In some specializations, a student is required to complete particular courses within 78 or 108 attempted credits. Students who fail to complete these courses within the given number of attempted credits will be required to withdraw from the Faculty. The table below provides the details. For the complete list of expectations, consult the Calendar section on Promotion Requirements and Degree Progression.
| Program | Specific Courses Required by 78 Attempted Credits | Specific Upper-Level Courses Required by 108 Attempted Credits |
| ASTRONOMY | ||
| Major (0030): Astronomy | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE | ||
| Major (0167): Atmospheric Science | ||
| One of ATSC_V 201, GEOS_V (or GEOB_V) 200 | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0429): Atmospheric Science | ||
| ATSC_V 201 | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (1372): Atmospheric Science and Computer Science | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| Major (3502): Behavioural Neuroscience | ||
| No specific courses | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (3503): Behavioural Neuroscience | ||
| No specific courses | No specific courses. | |
| Major Cognitive Systems (1225): Cognition and Brain | ||
| COGS_V 200 | No specific courses | |
| BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| Major (0244): Biochemistry | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOC_V 203, CHEM_V 203, CHEM_V 213, CHEM_V 245 | BIOC_V 301, BIOC_V 303, BIOC_V 304 | |
| Combined Major (3382): Biochemistry and Chemistry | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOC_V 203, CHEM_V 203, CHEM_V 213, CHEM_V 245 | BIOC_V 301, BIOC_V 303, BIOC_V 304 | |
| Honours (0186): Biochemistry | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOC_V 203, CHEM_V 203, CHEM_V 213, CHEM_V 245 | BIOC_V 301, BIOC_V 303, BIOC_V 304 | |
| Combined Honours (0565): Biochemistry and Chemistry | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOC_V 203, CHEM_V 203, CHEM_V 211, CHEM_V 213, CHEM_V 245 | BIOC_V 301, BIOC_V 303, BIOC_V 304, CHEM_V 313 or CHEM_V 330 | |
| BIOLOGY | ||
| Honours (0054): Animal Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Major (3095): Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 203, BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210, MICB_V 201 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (3195): Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 203, BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210, MICB_V 201 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (0405): Cell and Developmental Biology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, CHEM_V 233 and two of BIOL_V 201, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 203, BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210, MICB_V 201 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Combined Major (1370): Computer Science and Biology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, CHEM_V 233 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (0583): Conservation Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210, BIOL_V 320, BIOL_V 321, BIOL_V 324 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (0045): Ecology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210, MICB_V 201 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (0983): Evolutionary Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 203, BIOL_V 204, BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210, MICB_V 201 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (0518): Marine Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 205, BIOL_V 209 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Honours (0372): Plant Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260, and one of BIOL_V 209, BIOL_V 210 | BIOL_V 300 | |
| Combined Honours (1460): Computer Science and Biology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, CHEM_V 233 | No specific courses. | |
| CELLULAR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | ||
| Major (3992): Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences | ||
| BIOL_V 200. Either BIOL_V 201 or BIOL_V 202, CAPS_V 205, 206. Either CHEM_V 233 and 235 (or CHEM_V 203, CHEM_V 205) | BIOC_V 302, CAPS_V 303, 305, 306, 310, 391 | |
| Honours (3221): Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences | ||
| BIOL_V 200. Either BIOL_V 201 or BIOL_V 202, CAPS_V 205, 206. Either CHEM_V 233 and 235 (or CHEM_V 203, CHEM_V 205) | BIOC_V 302, CAPS_V 303, 305, 306, 310, 391 | |
| CHEMISTRY | ||
| Major (0409): Chemistry | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0213): Chemistry | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Major (3340): Chemical Biology | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (3132): Chemical Biology | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0206): Chemistry and Mathematics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| SCIENCE | ||
| Combined Major (3096): Science | ||
| For the Computer Science Option: CPSC_V 121, CPSC_V 210. For all other packages and options, no specific courses | STAT_V 200 and SCIE_V 300. For the Computer Science Option: CPSC_V 221 | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| Major (0376): Computer Science | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0154): Computer Science | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Major (3401): Computer Science and Chemistry (CPSC, CHEM) | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Major (1391): Computer Science and Physics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Major (1375): Computer Science and Statistics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0021): Computer Science and Mathematics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0138): Computer Science and Physics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (1376): Computer Science and Statistics | ||
| STAT_V 200 | No specific courses. | |
| Major (1200): Computer Science and Software Engineering | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (1201): Computer Science and Software Engineering | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Major Cognitive Systems (1226): Computational Intelligence and Design | ||
| COGS_V 200 | No specific courses. | |
| EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCES | ||
| Major (1223): Earth and Ocean Sciences | ||
| 6 credits of ATSC_V, ENVR_V, or EOSC_V numbered 200 or above | 12 credits of ATSC_V, ENVR_V, or EOSC_V numbered 300 or above | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | ||
| Major (1263): Environmental Sciences | ||
| ENVR_V 200 | ENVR_V 300 | |
| Honours (0589): Environmental Sciences | ||
| ENVR_V 200 | ENVR_V 300 | |
| GENERAL SCIENCE | ||
| General Science (CHEM 0081 or ERSC 0225 or LFSC 0440 or MASC 0029 or PHYS 0271) | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| GEOGRAPHY | ||
| Major (3428): Geographical Sciences | ||
| Two of GEOB_V 200 (or GEOB_V 204), GEOB_V 206 (or EOSC_V 222), GEOB_V 207 (or BIOL_V 230) | ||
| GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES | ||
| Major (3193): Geology | ||
| Three of (EOSC_V 220, EOSC_V 221, EOSC_V 222, EOSC_V 223) | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0462): Geological Sciences | ||
| Three of (EOSC_V 220, EOSC_V 221, EOSC_V 222, EOSC_V 223) | No specific courses. | |
| GEOPHYSICS | ||
| Major (0001): Geophysics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0380): Geophysics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| Major (0456): Mathematics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| Major (0185): Mathematical Sciences | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| Major (1135): Mathematics and Economics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Major (1429): Computer Science and Mathematics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0166): Mathematics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| Major (1153): Microbiology and Immunology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, MICB_V 211 (or 201), MICB_V 212 (or 202) | MICB_V 302, MICB_V 322, MICB_V 301 | |
| Honours (1154): Microbiology and Immunology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, MICB_V 211 (or 201), MICB_V 212 (or 202) | MICB_V 302, MICB_V 322, MICB_V 301 | |
| Combined Major (1371): Computer Science and Microbiology and Immunology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, MICB_V 211 (or 201), MICB_V 212 (or 202) | MICB_V 301 or MICB_V 302 | |
| Combined Honours (1373): Computer Science and Microbiology and Immunology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, MICB_V 211 (or 201), MICB_V 212 (or 202) | MICB_V 301 or MICB_V 302 | |
| Combined Major (3144): Microbiology and Oceanography | ||
| BIOL_V 200, MICB_V 211 (or 201), MICB_V 212 (or 202) | MICB_V 301, MICB_V 322, EOSC_V 372 | |
| NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| Major (3742): Neuroscience | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| OCEANOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY | ||
| Combined Major (3125): Oceanography and Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260 | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Major (3383): Oceanography and Chemistry | ||
| No specific courses | No specific courses | |
| Combined Major (3126): Oceanography and Physics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0577): Fisheries Oceanography | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0535): Oceanography and Biology | ||
| CHEM_V 233 and three of BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 230, BIOL_V 233 or BIOL_V 234, BIOL_V 260 | No specific courses. | |
| PHARMACOLOGY | ||
| Major (0311): Pharmacology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 201, one CHEM_V 205 or CHEM_V 211, CHEM_V 233, CHEM_V 235, one of MICB_V 211 or MICB_V 212, one of BIOL_V 300 or STAT_V 200, PCTH_V 201 | BIOC_V 301, one of PCTH_V 300 or PCTH_V 303, PCTH_V 302 | |
| Honours (0019): Pharmacology | ||
| BIOL_V 200, BIOL_V 201, one of CHEM_V 205 or CHEM_V 211, CHEM_V 233, CHEM_V 235, one of MICB_V 211 or MICB_V 212, one of BIOL_V 300 or STAT_V 200, PCTH_V 201 | BIOC_V 301, one of BIOC_V 302 or 303, one of PCTH_V 300 or PCTH_V 303, PCTH_V 302 | |
| PHYSICS | ||
| Major (0524): Physics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (0344): Physics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Honours (1093): Biophysics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (3676 ): Biophysics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0009): Physics and Astronomy | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0517): Chemical Physics | ||
| No specific courses. | No specific courses. | |
| Combined Honours (0014): Physics and Mathematics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226 | No specific courses. | |
| PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| Major (0495): Psychology | ||
| No specific courses. | PSYC_V 366 | |
| Honours (0139): Psychology | ||
| No specific courses. | PSYC_V 366 | |
| Major Cognitive Systems (1225): Cognition and Brain | ||
| COGS_V 200 | No specific courses. | |
| STATISTICS | ||
| Major (0562): Statistics | ||
| STAT_V 200, MATH_V 220, either CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 210 | STAT_V 305, STAT_V 306 | |
| Combined Major (1330): Statistics and Economics | ||
| ECON_V 325 or STAT_V 200 | STAT_V 305, one of ECON_V 326, 398, one of STAT_V 301, 306, and one of ECON_V 301, 302, 304, or 305 | |
| Honours (0051): Statistics | ||
| STAT_V 200, STAT_V 201, either CPSC_V 210 or MATH_V 210 | STAT_V 305, STAT_V 306 | |
| Combined Honours (0550): Mathematics and Statistics | ||
| MATH_V 220 or 68% or higher in MATH_V 226, and STAT_V 200 | STAT_V 305, STAT_V 306 | |