Minor in Life Sciences

The Minor in Life Sciences gives students from any faculty (sciences or humanities), who carefully choose their optional courses, the prerequisites to apply to schools of medicine, dentistry or pharmacy. Students are strongly urged to carefully check the admission requirements of schools they are considering. This minor cannot be combined with other life sciences programs (biochemistry, biology, biomedical science) as they already cover the Minor in Life Sciences curriculum and more fully prepare students thinking of entering life science-based professions.

This program is offered in English and in French.

The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

This minor cannot be combined with the following disciplines: biochemistry (BCH), biomedical science (BIM), biology (BIO).

Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Compulsory courses at the 1000 level
BIO 1131	Introduction to Organismal Biology	3 Units
BIO 1141	Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology	3 Units
CHM 1321	Organic Chemistry I	3 Units
Compulsory courses at the 2000 level
BCH 2333	Introduction to Biochemistry	3 Units
CHM 2120	Organic Chemistry II	3 Units
CHM 2123	Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II	3 Units
Optional courses
6 optional course units in biochemistry (BCH), biology (BIO), biopharmaceutical sciences (BPS), chemistry (CHM), environmental science (EVS), microbiology and immunology (MIC) or PHA 4107		6 Units
6 optional course units in biochemistry (BCH), biology (BIO), biopharmaceutical sciences (BPS), chemistry (CHM), environmental science (EVS), microbiology and immunology (MIC) at the 3000 or 4000 level or PHA 4107 1		6 Units
Total:		30 Units

Note(s)

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Students can register in 3000 or 4000 level courses having a laboratory component only with permission from the Faculty.