Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree

Science Geography Courses

Science Psychology Courses

Science Continuation Courses

A course at the 2000-level or above may be used as a Science Continuation credit in a B.Sc. program if it is not in the students' major discipline and is chosen from the following:

• Biology (BIOL) except BIOL 2106
• Biochemistry (BIOC)
• Chemistry (CHEM) except CHEM 1003 and CHEM 1004
• Computer Science (COMP) except COMP 1001. (A maximum of two half-credits at the 1000-level in Computer Science, excluding COMP 1001, may be used as Science Continuation credits.)
• Earth Sciences (ERTH), except ERTH 2415, which may be used only as a free elective for any B.Sc. program. Students in Earth Sciences programs may use ERTH 2401, ERTH 2402 and ERTH 2403 only as free electives.
• Engineering (students wishing to register in Engineering courses must obtain the permission of the Faculty of Engineering and Design.)
• Environmental Science (ENSC)
• Food Science and Nutrition (FOOD)
• Geomatics (GEOM)
• Mathematics (MATH) or Statistics (STAT)
• Neuroscience (NEUR)
• Physics (PHYS) except PHYS 2903.
• Science Geography courses (see list above)
• Science Psychology courses (see list above)
• Technology, Society, Environment Studies (TSES) courses except TSES 2305. (Biology General, Major and Honours students may use these courses only as free electives. Integrated Science and Environmental Science students may include these courses in their programs but may not count them as part of the Science Sequence.)

Science Faculty Electives

Science Faculty Electives are courses at the 1000  - 4000 levels chosen from the following:

• Biochemistry (BIOC)
• Biology (BIOL) except BIOL 2106
• Chemistry (CHEM) except CHEM 1003 and CHEM 1004
• Chemistry students may use BIOL 1902 only as a free elective
• Computer Science (COMP) except COMP 1001, COMP 1805
• Earth Sciences (ERTH ) except ERTH 1010, ERTH 1011 and ERTH 2415.
• Earth Science students may use ERTH 2401, ERTH 2402 and ERTH 2403 only as free electives.
• Engineering
• Environmental Science ENSC 2001
• Food Science and Nutrition (FOOD)
• Geomatics (GEOM)
• Mathematics (MATH) or Statistics (STAT) except MATH 1805
• Neuroscience (NEUR)
• Physics (PHYS) except PHYS 1901, PHYS 1902, PHYS 1905, and PHYS 2903.
• Science Geography (GEOG) (see list above)
• Science Psychology (PSYC) (see list above)
• Technology, Society, Environment (TSES) (Biology General, Major and Honours students may use these courses only as a free elective)

Advanced Science Faculty Electives
Advanced Science Faculty Electives are courses at the 2000  - 4000 levels chosen from the Science Faculty Electives list above.

Approved Arts or Social Sciences Electives
All courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Public Affairs are approved as Arts or Social Sciences courses except for the following:

Business

Economics

Geography
All Science Geography courses (see list above)
Geomatics
All Geomatics courses (GEOM)
Psychology
All Science Psychology courses (see list above)
Free Electives
Any course is allowable as a Free Elective providing it is not prohibited (see below) or enrolment restricted (consult this Calendar and/or the registration instructions at carleton.ca/registration). Students are expected to comply with prerequisite requirements for all courses as published in this Calendar.
Courses Allowable Only as Free Electives in Any B.Sc. Program

Note: MATH 0107 Algebra and Geometry may be counted as a free elective, providing:

1. it has not been completed previously and
2. the course is required as a prerequisite for the current program of study.

Prohibited Courses

The following courses are not acceptable for credit in any B.Sc. program: