CHEM 115)
COMP 202
(3)
Introduction to Computing 1
MATH 133
(3)
Vectors, Matrices and Geometry
First calculus course, one of:
MATH 139
(4)
Calculus
or MATH 140
(3)
Calculus 1
or MATH 150
(4)
Calculus A
Second calculus course, one of:
MATH 141
(4)
Calculus 2
or MATH 151
(4)
Calculus B
First physics course, one of:
PHYS 101
(4)
Introductory Physics - Mechanics
or PHYS 131
(4)
Mechanics and Waves
Second physics course, one of:
PHYS 102
(4)
Introductory Physics - Electromagnetism
or PHYS 142
(4)
Electromagnetism and Optics
PSYC 100
(3)
Introduction to Psychology
ELECTIVES
Students wishing to take elective courses may choose them from introductory courses offered by departments in the Faculties of Science or of Arts. A list of recommended courses is found at www.mcgill.ca/science/sousa/bsc/freshman/approved. Certain courses offered by other faculties may also be taken, but some restrictions apply. Consult the SOUSA website at
www.mcgill.ca/science/sousa/bsc/course/outside for more infor­mation about taking courses from other faculties.
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