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Bachelor of Music and Honours Bachelor of Science with Major
University of Ottawa, Canada
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- Bachelor's
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- Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social
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The Synthetic Biology option of the 120-unit Honours BSc in Biochemistry adds study of biotechnology and protein and cellular engineering to the biochemistry core. It is offered in English and French, with co-op and French immersion available.
Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study mode: full-time / co-op option | Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Compulsory courses add BIO 3124 General Microbiology, BCH 4122 Structural Biology of Proteins, BCH 4125 Cellular Regulation and Control and BCH 4172 Topics in Biotechnology to the biochemistry core (BCH 2333, BCH 3120, BCH 3125, BCH 3170).
Graduates are prepared for graduate studies, academic and research careers in the medical sciences, and further study in medicine and other health care areas.
Honours BSc Biochemistry (Faculty of Science, Ontario secondary school applicants): English 4U (ENG4U) or Français 4U (FRA4U); Advanced Functions 4U (MHF4U); Calculus and Vectors 4U (MCV4U); two of Biology 4U (SBI4U), Chemistry 4U (SCH4U), Physics 4U (SPH4U) or Earth and Space Science 4U (SES4U). A minimum combined average of 70% is required across the science and mathematics prerequisite courses, and the minimum admission average is 80%. Applicants without MCV4U can take the replacement course at the University before or during their first term. Applicants also need an Ontario high school diploma with at least six 4U/4M/DU courses.
Requirements published at program group level.
Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social Sciences and Telfer programs are open in winter; Engineering and Health Sciences programs are not open in winter or spring-summer. International students are not admissible in the spring-summer term. Education programs start in the spring-summer term; Civil Law programs start in the fall term.
Fall 2027 (September 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026; applying before January 15, 2027 is recommended; supporting documents and test results are due by February 15, 2027 or 30 days after applying. Programs can close at any time once full; most programs close in June for Canadian applicants and in May for international applicants.
Winter 2027 (January 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026 and the deadline is October 17, 2026; supporting documents are due by November 1, 2026.
Spring-summer 2027 (May and July 2027 start): applications open April 1, 2027 and the deadline is April 30, 2027; supporting documents are due by May 31, 2027.
Education (undergraduate): applications open September 17, 2026 and close November 2, 2026, with documents due by December 1, 2026. Civil Law: applications open September 17, 2026 and close March 1, 2027, with documents due by March 30, 2027. Common Law and Medicine programs have their own deadlines.
Undergraduate applications are made through OUAC; the OUAC application fee is $156.00, plus $10.00 for international applicants with a mailing address outside Canada and $50.00 per additional choice (amounts effective September 1, 2026). A Faculty of Arts portfolio evaluation for BFA and MFA is $24.45 and a Department of Music audition is $65.00.
Apply through the official page: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/undergraduate-studies/how-to-apply
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
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