If you have completed CHEM 1000 and 1001 as well as BIOL 1000 and 1001 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in the 2^nd-year CHEM and BIOL/BCHM courses. The advice below assumes that you will be taking more or less a full course load.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to take 3^rd-year courses in a year from now, so it is a good idea to look ahead to which 3000-level courses you need or want to take because you will need the appropriate 2000-level prerequisite courses. So, which 2000-level courses are most important to take now?

The program requires 3 CHEM and 4 BCHM/BIOL at the 2000 level, but some of these can be delayed without slowing your progress.

• The best advice is to at least take CHEM 2020 and 2021, as well as BCHM/BIOL 2020 in your 2^nd year so as to enable you to start taking some 3000-level courses a year from now. Specifically, these will allow you to take CHEM 3020, 3050 and 3051.
• To access all of your required upper-year courses, BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040 and 2070 should be taken as well. This is especially true for those in the Specialized Honours program, where CHEM 4050 needs BCHM/BIOL 2021 and where BCHM/BIOL 3110, 3130, 3140 and 4290 all need BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040 and 2070. (Note that these 2000-level courses are all offered more than once a year, including in the summer.) If you must delay some of these, make sure to complete them as soon as possible if you're in the Specialized Honours program. If they are completed by the end of your 3rd year, then your upper-year required courses can be completed by the end of your 4th year, allowing you to then take BCHM 4000 as soon as the following summer.
• If you are in the Honours Major program, BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040 and 2070 should be taken by the end of your 3^rd-year. This will allow you to complete your 3rd-year required courses by the end of your 4th year while also taking elective upper-year courses. Keep in mind that your BCHM/BIOL course choices in the upper years will be limited until your 2000-level BCHM/BIOL courses are completed.
• The CHEM courses that can be delayed are CHEM 2011 and 2030. As they serve a foundational role, they are not prerequisites to any of your required courses, but they are prerequisites to some optional upper-year CHEM courses, such as CHEM 3011 or 3030, that you could choose to complete the upper-year requirement.

If you have completed CHEM 1000 and 1001 as well as BIOL 1000 and 1001 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in the 2^nd-year CHEM and BIOL/BCHM courses. The advice below assumes that you will be taking more or less a full course load.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to take 3^rd-year courses in a year from now, so it is a good idea to look ahead to which 3000-level courses you need or want to take because you will need the appropriate 2000-level prerequisite courses. So, which 2000-level courses are most important to take now?

The program requires 5 CHEM and 4 BCHM/BIOL at the 2000 level, but some of these can be delayed without slowing your progress.

• The best advice is to at least take CHEM 2020 and 2021, as well as BCHM/BIOL 2020 in your 2^nd year so as to enable you to start taking some 3000-level courses a year from now. To keep all of your upper-year options open, BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040 and 2070 should be taken as well. Note that these are all offered more than once a year, including in the summer.
• Some delay of these BCHM/BIOL courses is OK, depending on what upper-year option you choose, or if you are able to take summer courses or if you plan on staying past 4 years anyway. If you must delay some of these, delay only BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040 and/or 2070, because they are prerequisites to only a few of the courses that you will need to take later.
• The CHEM courses that can be delayed are CHEM 2011, 2030 and 2080, although you might not want to delay all three.
• Unless you want to stay an additional year, your 2000-level courses should all be completed before you start your 4^th year. That way, you'll be able to complete the 3000-level requirements in your 4^th year and take CHEM 4000 the summer after or in a fifth year. The reason is that the program will require you to take at some point CHEM 3011 (which pre-requires CHEM 2011), CHEM 3030 (which pre-requires CHEM 2030) and CHEM 3080 (which prerequires CHEM 2080), as well as CHEM 3000 and 3001 (which pre-require CHEM 2011, CHEM 2021, CHEM 2030 and CHEM 2080). Note that CHEM 2011, 2030 and 2080 are only offered once a year.

If you have completed CHEM 1000 and 1001 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in the 2^nd-year CHEM courses. The advice below assumes that you will be taking more or less a full course load.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to take 3^rd-year courses in a year from now, so it is a good idea to plan now which 3000-level courses you need or want to take because you will need the appropriate 2000-level prerequisite courses. So, which 2000-level courses are most important to take now?

• The best advice is to at least take CHEM 2020, 2021 and 2050 in your 2^nd year so as to enable you to start taking some 3000-level courses a year from now. To keep all of your upper-year options open, CHEM 2011, 2030 and 2080 should be taken as well. Note that only CHEM 2020 and 2021 are offered more than once a year, including in the summer.
  
• The CHEM courses that can be delayed are CHEM 2011, 2030 and 2080, although you might not want to delay all three.
• If you want to graduate with the 90-credit BSc degree in three years, then only delay CHEM 2011 if you need to.
• Otherwise and if you are in a 120-credit BSc program, your 2000-level courses should all be completed before you start your 4^th year, unless you want to stay an additional year. That way, you'll be able to complete the 3000-level requirements in your 4^th year and take CHEM 4000 the summer after or in a fifth year, if you wish. The reason is that the program will require you to take at some point CHEM 3000 and 3001 (which pre-require CHEM 2011, CHEM 2021, CHEM 2030 and CHEM 2080). Some degree programs also require CHEM 3030 (which pre-requires CHEM 2030) and/or CHEM 3050 (which pre-requires CHEM 2020 and 2050) and/or CHEM 3080 (which prerequires CHEM 2080). Note that CHEM 2011, 2030 and 2080 are only offered once a year. In addition, your program may require you to take additional 3000-level courses or you may need them as preparation for your 4000-level choices and you may need to choose a bunch more upper-year courses in whatever subject you want so as to have at least 42 upper-year credits.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to graduate at the end of your 3^rd-year, so it is a good idea to plan ahead of time which 3000-level courses you need or want to take because you will need the appropriate 2000-level prerequisite courses.

If you have completed CHEM 2011, 2021, 2030, 2050 and 2080 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in any 3^rd-year and some 4^th-year CHEM courses, including the required CHEM 3000 and 3001 courses. Otherwise,

• If you are missing CHEM 2050, you will not be in a position to take CHEM 3050, 3051 (and, later, 4092 and 4093), 3071, 4050 or 4051. Some of these enforce the prerequisites.
• If you are missing any of the other 2000-level CHEM courses, you will need permission to take CHEM 3000 (which leads to CHEM 3001) without having all the prerequisites. Permission is at the discretion of the course director and is not guaranteed.
• Apart from CHEM 3000 and 3001, you will need to choose at least 15 credits of other upper-year CHEM courses.
• The more 2000-level CHEM courses that you are missing, the less selection is available to you unless you risk enrolling without the recommended preparation. Apart from being prerequisite to CHEM 3000 and 3001,
  • CHEM 2011 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3010, 3011 and 4092
  • CHEM 2030 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3030 (and, later, 3031, 4030 and 4031)
  • CHEM 2080 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3080 (and, later, 4080 and 4081); note that CHEM 3080 also pre-requires PHYS 1020/1410/1420
  • CHEM 2021 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3020 (and, later, 3021, 4021, 4023, 4024 and 4081), CHEM 3030 (and, later, 3031, 4030 and 4031), CHEM 3070 and CHEM 3090 (and, later, 4090 and 4093)
  • both CHEM 2021 and 2050 are prerequisites to CHEM 3050, 3051, 3071 and 4051; CHEM 4050 also pre-requires BCHM/BIOL 2021
  • both CHEM 2021 and 2030 are prerequisites to CHEM 3030
  Only CHEM 3060 has no 2000-level prerequisites.
• If you must graduate within the next year and it doesn't seem that you will be able to complete the required courses, consider consulting the UPD about your situation.

It is good to know that you can graduate with the 90-credit BSc then return later to complete the Honours program, so long as your gpa is 5 or above.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to enroll in 4^th-year courses in another year at the latest, so it is a good idea to plan ahead of time which 4000-level courses you want to take because you will need the appropriate 3000-level prerequisite courses.

If you have completed CHEM 2011, 2021, 2030, 2050 and 2080 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in any 3^rd-year and some 4^th-year CHEM courses, including the required CHEM 3000 and 3001 courses. Otherwise,

• Apart from CHEM 3000 and 3001, you will need to take at minimum at least one of CHEM 3030, 3050 or 3080, and at least 12 credits of 4^th-year CHEM courses. CHEM 3000 gives access to CHEM 4024, CHEM 3030 to CHEM 4031, and CHEM 3080 gives access to CHEM 4080 and 4081. It is clear that the minimum 3000-level courses will not give access to a sufficient number of 4000-level courses unless CHEM 4000 is taken, but you may not want to take those particular 4000-level courses. It would therefore be wisest to look ahead at which 4000-level courses you actually want and to make sure that you take any additional 3000-level prerequisites.
• On top of that, you will need to have additional upper-year credits in any subject (including CHEM) so as to reach a minimum total of 42 upper-year credits. Of course, some or all of those additional credits can serve the needs of a minor or second major.
• If you want to take CHEM 4000, keep in mind that, because it is optional in your program, there is no guarantee that you will be able to take it when you want or at all. You will very likely need to find a willing supervisor before you will be given permission to enroll in the course. It is also worth noting that, the higher your gpa, the more attractive you are to potential supervisors.
• If you are missing CHEM 2050, you will not be in a position to take CHEM 3050, 3051 (and, later, 4092 and 4093), 3071, 4050 or 4051. The prerequisites are enforced in some of these.
• If you are missing any of the other 2000-level CHEM courses, you will need permission to take CHEM 3000 (which leads to CHEM 3001) without having all the prerequisites. Permission is at the discretion of the course director and is not guaranteed. Alternatively, you will need to wait until your 4^th year to complete CHEM 3000 and 3001, at which point you should have completed all of your 2000-level courses. If you want to take CHEM 4000, you should complete CHEM 3000 and 3001 beforehand. If you wait to take those in your 4^th year, you can then take CHEM 4000 as early as the following summer.
• The more 2000-level CHEM courses that you are missing, the less selection is available to you unless you risk enrolling without the recommended preparation. Apart from being prerequisite to CHEM 3000 and 3001,
  • CHEM 2011 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3010, 3011 and 4092
  • CHEM 2030 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3030 (and, later, 3031, 4030 and 4031)
  • CHEM 2080 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3080 (and, later, 4080 and 4081); note that CHEM 3080 also pre-requires PHYS 1020/1410/1420
  • CHEM 2021 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3020 (and, later, 3021, 4021, 4023, 4024 and 4081), CHEM 3030 (and, later, 3031, 4030 and 4031), CHEM 3070 and CHEM 3090 (and, later, 4090 and 4093)
  • both CHEM 2021 and 2050 are prerequisites to CHEM 3050, 3051, 3071 and 4051; CHEM 4050 also pre-requires BCHM/BIOL 2021
  • both CHEM 2021 and 2030 are prerequisites to CHEM 3030
  Only CHEM 3060 has no 2000-level prerequisites.
• Those in a Double Major or Major-Minor program, and those undertaking a concurrent B.Ed. are invited to plot out their next two years with the help of the UPD.
• If you must graduate within the next two years and it doesn't like you will be able to complete the required courses, consider consulting the UPD about your situation.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to enroll in 4^th-year courses and any remaining 3^rd-year courses in another year at the latest, so it is a good idea to plan ahead of time which 4000-level courses you want to take because you will need the appropriate 3000-level prerequisite courses.

If you have completed CHEM 2011, 2021, 2030, 2050 and 2080 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in any 3^rd-year and some 4^th-year CHEM courses, including the required CHEM 3000 and 3001 courses.

CHEM 4000 (Research Project) can be taken as soon as you complete 84 credits, in other words as soon as the summer following your 3^rd year. However, most lab-based projects will require that you complete CHEM 3001 or CHEM 3080.

Otherwise,

• Apart from CHEM 3000 and 3001, you will need to choose at least 9 credits of 4^th-year CHEM courses and a total of 18 upper-level CHEM credits. It would therefore be wisest to look ahead at which 4000-level courses you actually want and to make sure that you take any additional 3000-level prerequisites as part of those 18 credits.
• If you are missing CHEM 2050 at this point, you will not be in a position to take CHEM 3050, 3051 (and, later, 4092 and 4093), 3071, 4050 or 4051, none of which are required for the program. The prerequisites are enforced in some of these. So, CHEM 2050 is pretty safe to delay unless you want one of those courses.
• If you are missing any of the other 2000-level CHEM courses, you will need permission to take CHEM 3000 (which leads to CHEM 3001) without having all the prerequisites. Permission is at the discretion of the course director and is not guaranteed. Alternatively, you will need to wait until your 4^th year to complete CHEM 3000 and 3001, at which point you should have completed all of your 2000-level courses. Before taking CHEM 4000, you should complete CHEM 3000 and 3001 beforehand, unless your project does not involve lab work. If you wait to take those in your 4^th year, you can then take CHEM 4000 as early as the following summer.
• The more 2000-level CHEM courses that you are missing, the less selection is available to you unless you risk enrolling without the recommended preparation. Apart from being prerequisite to CHEM 3000 and 3001,
  • CHEM 2011 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3010, 3011 and 4092
  • CHEM 2030 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3030 (and, later, 3031, 4030 and 4031)
  • CHEM 2080 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3080 (and, later, 4080 and 4081); note that CHEM 3080 also pre-requires PHYS 1020/1410/1420
  • CHEM 2021 is also prerequisite to CHEM 3020 (and, later, 3021, 4021, 4023, 4024 and 4081), CHEM 3030 (and, later, 3031, 4030 and 4031), CHEM 3070 and CHEM 3090 (and, later, 4090 and 4093)
  • both CHEM 2021 and 2050 are prerequisites to CHEM 3050, 3051, 3071 and 4051; CHEM 4050 also pre-requires BCHM/BIOL 2021
  • both CHEM 2021 and 2030 are prerequisites to CHEM 3030
  Only CHEM 3060 has no 2000-level prerequisites.
• If you must graduate within the next two years and it doesn't like you will be able to complete the required courses, consider consulting the UPD about your situation.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to enroll in your 4^th-year courses and any remaining 3^rd-year courses in another year at the latest, so it is a good idea to plan ahead of time which 4000-level courses you need or want to take because you will need the appropriate 3000-level prerequisite courses.

If you have completed BCHM/BIOL 2020 as well as CHEM 2011, 2021, 2030 and 2080 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in any 3^rd-year and some 4^th-year CHEM courses, including the required CHEM 3000 and 3001 courses.

CHEM 4000 (Research Project) can be taken as soon as you complete 84 credits, in other words as soon as the summer following your 3^rd year. However, most lab-based projects will require that you complete CHEM 3001 or CHEM 3080.

Otherwise,

• Apart from these 2000-level prerequisites, you will also need BCHM/BIOL 2021 to take the required CHEM/BCHM 4050.
• This program requires you to choose from three course combinations, depending on your preference:
  1. CHEM 3021 3.0 and 4021 3.0 for those more interested in organic synthesis; this choice requires that CHEM 2021 (and 2020) be taken in 2^nd year, then CHEM 3020 and 3021 in 3^rd year before taking CHEM 4021 in 4^th year
  2. CHEM 3021 3.0 and 4051 3.0 for those equally interested in organic synthesis and biological chemistry; both of these courses can be taken in 4^th year, so this choice allows either CHEM 2021 or BCHM/BIOL 2020 or both to be delayed to 3^rd year.
  3. CHEM 4051 3.0 and either BCHM/BIOL 3110 3.0 or BCHM/BIOL 4151 3.0, for those more interested in biological chemistry; BCHM/BIOL 4151 pre-requires BCHM/BIOL 2020 and 2021 courses but BCHM/BIOL 3110 pre-requires all four 2000-level BCHM/BIOL courses, BCHM/BIOL 2020, 2021, 2040 and 2070.
  Given that you probably won't know which of these options you will make until you take CHEM 3020, the safest advice that keeps all of your options open is to have taken BCHM/BIOL 2020, 2021, 2040 and 2070 by the end of your 3^rd year. Note that these are all offered more than once a year, including in the summer.

If you are missing a 2000-level course, your options are somewhat less open. Even so, you can take BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040 or 2070 in your 3^rd year so as to take BCHM/BIOL 3110 or 4151 as part of option 3 in your 4^th year, without any delay of graduation. If you opt for option 1 or 2, BCHM/BIOL 2040 and/or 2070 can be delayed further, while BCHM/BIOL 2021 will be needed as preparation for CHEM/BCHM 4050. Keep in mind that BCHM/BIOL 2070 is a lab course and you will probably not want to be doing that lab course at the same time as CHEM 4000. CHEM 4000 can always be done later, as soon as the summer following your 4^th year.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to enroll in your 4^th-year courses and any remaining 3^rd-year courses in another year at the latest, so it is a good idea to plan ahead of time which 4000-level courses you want to take because you will need the appropriate 3000-level prerequisite courses. At the same time, you should have a pretty good idea of what other courses you might like to take to complete your degree requirements. Importantly, there are two things that you will need to plan to fulfill the two important requirements

• your choice of 12 credits of 4000-level BCHM, BIOL or CHEM credits and any additional courses as prerequisites to these
• a total of at least 42 upper-year credits in all subjects, which will include the five required 3000-level BCHM/BIOL/CHEM courses, your 4000-level BCHM/BIOL/CHEM choices, any additional 3000-level courses that these prerequire and any other upper-year courses in any subject that you want or those required by a minor or second major

If you have completed BCHM/BIOL 2020 as well as CHEM 2021 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in some of the required courses (CHEM 3020, 3050 and 3051) and several optional CHEM courses but you won't be able to do the required BCHM 3110 and 3130 nor most optional BCHM or BIOL courses until you have completed BCHM 2021, 2040 and 2070.

So,

• If you have not yet completed CHEM 2011 and 2030, you could enroll in these two in the coming year. Unless you wish to take CHEM 3010, 3011 or 3030 as electives, they could be further delayed until your 4^th-year.
• If you aspire to post-graduate studies or research in Biochemistry, you should probably take BCHM/BIOL 3140, then BCHM 4000. BCHM/BIOL 3140 pre-requires BCHM 3110 and pre- or corequires BCHM/BIOL 3130. So, if you have not yet completed BCHM 2021, 2040 and/or 2070, you should do so this coming year, then take BCHM 3110, 3130 and 3140 in your 4^th year and do BCHM 4000 as soon as the following summer and still be able to start graduate school in the fall. Note that BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040, 2070, 3110 and 3130 are all available in the summer.

Ideally, you want to be in a position to concentrate on your 4^th-year courses and any remaining 3^rd-year courses next year. Apart from the courses required by the program, you will need to choose at least 9 additional credits of 3000- or 4000-level BCHM, BIOL or CHEM courses (plus any additional courses that these prerequire). It is a good idea to know now which ones you want and when to schedule them.

If you have completed BCHM/BIOL 2020 as well as CHEM 2021 (or have the equivalent from transfer credits), you can now enroll in some of the required courses (CHEM 3020, 3050 and 3051) and several optional CHEM courses but you won't be able to do any of the required BCHM/BIOL courses nor most optional BCHM or BIOL courses until you have completed BCHM 2021, 2040 and 2070.

So,

• If you have not yet completed CHEM 2011 and 2030, you could enroll in these two in the coming year. Unless you wish to take CHEM 3010, 3011 or 3030 as electives, they could be further delayed until your 4^th-year.
• You will need to take BCHM 4000 and you should probably take BCHM/BIOL 3140 before that. BCHM/BIOL 3140 pre-requires BCHM 3110 and pre- or corequires BCHM/BIOL 3130. So, if you have not yet completed BCHM 2021, 2040 and/or 2070, you should do so this coming year, then take BCHM 3110, 3130 and 3140 in your 4^th year and do BCHM 4000 as soon as the following summer and still be able to start graduate school in the fall. Note that BCHM/BIOL 2021, 2040, 2070, 3110 and 3130 are all available in the summer.

Normally, you would not be undertaking a 4^th year and there is no specific advice for that. If you are hoping to graduate with an Honours degree, you should choose that degree and follow the advice for it.

It is good to know that you can graduate with the 90-credit BSc then return later to complete the Honours program, so long as your gpa is 5 or above.

Hopefully, you will have planned your final year last year and you will have a good idea of what to take and when to take it, to get you in a position to graduate soon. In this last year, you should be completing your upper-year requirements, catching up on any needed lower-year courses such as PHYS 101/1410/1420 and Science Breadth courses, and finishing off your General Education non-science courses or pure electives to round out your degree total. Depending on how much is left to do and the pace that you want, this may take you past four academic years. It is well to keep in mind that most lower-year courses, many General Education or other elective courses are available in the summer, as is CHEM 4000.

To be sure that you're on track to graduate, use the Progress Monitor tool.

Remember to apply to graduate during your last term.

Hopefully, you will have planned your final year last year and you will have a good idea of what to take and when to take it, to get you in a position to graduate soon. In this last year, you should be completing your upper-year requirements, catching up on any needed lower-year courses such as PHYS 101/1410/1420 and Science Breadth courses, and finishing off your General Education non-science courses or pure electives to round out your degree total. Depending on how much is left to do and the pace that you want, this may take you past four academic years. It is well to keep in mind that most lower-year courses, many General Education or other elective courses are available in the summer, as is BCHM 4000.

To be sure that you're on track to graduate, use the Progress Monitor tool.

Remember to apply to graduate during your last term.