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Residency Requirement

Residency Requirements for Faculty of Science Degrees

To obtain a B.Sc. degree, you must satisfy the following residency requirements: a minimum of 60 credits of courses used to satisfy the B.Sc. degree requirements must be taken and passed at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾, exclusive of any courses completed as part of the Science Freshman program; see B.Sc. Freshman Program. At least two-thirds of all departmental program requirements (Honours, Major, Core Science Components, or Minor) must normally be completed at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ not including courses completed in a prior Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ degree. Exceptionally, students in major concentrations or interfaculty or honours programs who pursue an approved Study Away or Exchange program may, with prior approval from both their department and the Director of Advising Services, Faculty of Science, be exempted from the two-thirds rule. In addition, some departments may require that their students complete specific components of their program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾.

The residency requirement for diploma programs is 30 credits completed at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)
Faculty of Science—2015-2016 (last updated Aug. 6, 2015) (disclaimer)
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