Program Plan I 2023 / 2024

Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences Major –

Psychology Minor
Four Year (120 credits)
2023/2024 Program Requirements - Effective September 1, 2023

This program plan will assist you in planning your program. You must follow the official program
requirements for the calendar year in which you are enrolled.

Please contact FST Student Success Centre for program planning assistance.

Course Level Legend Course Progress Legend

JUNIOR / JR - 200 numbered course TR - Transfer Credit Awarded
SENIOR / SR - 300 or 400 numbered course C - Completed AU Course
PREPARATORY - 100 numbered course IP - In Progress AU Course

LEVEL TOTAL COURSE REQUIREMENT COURSE COMMENTS

CREDITS PROGRESS

Humanities – ENGL255 is strongly

Required Core
recommended, can choose a different ENGL
Junior 3 ENGL255 English Wiring
course as long as a minimum grade of B- is
Requirement
achieved
MATH215 or
Junior 6 Required Core Science
MATH216

Junior 9 MATH265 Required Core Science

COMP210 or Science – if you plan to take more COMP

Junior 12 Required Core
COMP200 courses we recommend COMP200.

Junior 15 BIOL204 Major Core Science – Lab Component

Junior 18 BIOL207 Major Core Science – Lab Component

BIOL230 or
Junior 21 Major Core Science
BIOL235

Junior 27 HLST200 Major Core Science

Junior 30 PSYC289 Minor Core Social Science / Science

Junior 33 PSYC290 Minor Core Social Science

Jr/Sr 36 PSYC Minor Elective Social Science

Jr/Sr 39 PSYC Minor Elective Social Science

Jr/Sr 42 PSYC Minor Elective Social Science

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Jr/Sr 45 PSYC Minor Elective Social Science

Jr/Sr 48 Option Science

PHIL333 or
Senior 51 Required Core Humanities
PHIL371

Senior 54 SCIE326 Required Core Science

Senior 57 BIOL341 Major Core Science

Senior 60 BIOL401 Major Core Science

Senior 63 Major Elective Science – see list below

Senior 66 Major Elective Science – see list below

Senior 69 Major Elective Science – see list below

Senior 72 Major Elective Science – see list below

Senior 75 Major Elective Science / Applied Studies – see list below

Senior 78 Major Elective Science / Applied Studies – see list below

Senior 81 Major Elective Science – Lab Component – see list below

Senior 84 Major Elective Science – Lab Component – see list below

Senior 87 PSYC Minor Elective Social Science / Science – see list below

Senior 90 PSYC Minor Elective Social Science / Science – see list below

Senior 93 Option Any Area of Study

Senior 96 Option Any Area of Study

Senior 99 Option Any Area of Study

Senior 102 Option Any Area of Study

Senior 105 Option Any Area of Study

Senior 108 Option Any Area of Study

SCIE480 or
Senior 111 Required Core Science
COMP494

Senior 114 400 Level Option Science

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Senior 117 400 Level Option Science

Senior 120 400 Level Option Science

Overall Program Requirements

Minimums
30 credits – Residency requirement (courses through AU)
15 credits – Residency requirement in the major (courses through AU)
9 credits – Residency Requirement in the minor (courses through AU)
72 credits – Senior (300/400) level
45 credits – Senior (300/400) level Science
15 credits – Senior Science credits at the 400 level
6 credits – In Social Science

Maximums
75 credits – In any one Science discipline
12 credits – Amount of senior project credits (495/496)
6 credits – At the preparatory (100) level
30 credits – Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

Biological Sciences Major Electives – Students must complete a minimum of 24 credits selected from
the list of courses below. All 24 credits must be at the senior (300 or higher) level. A minimum of 6
credits must include science lab components.
BIOL310, BIOL320 (lab component), BIOL325 (lab component), BIOL345 (lab component), BIOL480
(lab component), BIOL495, BIOL496, CHEM301, CHEM350 (lab component), CHEM360 (lab
component), CHEM495, CHEM496, HADM336, HADM379, HLST301, NUTR330 or NUTR331,
NUTR405, NUTR406, NUTR495, NUTR496, PSYC302, PSYC355, PSYC402 (closed)

Recommended Options - As the following courses are pre-requisites to some electives, they are
recommended options for students in the Human Science major:
CHEM217 (lab component), CHEM218 (lab component)

Psychology Minor Electives – Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits from the Psychology
discipline. A minimum of 6 credits must be chosen from the following:
PSYC302, PSYC323, PSYC355, PSYC356, PSYC379, PSYC387, PSYC402 (closed), PSYC435

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