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Contemporary Science

Faculty of Science

Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Administered by: Faculty of Science
Program Format: Full-time, four-year program.
Full-time, five-year co-op program.

The Contemporary Science program admitted the final cohort for the program in Fall 2014. While no new students will be admitted into the program, the program curriculum will continue to be available to all continuing program students. Further information regarding the phase-out of the program may be obtained from the First Year and Common Science Office.

Liberal Studies

Students must take three lower level liberal studies courses and three upper level liberal studies courses to graduate. Students must not choose courses that are restricted for their program or major.

Table A - Lower Level Restrictions

PCS 111, BLG 181, BMS 150, CHY 182, CHY 183 and SCI courses are not available for credit.

Table B - Upper Level Restrictions

Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Contemporary Science, Medical Physics

BLG 599, BLG 699, CHY 583, MTH 511, and MTH 599 are not available for credit.

Please refer to the liberal studies chapter of this calendar for more information on the Liberal Studies Policy. Further information on liberal studies can also be found at the Faculty of Arts' Liberal Studies website (opens in new window) .

Minors

Students may pursue any Minor offered by Ryerson (with some exceptions). Please refer to the Minors chapter of this calendar for further information on individual Minor requirements and exclusions.

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education Certificates

Undergraduate students wishing to pursue a continuing education certificate program should be aware of possible program exclusions. Please refer to the Certificate Registration section of the Curriculum Advising website (opens in new window)  for complete details.

7th & 8th Semester

Last Offered 2017-2018.

7th Semester

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies.

PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED:
Four courses from Table I.

8th Semester

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies.

PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED:
Four courses from Table I.

 

5th & 6th Semester

6th Semester (Offered in Winter Term Only)

Last Offered Winter 2018.

REQUIRED:

CHY 423 Environmental Science
CMN 600 Science, Communication and Society

PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED:
Three courses from Table I.

 

7th & 8th Semester

Last Offered 2018-2019.

7th Semester

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies.

PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED:
Four courses from Table I.

8th Semester

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies.

PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED:
Four courses from Table I.

Co-operative Work Terms

The following table shows the sequence of academic and work terms for this program.

WKT courses are graded on a pass/fail basis.