Last updated: March 20, 2003 @ 06:56PM

Health Sciences
This program is co-ordinated by the Department of Community Health Sciences.

Chair
John Hay

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Joanne Falovo

905-688-5550, extension 4228
Shaver Residence room 300
http://arnie.pec.brocku.ca/~health/CHSC.html

The BSc honours in Health Sciences prepares students for careers in those health professions with a bio-science perspective. This pre-health professional degree program allows students to meet the requirements of postgraduate degree programs in medicine and the allied health professions.

The requirement for graduation with a BSc (honours) is a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. The requirement for graduation with a BSc with a Major in Health Sciences is a minimum 60 percent major average and a minimum overall average of 60 percent.

Program Notes
  1. To proceed to year 2, students must achieve a minimum grade of 60 percent in CHSC 1F90, and CHSC 1P99 or COSC 1P95 and have submitted a declaration to major.
  2. The following courses are not available for science credit in the BSc program: ASTR 1F00, BIOL 1F25, CHEM 1P00, ERSC 1F90, PHYS 1F20, SCIE 1F30.
  3. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1
·   CHSC 1F90
·   CHSC 1P99 or COSC 1P95
·   BIOL 1F90
·   CHEM 1F92
·   MATH 1P97
·   one Humanities context credit (ENGL 1F95 recommended)
Year 2
·   CHSC 2F95, 2P09 and 2P21
·   BIOL 2F01 and 2P97
·   MATH 1P98
·   one Science elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00-2(alpha)99
Year 3
·   CHSC 2P99 and 3P99
·   CHSC 3Q07
·   one CHSC credit
·   BIOL 3P93 or 3P94
·   two Science elective credits (see program note 2)
Year 4
·   CHSC 4P50 and 4P95
·   one and one-half credit CHSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   one and one-half credits from Science courses numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   one elective credit (see program note 2)